VIRGINIA ENVIRONMENTAL ENDOWMENT
RECENT GRANTS

FALL 2009 BOARD MEETING


VIRGINIA PROGRAM GRANT AWARDS

$43,461
University of VirginiaCharlottesville, Virginia
 V-PharmaCalc: A Tool to Predict Influent Pharmaceutical Concentrations
to Virginia's Wastewater Treatment Plants
 (15 Months) – Matched by $70,800

$10,000
James River Association, Richmond, Virginia
Upper James River Riverkeeper Program
Matched by $10,000

$10,000
Wetlands Watch, Inc., NorfolkVirginia
Adapting to Climate Change in Virginia
Matched by $25,000

$8,900
Institute for Environmental Negotiation, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
2009-2010 Virginia Natural Resources Leadership Institute Program
Matched by $8,900

$6,600
Virginia Military Institute, LexingtonVirginia
Environment Virginia 2010 Conference

$5,000
Lonesome Pine Soil and Water Conservation District, Clintwood, Virginia
Wise Water Testing Team - Water Quality Monitoring of the Guest River in Wise County, Virginia
Matched by $3,480 in-kind

$5,000
The Elizabeth River Project, Portsmouth, Virginia
Strategic Plan to Elist Families in a “River Revolution”
Matched by $3,000 plus in-kind and volunteer services

$2,900
 The College of William and Mary, WilliamsburgVirginia
 For a robotic laser surveying instrument that will allow precise measurement
of channels that form in riparian zones and monitor their development over time
Matched by $17,000

$1,800
 Council on Foundations, ArlingtonVirginia
Membership/Philanthropic Support

$1,500
Southeastern Council of Foundations, AtlantaGA
Membership/Philanthropic Support 

$1,000
Chesapeake Bay Funders Network, AnnapolisMaryland
Membership/Philanthropic Support

$1,000
Association of Small Foundations, WashingtonDC
Membership/Philanthropic Support


 

VIRGINIA MINI-GRANT AWARDS

$4,956
Prince William County Public SchoolsManassasVirginia
Sowing Seeds of Learning: Integrating Outdoor Education into the K?5 Curriculum
Matched by $2,500

$3,500
South Centré Corridors Conservation & Development Council, Prince George, Virginia
Educator & Youth Mini-Grant Program
Matched by $3,500

$2,000
Upper Roanoke River Roundtable, RoanokeVirginia
The City Garden Rain Garden 
Matched by $5,830

$1,250
Lorien Wood SchoolViennaVirginia
Teacher Training in Environmental Education
Matched by $68,750


 

KANAWHA & OHIO RIVER VALLEYS PROGRAM GRANT AWARDS

$100,000
Watershed Watch in Kentucky, Inc., Midway, 
Kentucky
Watershed Watch in 
Kentucky Program (Two Years)
 Matched by $100,000

$15,000
West Virginia Rivers Coalition, 
ElkinsWest Virginia
A joint project with Kentucky Waterways 
Alliance
Sustaining Watershed Organizations Engagement in Protecting
O
hio River Water Quality and Water Regulations
Matched by $25,850

 

 

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