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| Organization Name | Grant Name | Grant Amount | Grant Cycle | Region |
Prairie Rivers Network | Land, Health, Community | $35,000.00 | Spring 2021 | East Central Illinois |
For general operating support for Prairie Rivers Network’s organizational capacity and development while strengthening ongoing and emerging agricultural programming to foster the adoption of agricultural practices and policies that regenerate and protect the land, air, water, and biodiversity in Illinois. | ||||
Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting | Land, Health, Community | $20,000.00 | Spring 2021 | East Central Illinois |
For in-depth investigative journalism concerning the overall carbon sequestration efforts in Central Illinois and their potential impact on climate change as well as our food and fuel systems, while also providing well-reported and contextual information so citizens can be fully informed in their assessments of these projects. | ||||
Fit-2-Serve | Land, Health, Community | $20,000.00 | Spring 2021 | East Central Illinois |
For organizational capacity building and expansion of Fit-2-Serve's current programs targeting youth through agriculture and rural development activities to create a stronger social fabric grounded in good health and sustainability. | ||||
Buckeye Friends School (Fiscal Sponsor: Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation) | Land, Health, Community | $4,678.00 | Spring 2021 | East Central Illinois |
In support of the school's Garden the Great Project to inspire students with a hands-on experience growing sustainable food as they study the impact of industrial food production on climate change and cultivating regenerative agriculture systems. | ||||
Sierra Club Foundation | Land, Health, Community | $30,000.00 | Spring 2021 | East Central Illinois |
For the Illinois Partners for Clean Water Campaign to engage community members in efforts to improve water quality through improved farming practices and wastewater treatment in five East Central Illinois watersheds. | ||||
Illinois Environmental Council Education Fund (IECEF) | Land, Health, Community | $25,000.00 | Spring 2021 | East Central Illinois |
To fund the general operations of IECEF to increase their work on sustainable agriculture and conservation in East Central Illinois by promoting policies that conserve natural areas and educating decision makers through hands-on experiences with conservation areas in their districts. | ||||
Camp New Hope | Land, Health, Community | $25,000.00 | Spring 2021 | East Central Illinois |
To spruce up Camp New Hope to provide an inviting, welcoming and an educational atmosphere with butterfly and pollinator gardens, walking paths, benches, bird baths, signage, and plaques to distinguish the various garden areas and plant or tree species for those enjoying the scenery. | ||||
Fresh Taste – Chicago Region Food System Fund (Fiscal Sponsor: Forefront) | Land, Health, Community | $50,000.00 | Spring 2021 | East Central Illinois |
To contribute funding toward the collaborative Chicago Region Food System Fund, focusing on COVID-19 related response and building resilience in the local food system with priority given to organizations producing food in, and supplying food to, communities of color. | ||||
Advocates for Urban Agriculture | Land, Health, Community-Chicago | $15,000.00 | Fall 2020 | Chicago Area |
To support AUA's coordinated technical assistance initiative that will produce a series of deliverables designed to help Chicago area farmers expand their capacity to both produce and distribute locally grown food and value added products, addressing a growing demand for healthy, local food. | ||||
Ann & Robert Lurie Children’s Hospital | Land, Health, Community-Chicago | $10,000.00 | Fall 2020 | Chicago Area |
To support “Healthy Food, Healthy Kids, Healthy Planet” which will be a digital curriculum linking healthy eating and physical activity to climate change, food justice, and health equity and emphasize opportunities for youth. | ||||
