Greenlining Institute
For Support Of The Ensuring Equal Access To The Benefits Of Climate Policy Project
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Amount$35,000
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Program
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Date Awarded7/26/2012
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Term12 Months
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Type of SupportProject
Strategies
Overview
The Greenlining Institute has for many years worked with ethnic small business owners, communities of color, ethnic chambers of commerce, and community-based organization in California to shape and support the states' climate and energy policies (AB 32). Greenlining proposes to continue its work of maximizing green economy opportunities for low income and communities of color through shaping climate policy being developed at the California Air Resources Board and the California Public Utilities Commission, while also sharpening its focus on defending these policies from attacks by oil companies and other regulated entities. Greenlining will participate in a larger AB 32 defense campaign directly, through developing educational materials, educating and engaging key leaders and constituencies in their network, and educating priority state legislators about the benefits of the state's global warming law, which was passed in 2006--before many had even been elected. Greenlining will also play a leadership role in mobilizing the Communities United Coalition to participate in the AB 32 defense campaign. Communities United is a network of groups across California representing communities of color.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.greenlining.org
Address
360 14th Street, 2nd Floor, Oakland, CA, 94612, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for general operating support
The Greenlining Institute works toward a future when communities of color can build wealth, live in healthy places filled with economic opportunity, and are ready to meet the challenges posed by climate change. Greenlining brings its research and policy expertise to community-based organizations in California and across the U.S. to foster consensus-building that produces long-term policy and economic change. Greenlining spearheads innovative strategies at the intersections of racial, economic, and climate equity to build an abundant future that brings investments and opportunities into communities. (Substrategy: U.S. National Policy)
for Greenlining the Block
The Greenlining Institute works to support low- and middle-income communities in California, Michigan, Illinois, Virginia, Colorado, and North Carolina in pursuing community-driven climate action projects across the country and unlocking resources available as a result of federal climate investment legislation. This grant for their Greenlining the Block initiative will strengthen local coalitions to effectively pursue and access public and private climate resources. Greenlining will support local organizations to cultivate productive multisectoral partnerships grounded in community needs; support organizations to connect the dots across multiple financing streams; and directly support community capacity with tailored planning, project management, and technical expertise to realize community projects. (Substrategy: U.S. National Policy)
