Resources Legacy Fund
For The San Francisco Bay Restoration Program And Strategic Plan Implementation
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Amount$500,000
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Program
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Date Awarded11/2/2018
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Term12 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Program
Overview
This grant will support the Resources Legacy Fund’s ongoing work to conserve and restore the San Francisco Bay, and implementation of the organization’s strategic plan. Beginning in 2001, RLF helped catalyze and lead a public-private partnership to acquire and restore 16,500 acres of salt ponds. Ongoing Bay work includes wildlife and wetlands restoration, new trails and recreational facilities along the Bay shoreline, and flood protection for shoreline communities.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.resourceslegacyfund.org
Address
555 Capitol Mall, Suite 1095, 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 American West 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 the Ridges to Riffles Conservation Fund
Ridges to Riffles Conservation Fund, a project of Resources Legacy Fund, supports the engagement of Native American tribes and Indigenous communities in water-related legal and policy issues. (Substrategy: Advance Conservation Protections)
for the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition
This grant supports the ongoing collaboration, communications, and land-use planning efforts 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. (Substrategy: Advance Conservation Protections)
