Rockefeller Family Fund
For Support Of The Just Transition Fund
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Amount$100,000
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Program
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Date Awarded4/15/2016
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Term12 Months
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Type of SupportProject
Overview
In 2016-2017, the federal government will distribute $100 million in grants to coalfield and coal plant communities transitioning away from dependence on coal through its Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (POWER)+ Program. The Just Transition Fund makes grants to organizations in impacted communities to enable them to apply for this federal funding, as well as providing support for transition efforts directly.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.rffund.org
Address
475 Riverside Drive, Suite 900, New York, NY, 10115, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for the Budget Accountability Project
This grant would focus on educating key communities about the role that fossil subsidies play in the tax and fiscal arena. Rockefeller Family Fund plans to take the story developed by Taxpayers for Common Sense, which opposes fossil subsidies, and relay it to targeted audiences across the U.S.
