Following is a summary of grants made under the environmental programs of The Curtis & Edith Munson Foundation in 1999 and 2000. Those programs include (in declining order of size) Marine/Fisheries Conservation, South Florida Environment, Alabama Environment, Population & Environment, Business & Environment, and District of Columbia Environment. Some grants are made for projects that cover both Alabama and Florida. Please know that except where noted, all grants carry a 1:1 match requirement. The second year of a two-year grant is subject to approval of progress on goals and objectives by the Board prior to the release of second-year funds.
| Alabama Conservation and Natural Resources Foundation,
Inc. |
2000: $40,000 |
| Montgomery, Alabama |
| Support for the 52-week public television series
entitled Outdoor Alabama. |
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| Alabama Environmental Council |
1999: $10,000 |
| Birmingham, Alabama |
2000: $12,500 |
| Funding for partnership with Wild Alabama and the
Southern Appalachian Forest Coalition to work on national forest management
issues in Alabama |
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| Alabama Forest Resources Center |
1999: $10,000 |
| Mobile, Alabama |
2000: $40,000 |
| Funding to educate the public and promote the use
of conservation easements to protect private lands in Alabama. |
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| Alabama Geographic Alliance |
1999: $18,000 |
| Jacksonville, Alabama |
| Funding for workshop to train teachers in physical
geography through learning about watersheds. |
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| Alabama Rivers Alliance |
1999: $20,000 |
| Birmingham, Alabama |
2000: $20,000 |
| Funding for the healthy rivers and the watershed
leadership programs. |
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| Alabama Water Watch |
1999: $10,000 |
| Decatur, Alabama |
2000: $10,000 |
| Funding for its volunteer citizen water quality monitoring
activities. |
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| American Bird Conservancy. |
1999: $10,000 |
| Washington, D.C. |
| Funding for “Important Bird Areas” work
to improve land management for migratory songbird species in Alabama. |
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| American Fisheries Society |
1999: $15,000 |
| Bethesda, Maryland |
| Support the project to develop quantitative criteria
for classifying marine species and populations according to their
risks of extinction and related habitat issues. |
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| American Littoral Society—Project Reefkeeper |
1999: $20,000
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| Miami, Florida |
2000: $20,000 |
| Support for Reefkeeper’s work on coral reef
conservation, fisheries management, and related marine resource protection
issues. |
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| American Oceans Campaign |
1999: $35,000 |
| Washington, D.C. |
2000: $25,000 |
| Funding for annual amateur reef and other marine fish
survey known as the Great American Fish Count in partnership with
REEF, NOAA, and other marine organizations. |
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| American Zoo & Aquarium Association |
1999: $55,000
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| Silver Spring, Maryland |
2000: $55,000 |
| Funding for administration of Munson Aquatic Conservation
Education award. 1999 Award winners were the Seattle Aquarium and
the Waitkiki Aquarium. 2000 Award winners are the Cincinnati Zoo &
Botanical Garden and the National Aquarium in Baltimore. |
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| Appalachian Trail Conference |
2000: $6,500 |
| Harpers Ferry, West Virginia |
| Support for species inventories on the Maryland portion
of the Appalachian Trail. |
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| Bermuda Biological Research Station |
1999: $35,000 |
| Bermuda |
| Seed funding carrying a 2:1 match requirement for
a graduate research fellowship in the marine sciences. |
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| Biodiversity Project |
1999: $25,000 |
| Madison, Wisconsin |
| Support for work on biodiversity outreach and education,
and for sprawl focus groups and other message development work.
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| Biscayne Bay Foundation |
1999: $25,000 |
| Coconut Grove, Florida |
| Seed funding for policy work on Homestead Airbase
redevelopment, Everglades restoration, National Park management, and
other issues related to the protection of Biscayne Bay. |
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| Biscayne Bay Partnership Initiative |
2000: $25,000 |
| Coconut Grove, Florida |
| Funding in support of the managment plan for Biscayne
Bay and associated activities. |
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| Boys & Girls Clubs of Montgomery |
1999: $10,000 |
| Montgomery, Alabama |
2000: $10,000 |
| Funding to support the expansion of the Outdoor Club. |
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| Cahaba River Society |
1999: $15,000 |
| Birmingham, Alabama |
2000: $15,000 |
| Funding for work to enhance the management of the
Cahaba River watershed and related issues. |
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| Center for Ecosystem Survival |
1999: $25,000 |
| San Francisco, California |
| Funding for the acquisition and installation of reef
meters and for the distribution of biodiversity materials in Alabama. |
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| Center for Marine Conservation |
1999: $60,000 |
| Washington, D.C. |
2000: $90,000 |
| Funding for Florida program and for collaborative work on implementation
of new fisheries management policies in the South Atlantic and Gulf
of Mexico Regional Fisheries Councils. |
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| Chesapeake Bay Foundation |
1999: $20,000 |
| Annapolis, Maryland |
2000: $20,000 |
| Funding for outreach and education programs for District
of Columbia schoolchildren. |
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| Coast Alliance |
2000: $15,000 |
| Washington, D.C. |
| Funding for support of the Florida coastal initiative. |
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| Coastal Conservation Association - Florida |
1999: $25,000 |
| Winter Park, Florida |
| Funding to support marine resource protection programs
in the state of Florida. |
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| Colorado’s Ocean Journey |
2000: $15,000 |
| Denver, Colorado |
| Support the planning phase of the Ocean
Project. |
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| Conservation Fund |
1999: $15,000 |
| Palm Beach, Florida |
2000: $25,000 |
| Support for implementation of a land acquisition program in Palm Beach County. |
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| Coral Reef Alliance (C.O.R.A.L.) |
1999: $25,000 |
| Berkeley, California |
2000: $25,000 |
| Funding to support projects related to engaging divers
in support of marine resource protection and other outreach activities. |
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| Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund |
1999: $20,000 |
| Washington. D.C. |
2000: $20,000 |
| Funding for legislative research/liaison work for
Ocean Law Project and for education and outreach elements of the “Florida
Sustainable Waters Program.” |
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| Environmental & Land Use Law Center |
1999: $20,000 |
| Ft. Lauderdale, Florida |
2000: $20,000 |
| Funding to support work on land use planning and
other issues in the Florida Keys, the Everglades, and Martin County.
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| Environmental Law Institute |
2000: $10,000 |
| Washington, DC |
| Funding for the 2001 biodiversity conference. |
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| Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) |
1999: $40,000 |
| Washington, D.C. |
2000: $40,000 |
| Funding for immigration handbook, its distribution,
and for radio programming on immigration/population issues. |
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| Florida Oceanographic Society |
2000: $10,000 |
| West Palm Beach, Florida |
| Funding to support the Society’s coastal education
programs |
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| Florida State University: Institute for Marine Fishery Resources |
2000: $25,000 |
| Tallahassee, Florida |
| Funding for jewfish tags and the “Targets, Thresholds
and Burden of Proof” symposium. |
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| Funders Network for Smart Growth |
1999: $10,000 |
| Miami, Florida |
2000: $30,000 |
| Funding to support the Network’s
projects in south Florida and the activities of the Public Parks Coalition.
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| Georgia River Network |
1999: $20,000 |
| Atlanta, Georgia |
2000: $15,000 |
| Support for work in transboundary watersheds in Georgia and Alabama. |
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| Habitat Productions |
2000: $25,000 |
| San Rafael, California |
| Support for a three-part series “Fishing for
Alternatives” developed in conjunction with public television
station KTEH. |
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| Legal Environmental Assistance Foundation |
1999: $15,000
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| Tallahassee, Florida |
2000: $17,500 |
| Funding to educate the citizenry on threats posed
by underground injection wells, and to support grassroots organizations
working on related water quality issues. |
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| Marine Conservation Biology Institute |
1999: $20,000 |
| Redmond, Washington |
| Funding for building capacity in marine biology conservation,
including a workshop, research and other projects. |
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| Marine Conservation Science Center |
2000: $15,000 |
| Coral Gables, Florida |
| Funding to support the Caribbean conch project |
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| Marine Fish Conservation Network |
1999: $60,000 |
| Washington, D.C. |
2000: $80,000 |
| Support for the Network’s activities and its
media outreach project. |
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| Martin County Environmental Studies Center |
1999: $5,000 |
| Jensen Beach, Florida |
2000: $7,500 |
| Support for the “Good Nature Outreach Program”
and the weekend openings for families program. |
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| Martin County Regional Land Trust |
2000: $25,000 |
| Stuart, Florida |
| Funding to support the “Our Green Heritage”
program. |
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| Mississippi River Basin Alliance |
1999: $10,000 |
| Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Support for work on ways of addressing the
“Dead Zone” in the Gulf of Mexico. |
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| Mobile Bay Watch/Baykeeper |
1999: $5,000 |
| Mobile, Alabama |
2000: $10,000 |
| Support for efforts to address environmental concerns
in the Mobile Bay area. |
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| Mote Marine Laboratory |
2000: $15,000 |
| Sarasota, Florida |
| Support for work on redfish stocking in Biscayne
Bay. |
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| National Aquarium in Baltimore |
1999: $10,000 |
| Baltimore, Maryland |
2000: $10,000 |
| Support research and production costs for its Watermark
magazine and the seagrass restoration project. |
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| National Audubon Society: Living Oceans Program |
1999: $45,000 |
| Islip, New York |
2000: $40,000 |
| Support for work on fisheries management issues,
especially large pelagics |
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