2014 Grants Awarded

Alaska Conservation Foundation awarded 89 grants totaling $2.8 million in fiscal year 2014* to support efforts across Alaska.

Alaskans for Energy Freedom Campaign

Total Alaskans for Energy Freedom Grants $1,550,500 (16 items)

Alaska Native Fund

  • Chickaloon Village Traditional Council $19,984
    Chickaloon, AK
    Indigenous Knowledge Policy Development Project
  • City of Savoonga $3,689.81
    Savoonga, AK
    Appreciation grant – Arctic Funders Group
  • Della Cheney $8,000
    Juneau, AK
    Xaygwaay (Weaving our World)
  • Andrew “Drew” Michael $2,500
    Anchorage, AK
    Aggravated Organizms
  • Igiugig Tribal Village Council $10,000
    Igiugig, AK
    Airport/Tourism Support Facility Hangar Lighting Upgrade
  • Inuit Circumpolar Council of Alaska $10,000
    Anchorage, AK
    Food Security Workshop Project
  • Kawerak, Inc. $15,000
    Nome, AK
    Knowledge of the Supernatural Environment in the Bering Strait Region
  • Kiana Traditional Council $3,650.11
    Kiana, AK
    Appreciation grant – Arctic Funders Group
  • Koahnic Broadcast Corportation $10,000
    Anchorage, AK
    The Arctic Series
  • Lucas Rowley $8,000
    Anchorage, AK
    Chinook
  • Native Village of Gambell $3,689.81
    Gambell, AK
    Appreciation grant – Arctic Funders Group
  • Native Village of Port Graham $10,000
    Port Graham, AK
    Port Graham Ethnobotany Web Page Project/ Traditional Knowledge & Gathering of Local Plant Lore
  • Nunamta Aulukestai $12,000
    Dillingham, AK
    Sayak: Mary Olympic’s Story
  • Organized Village of Kasaan $15,000
    Kasaan, Ketchikan, AK
    Prince of Wales Tribal Sea Otter Commission
  • Sealaska Heritage Foundation $15,000
    Juneau, AK
    Development of a Pilot Herring Restoration Plan using Local and Traditional Knowledge
  • Seldovia Village Tribe $10,000
    Seldovia, AK
    SVT Sea Otter Skin Sewing Project
  • Tyonek Tribal Conservation District $8,000
    Anchorage, AK
    Tyonek’s Outdoor Science Education Program
  • United Tribes of Bristol Bay $10,000
    Dillingham, AK
    UTBB Strategic Plan Development
  • Yukon River Drainage Fisheries Association $10,000
    Anchorage, AK
    Promoting Food Security by Reducing Salmon Bycatch

Total Alaska Native Fund Grants $184,513.73 (19 items)

Bristol Bay Conservation Campaign

Total Bristol Bay Conservation Campaign Grants $75,000 (1 item)

Community Capacity Fund

  • Alaska Center for the Environment $15,000
    Anchorage, AK
    ACE Re-branding Support
  • Alaska Center for the Environment $30,000
    Anchorage, AK
    ACE Statewide Communications, Data, Advocacy Support
  • Trustees for Alaska $8,000
    Anchorage, AK
    Legal analysis and strategic advice for 2014 session HB77 bill

Total Community Capacity Fund Grants $53,000 (3 items)

Conservation Achievement Awards Fund

  • Audubon Alaska $1,000
    Anchorage, AK
    Recommended by Eric Myers, 2013 Murie Award Recipient
  • Cook Inletkeeper $500
    Homer, AK
    Recommended by Roberta Highland, 2013 Hunter Award Recipient
  • Kachemak Heritage Land Trust $500
    Homer, AK
    Recommended by Roberta Highland, 2013 Hunter Award Recipient

Total Conservation Achievement Awards Fund Grants $2,000 (3 items)

Leghorn Endowment Fund

Total Leghorn Endowment Fund Grant $4,200 (3 items)

Organizational Capacity Grants

Total Organizational Capacity Grants $138,000 (6 items)

Rapid Response Fund 

Total Rapid Response Fund Grants $27,250 (3 items)

Restricted Grantmaking

  • Alaska Marine Conservation Council $22,500
    Anchorage, AK
    Bering Sea Elders Group

Total Restricted Grantmaking Fund Grants $22,500 (1 item)

Studebaker Family Environmental Education Donor Advised Fund

Total Studebaker Family Environmental Education Donor Advised Fund Grants $14,640 (5 items)

Ted Smith Conservation Internship Program

  • Alaska Center for the Environment $26,565
    Anchorage, AK
    Coordination of the Conservation Internship Program
  • Alaska Center for the Environment $5,040
    Anchorage, AK
    Conservation Internship for Kelsi Swenson
  • Alaska Community Action on Toxics $5,040
    Anchorage, AK
    Conservation Internship for Laura Drotar
  • Alaska Marine Conservation Council $5,040
    Anchorage, AK
    Conservation Internships for Cortney Foos
  • Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies, Inc. $5,040
    Homer, AK
    Conservation Internship for Elizabeth Schell
  • Discovery Southeast $5,040
    Juneau, AK
    Conservation Internship for Cori Schleich
  • Kenai Watershed Forum $5,040
    Soldotna, AK
    Conservation Internship for Jenn Moskel
  • Northern Alaska Environmental Center $5,040
    Fairbanks, AK
    Conservation Internship for Emma Hedman
  • Sitka Conservation Society $5,040
    Sitka, AK
    Conservation Internship for Sarah Stockdale
  • Southeast Alaska Conservation Council $5,040
    Juneau, AK
    Conservation Internship for Molly O’Ray
  • Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council $5,040
    Fairbanks, AK
    Conservation Internship for Willoughby Peterson

Total Ted Smith Conservation Internship Program Grants $76,965 (11 items)

Tongass Fish People & Place Campaign

  • Alaska Wilderness League $10,000
    Washington, DC
    Support work to implement a transition from old-growth logging to sustainable management
  • Haa Aani’ Community Development Fund Inc. $28,644
    Juneau, AK
    Support for Resilient Food Systems in the Tongass
  • Organized Village of Kasaan $24,420
    Kasaan, Ketchikan, AK
    Sustainable Southeast Partnership Support
  • Renewable Energy Alaska Project $22,000
    Anchorage, AK
    Support for renewable energy projects in Southeast 
  • Sitka Conservation Society $43,000
    Sitka, AK
    Tongass Transition Support
  • Sitka Conservation Society $72,440
    Sitka, AK
    Sustainable Southeast Partnership Support
  • Sitka Conservation Society $7,000
    Sitka, AK
    Fish to Schools Support
  • Southeast Alaska Conservation Council $10,000
    Juneau, AK
    Transboundary Tongass Project
  • Southeast Alaska Watershed Coalition $251,850
    Haines, AK
    Southeast Alaska Mitigation Fund
  • Southeast Alaska Watershed Coalition $10,725
    Haines, AK
    Sustainable Southeast Partnership Support
  • Southeast Conference $30,470
    Juneau, AK
    Sustainable Southeast Project Support
  • Trout Unlimited, Alaska Program $93,000
    Juneau, AK
    Support TU’s Tongass Transition Campaign

Total Tongass Fish People & Place Campaign Grants $603,549 (12 items)

Watchable Wildlife Conservation Trust Fund

  • Alaska Department of Fish and Game $11,400
    Anchorage, AK
    McNeil River trail work
  • Copper River Watershed Project $5,000
    Cordova, AK
    Fostering Environmental Stewardship Through Outdoor Education

Total Watchable Wildlife Conservation Trust Fund Grants $16,400 (2 items)

Jeanne S. Williams Anadromous Fish Protection Endowment Fund

  • Alaska Center for the Environment $2,500
    Anchorage, AK
    Martha Levensaler Leadership Fund 
  • Alaska Center for the Environment $1,000
    Anchorage, AK
    AYEA General Support 
  • Alaska Center for the Environment $1,500
    Anchorage, AK
    Martha Levensaler Leadership Fund 
  • The Ocean Foundation $1,500
    Washington, DC
    Support for the Ocean Acidification Program

Total Jeanne S. Williams Anadromous Fish Protection Endowment Fund Grants $6,500 (4 items)

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*7/1/13 – 6/30/14