Rockefeller Family Fund
For Support Of The Just Transition Fund
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Amount$400,000
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Program
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Date Awarded5/15/2019
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Term12 Months
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Type of SupportProject
Strategies
Overview
The Rockefeller Family Fund’s Just Transition Fund works to create inclusive and low-carbon economic opportunities for communities and workers hit hardest by the transition away from coal. One top-tier priority is the transition underway at the Navajo Generating Station, where a coal plant and mine are expected to close in 2019.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.rffund.org
Address
475 Riverside Drive, Suite 900
New York, NY 10115
New York, NY 10115
Grants to this Grantee
for the Just Transition Fund
The Rockefeller Family Fund’s Just Transition Fund works to create inclusive economic opportunities for communities and workers hit hardest by the transition away from coal. Even prior to the pandemic, coal communities across the country were experiencing significant economic distress, as closures threaten economic stability by eroding the tax base and crippling local governments. COVID-19 has exacerbated all these stressors. One priority this year is to ensure national strategies, including economic recovery, are designed to directly alleviate economic distress in transitioning coal communities, act as a blueprint for transitioning oil and gas communities, and build support for durable climate policy in hard-hit areas. (Substrategy: U.S. National Policy)
