Resources Legacy Fund
For The Western Energy Project
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Amount$3,600,000
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Program
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Date Awarded3/16/2021
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Term24 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Program
Strategies
Overview
The Resources Legacy Fund’s Western Energy Project (WEP) works to protect treasured landscapes in the American West by ensuring that any development of oil and gas from our federal public lands is done in a responsible manner. WEP empowers diverse organizations to preserve ecologically and culturally important areas; support the adoption of common-sense protections for our water, air, land, and wildlife; and work to safeguard opportunities for Americans to enjoy our public lands across the Intermountain West. (Substrategy: Advance Conservation Protections)
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)
