Resources Legacy Fund
For The California Desert Solar And Land Conservation Project
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Amount$100,000
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Program
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Date Awarded11/15/2010
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Term12.0 Months
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Type of SupportProject
Strategies
Overview
The California Desert Solar and Land Conservation Working Group (Working Group) was initiated a year ago by the Resource Legacy Fund and is comprised of representatives of solar energy companies, the electric utility sector, conservation groups, environmental groups and philanthropic entities. Its mission is to "protect ecosystems, landscapes, and species while supporting timely development of solar energy resources in the California desert." This grant will support a second year of activities for the Working Group as it seeks to find broad-based support in the coming year for between 2000 - 4000 megawatts of new solar projects in the California desert. Many of these will be so-called "fast track" projects, and are positioned to qualify for federal grants which expire at the end of 2010. Over the longer term, the Working Group will seek to find common ground between solar developers and conservation groups on a set of shared standards regarding where and how solar projects should be developed. Ideally they will work with key federal and state executives to implement these common standards.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.resourceslegacyfund.org
Address
400 Capitol Mall, Suite 2150, Sacramento, CA, 95814, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for general operating support
Resources Legacy Fund is a nonprofit organization that partners with leaders in philanthropy, communities, government, science, and business to promote smart policies and secure equitable public funding for the environment, climate change resilience, and healthy communities. Across the Western U.S. and internationally, it manages large, multiyear grantmaking programs and fiscally sponsors projects that accelerate change toward environmental and equity goals. (Substrategy: Advance Conservation Protections)
for Bear Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition communications
This Organizational Effectiveness grant supports the communications needs of the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition, for which the Resources Legacy Fund serves as fiscal sponsor. Leaders from five tribes founded the coalition in 2015, representing a historic consortium of sovereign tribal nations united in the effort to conserve the Bears Ears cultural landscape. (Western Conservation Sub-strategy: Building the Conditions for Enduring Conservation)
for wildfire strategies
Resources Legacy Fund works for the conservation of land, ocean, and water resources; climate change resilience; and conservation funding and policies that benefit all communities. This grant, which is funded by the Western Conservation grantmaking program and the Climate Change Initiative, supports RLF’s work to accelerate wildfire resilience in Western states and nationwide. (Substrategy: Advance Conservation Solutions and the Climate Change Initiative)
