Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development
For General Operating Support
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Amount$500,000
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Program
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Date Awarded3/10/2020
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Term24 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Organization
Overview
The Great Plains Institute works on solutions that reduce and ultimately eliminate carbon emissions, while strengthening communities and providing greater economic opportunity through creation of high-paying jobs, expansion of the nation’s industrial base, and increased domestic energy independence. Of particular importance is the role that the institute plays in building support for carbon capture and carbon dioxide removal projects and policies in the Mountain, Plains, and Midwestern states. This includes hosting and staffing the 75-member national industry, labor, and NGO carbon capture coalition. In addition, the institute organizes CO2NNECT, the premier annual national leadership event on carbon capture, to elevate policy, technology, and communications priorities.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.gpisd.net
Address
2801 21st Avenue South, Suite 220, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for general operating support
Great Plains Institute (GPI) fills a unique role in the Midwest as a hub for policy innovation and a thoughtful convener of stakeholders that is able to build consensus for forward policy action across the region. GPI works across four main areas: (a) increasing energy efficiency and productivity; (b) decarbonizing electricity production; (c) electrifying the economy and adopting zero- and low-carbon fuels; and (d) capturing carbon for beneficial use and permanent storage. GPI developed a carbon capture coalition that educated policymakers and influenced policy designs at the state and federal levels. (Substrategy: U.S. National Policy)
for general operating support
This is a GOS grant to Great Plains Institute is fund policy research and coalition building around carbon capture and storage. This is best viewed as a short term grant to maintain capacity in the field until Climate Works the Foundation has completed it's strategy on this issue. In this time frame, however, the Great Plain Institute will expand the coalition of interests supporting carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) and advocate for programs within the Department of Energy to support R and D, loan guarantees and tax credits.
for general operating support
This grant will support the Great Plains Institute’s work on carbon management, renewable energy integration, sustainable bioenergy, and greenhouse gas reduction in the Midwest and Great Plains. The Institute is unique in that it seeks solutions that can bridge the economic and political spectrum. They focus on gaining fossil fuel interests through support for carbon capture, farmers and ranchers through the economic benefits of renewable energy, and labor through climate solutions that increase economic opportunities.
