American Rivers
For Support Of The Hydropower Reform Coalition
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Amount$1,500,000
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Program
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Date Awarded7/17/2012
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Term24.0 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Program
Strategies
Overview
American Rivers’ Hydropower Reform Coalition is a consortium of more than 150 conservation and recreation groups focused on protecting and restoring rivers from harm caused by dams. With this grant, the coalition would focus on using the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s dam relicensing process and the designation of wild and scenic rivers to protect 3,000 river miles in California, Oregon, Washington, and Alaska.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.americanrivers.org
Address
1101 Fourteenth Street NW, Suite 1400, Washington, DC, 20005-5637, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for the Hydropower Reform Coalition
Founded in 1992, the Hydropower Reform Coalition (a fiscally sponsored project of American Rivers), is a diverse consortium of more than 160 national, regional, and local conservation and recreation organizations dedicated to protecting and restoring rivers affected by hydropower dams. Working together, the coalition has protected or restored thousands of river miles, thousands of acres of watershed land, and countless opportunities for boating, fishing, and other recreational experiences. (Substrategy: Advance Conservation Protections.)
For development of a national tribal and Indigenous partnership expansion strategy
American Rivers protects wild rivers, restoring damaged rivers and conserving clean water for people and nature. It also serves as fiscal sponsor for the Hydropower Reform Coalition, a diverse consortium of more than 160 national, regional, and local conservation and recreation organizations dedicated to protecting and restoring rivers affected by hydropower dams. With this Organizational Effectiveness grant, American Rivers and the Hydropower Reform Coalition will both work with a consulting team to develop a Tribal and Indigenous partnership strategy. (Western Conservation Sub-strategy: Building the Conditions for Enduring Conservation)
for the Hydropower Reform Coalition
Founded in 1992, the Hydropower Reform Coalition (a fiscally sponsored project of American Rivers), is a diverse consortium of more than 160 national, regional, and local conservation and recreation organizations dedicated to protecting and restoring rivers affected by hydropower dams. Working together, the coalition has protected or restored thousands of river miles, thousands of acres of watershed land, and countless opportunities for boating, fishing, and other recreational experiences. (Substrategy: Advance Conservation Protections.)
