Environment Program - Addressing the Freshwater Challenge Grant

From Charles Stewart Mott Foundation

Mott aims to improve transparency, accountability, and social and environmental standards at the international finance institutions that fund major energy and infrastructure projects. This involves working with the financial and environmental sectors globally to ensure projects protect the environment, deliver sustained benefits to communities, and respect the needs of nearby residents. The focus includes influencing the investment patterns of emerging economies, particularly those of Brazil and China.

Type of Support

Overview

The grant focuses on addressing the Freshwater Challenge by ensuring sustainable clean water levels for both people and the environment. It emphasizes the importance of clean water for healthy ecosystems and communities. The program has two main objectives: to strengthen the environmental community and inform the development of policies related to water quality and quantity. While grantmaking primarily targets the Great Lakes region to support a sustainable community of NGOs dedicated to freshwater ecosystem conservation, it also addresses policy issues related to water quantity in the southeast United States.

Eligibility

Organization's Location
USA
Program Location
Preferred locations: MI, IL (Lake County), IN (Adams County, Allen County, DeKalb County, Elkhart County, Kosciusko County, LaGrange County, LaPorte County, Noble County, Porter County, St. Joseph County, Steuben County, Wells County, Whitley County), MN (Aitkin County, Carlton County, Cook County, Itasca County, Lake County, Pine County, St. Louis County), NY (Allegany County, Cattaraugus County, Cayuga County, Chautauqua County, Chemung County, Clinton County, Cortland County, Erie County, Essex County, Franklin County, Genesee County, Hamilton County, Herkimer County, Jefferson County, Lewis County, Livingston County, Madison County, Monroe County, Niagara County, Oneida County, Onondaga County, Ontario County, Orleans County, Oswego County, Schuyler County, Seneca County, St. Lawrence County, Steuben County, Tompkins County, Wayne County, Wyoming County, Yates County), OH (Allen County, Ashland County, Auglaize County, Crawford County, Cuyahoga County, Defiance County, Erie County, Fulton County, Geauga County, Hancock County, Hardin County, Henry County, Huron County, Lake County, Lorain County, Lucas County, Marion County, Medina County, Mercer County, Ottawa County, Paulding County, Portage County, Putnam County, Richland County, Sandusky County, Seneca County, Shelby County, Stark County, Summit County, Trumbull County, Van Wert County, Williams County, Wood County, Wyandot County), PA (Crawford County, Erie County, Potter County), WI (Adams County, Ashland County, Bayfield County, Brown County, Calumet County, Columbia County, Dodge County, Door County, Douglas County, Florence County, Fond du Lac County, Forest County, Green Lake County, Iron County, Kenosha County, Kewaunee County, Langlade County, Manitowoc County, Marathon County, Marinette County, Marquette County, Menominee County, Milwaukee County, Oconto County, Oneida County, Outagamie County, Ozaukee County, Portage County, Racine County, Shawano County, Sheboygan County, Vilas County, Washington County, Waukesha County, Waupaca County, Waushara County, Winnebago County, All eligible locations: Alabama, Georgia, MI, South Carolina, IL (Lake County), IN (Adams County, Allen County, DeKalb County, Elkhart County, Kosciusko County, LaGrange County, LaPorte County, Noble County, Porter County, St. Joseph County, Steuben County, Wells County, Whitley County), MN (Aitkin County, Carlton County, Cook County, Itasca County, Lake County, Pine County, St. Louis County), NY (Allegany County, Cattaraugus County, Cayuga County, Chautauqua County, Chemung County, Clinton County, Cortland County, Erie County, Essex County, Franklin County, Genesee County, Hamilton County, Herkimer County, Jefferson County, Lewis County, Livingston County, Madison County, Monroe County, Niagara County, Oneida County, Onondaga County, Ontario County, Orleans County, Oswego County, Schuyler County, Seneca County, St. Lawrence County, Steuben County, Tompkins County, Wayne County, Wyoming County, Yates County), OH (Allen County, Ashland County, Auglaize County, Crawford County, Cuyahoga County, Defiance County, Erie County, Fulton County, Geauga County, Hancock County, Hardin County, Henry County, Huron County, Lake County, Lorain County, Lucas County, Marion County, Medina County, Mercer County, Ottawa County, Paulding County, Portage County, Putnam County, Richland County, Sandusky County, Seneca County, Shelby County, Stark County, Summit County, Trumbull County, Van Wert County, Williams County, Wood County, Wyandot County), PA (Crawford County, Erie County, Potter County), WI (Adams County, Ashland County, Bayfield County, Brown County, Calumet County, Columbia County, Dodge County, Door County, Douglas County, Florence County, Fond du Lac County, Forest County, Green Lake County, Iron County, Kenosha County, Kewaunee County, Langlade County, Manitowoc County, Marathon County, Marinette County, Marquette County, Menominee County, Milwaukee County, Oconto County, Oneida County, Outagamie County, Ozaukee County, Portage County, Racine County, Shawano County, Sheboygan County, Vilas County, Washington County, Waukesha County, Waupaca County, Waushara County, Winnebago County
Organization Type
Organizations active in freshwater issues at the state level
Intermediary organizations
Regional and national organizations
Organizations working at the state and local levels on policy reform
Regional and national groups providing assistance to state and local groups
Other
  • Focus on building organizational capacity
  • Involved in coordinating conservation efforts
  • Aimed at conserving freshwater ecosystems
  • Engaged in advancing the conservation of freshwater ecosystems through policy reform
  • Operating within the Great Lakes region or other regions of interest to Mott

Ineligibility

Individuals
Non-Flint area capital development, research, project replication, or endowment projects not already funded by Mott
Religious activities or programs serving specific religious groups or denominations
Non-Flint local projects not part of a Mott-planned national demonstration or network
Projects duplicating work of federal, state, or local governmental agencies
Film and video projects, books, scholarships, and fellowships.
40k – 400k

Submission

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