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| Organization Name | Grant Name | Grant Amount | Grant Cycle | Region |
Standing Stone Community Center NFP | Land, Health, Community | $2,500.00 | Fall 2024 | East Central Illinois |
for the development, production, and increased awareness of programming through Standing Stone's 'Carpenters Table' food pantry in collaboration with various agencies, businesses, and growers in the community. | ||||
Think Regeneration NFP | Land, Health, Community | $25,000.00 | Fall 2024 | East Central Illinois |
support for the building of a 3-year strategic plan and implementation program that will address issues related to diabetes, hypertension, mental health, and obesity in eastern Illinois by improving a resident's ability to access locally grown foods, pay for healthy food through Medicare-Medicaid programs, and learn about nutrition and healthy cooking. | ||||
Sierra Club Foundation | Land, Health, Community | $15,000.00 | Fall 2024 | East Central Illinois |
for continued support of the ‘Partners for Clean Water Campaign’ to leverage public and stakeholder involvement in plans for publicly owned wastewater treatment facilities to reduce nutrient pollution and improve the water quality in five East Central Illinois watersheds. | ||||
The Land Connection | Land, Health, Community | $40,000.00 | Fall 2024 | East Central Illinois |
to fund programs that include: increasing farmer knowledge on sustainable farming practices, growing beginner farm businesses, providing the community access to healthy, locally grown foods, and expanding public awareness of the importance of a local food system. | ||||
Farmworker & Landscaper Advocacy Project (FLAP) | Land, Health, Community | $5,000.00 | Fall 2024 | East Central Illinois |
to provide advocacy, community outreach and education, and social services to low-wage immigrant workers and their families based in East Central Illinois. | ||||
Illinois Stewardship Alliance | Land, Health, Community | $40,000.00 | Fall 2024 | East Central Illinois |
to support the organization’s goals to identify, recruit, and train farmers to engage with and participate in member caucuses and coalitions, work closely with policymakers and their staff, communicate stories, and produce reports on food system issues in Illinois. | ||||
Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting | Land, Health, Community | $40,000.00 | Fall 2024 | East Central Illinois |
for general operating funds to produce in-depth stories focused on water agriculture, and environmental issues in partnership with the University of Missouri’s Mississippi River Ag and Water Desk. | ||||
Prairie Rivers Network | Land, Health, Community | $40,000.00 | Fall 2024 | East Central Illinois |
to support the organization’s continued growth and development in their work with a diverse group of partners to foster land management practices and policies that protect the land, air, water, and biodiversity of Illinois while educating local and state decisionmakers and regulators on conservation issues. | ||||
Illinois Environmental Council Education Fund | Land, Health, Community | $40,000.00 | Fall 2024 | East Central Illinois |
for general operations support to continue their work to educate lawmakers and introduce them to real businesses and farmers in the sustainable, local food movement, with a focus on leaders in East Central Illinois, as well as building the ‘Illinois is Beautiful’ coalition to protect conservation spaces. | ||||
Lincoln Log Cabin Foundation | Land, Health, Community | $50,000.00 | Fall 2024 | East Central Illinois |
for the construction of a natural playscape at the Lincoln Log Cabin site that will provide children with the opportunity to experience nature and stimulate creativity and imagination, promote environmental responsibility and physical activity, while also offering lessons on local history and conservation. | ||||
