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| Organization Name | Grant Name | Grant Amount | Grant Cycle | Region |
Prairie Rivers Network | Land, Health, Community | $35,000.00 | Spring 2020 | 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 of Illinois and beyond. | ||||
Fresh Taste (Fiscal Sponsor: Forefront) | Land, Health, Community | $30,000.00 | Spring 2020 | East Central Illinois |
To systemically change the way food is produced and consumed in the Chicago region to promote healthy land, healthy people, and healthy communities by creating an effective funder and practitioner collaboration in the Upper Midwest to promote a resilient food system in the region. | ||||
Champaign Urbana Schools Foundation | Land, Health, Community | $10,000.00 | Spring 2020 | East Central Illinois |
To build a greenhouse to expand the availability and consumption of healthy food through year-round local food production and educational programs in alignment with school schedules in Champaign County. | ||||
The Organic Center | Land, Health, Community | $10,000.00 | Spring 2020 | East Central Illinois |
To develop training modules for agricultural professionals in East Central Illinois to help improve the economic and environmental conditions of local farms through increased access to trained and trusted, science-based organic agronomic support. | ||||
Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting | Land, Health, Community | $20,000.00 | Spring 2020 | East Central Illinois |
For an in-depth investigative look at 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 contextual information so citizens can be fully informed in their assessments of these projects. | ||||
Champaign County Soil and Water Conservation District Foundation | Land, Health, Community | $15,000.00 | Spring 2020 | East Central Illinois |
To improve the ability of Embarras agriculture educators and farmers to implement and support regenerative grazing by offering two full-day workshops demonstrating the benefits of regenerative grazing principles and practices. | ||||
Faith In Place | Land, Health, Community | $20,000.00 | Spring 2020 | East Central Illinois |
To continue the expansion of Green Teams within congregations in East Central Illinois and to facilitate projects in the areas of sustainable food and land use, energy and climate, and water preservation. | ||||
Grand Prairie Friends | Land, Health, Community | $22,200.00 | Spring 2020 | East Central Illinois |
To fund a feasibility study regarding the building of a bridge to connect the natural area of Lake Charleston to those of Grand Prairie Friends, across the Embarras River in southern Charleston, IL. | ||||
Fit-2-Serve | Land, Health, Community | $20,000.00 | Spring 2020 | 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. | ||||
Fresh Taste – Illinois Regenerative Agriculture Initiative (Fiscal Sponsor: Forefront) | Land, Health, Community | $30,000.00 | Spring 2020 | East Central Illinois |
To build leadership capacity in Regenerative Agriculture at the University of Illinois by catalyzing collaboration among units on campus with relevant, complementary expertise. | ||||
