Resources Legacy Fund

For The Center For Western Priorities

  • Amount
    $800,000
  • Program
  • Date Awarded
    8/4/2023
  • Term
    24 Months
  • Type of Support
    General Support/Program
Overview
This grant will support the Center for Western Priorities, a project of the Resources Legacy Fund. The center informs and encourages public debate about conservation policy issues and works to advance those discussions online, in the news media, and throughout Western communities by sharing original research and reports.
About the Grantee
Grants to this Grantee
for the U.S. Nature Initiative  
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. This grant is for the U.S. Nature Initiative, a fiscally sponsored project of Resources Legacy Fund, which aims to support short-term defense of public lands and water policies and strengthen public support for durable outcomes.
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.
for wildfire strategies  

Resources Legacy Fund advances bold, collaborative solutions to secure a just and resilient world for people and nature. This grant supports its work to accelerate wildfire resilience in select states in the U.S. West and nationwide, including through community wildfire risk reduction and increasing the use of prescribed and cultural fire implementation as a critical management tool.