Sonoran Institute
For The Western Sonoran Desert Conservation Project
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Amount$70,000
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Program
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Date Awarded11/24/2009
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Term12.0 Months
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Type of SupportProject
Strategies
Overview
The Sonoran Institute works to enhance the capacity of communities throughout the West to manage growth, conserve natural resources, and create prosperous, sustainable futures. This grant will support the Institute's work in the southwest desert of Arizona to protect one million acres of wilderness and to promote the appropriate siting of large scale solar energy projects. The project supports two important goals West-wide goals; the protection of roadless lands as wilderness and promoting the generation and use of renewable energy. (New, $70,000/1; 20% of project budget)
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
sonoraninstitute.org
Address
100 N Stone Ave., Suite 400, Tucson, AZ, 85701, United States
Grants to this Grantee
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The Sonoran Institute's mission is to connect people and communities with the natural resources that nourish and sustain them to advance healthy western landscapes, vibrant communities, and resilient economies. This Organizational Effectiveness grant supports the ability of the organization to work with a recruiter to replace its CEO.
