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| Collaboration/ Project/ Grantee | Description | Contact E-mail Address | Geographic Region | Primary Issue Area | Secondary Issue Area | Strategy | Foundation Recommending Project |
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| 1000 Friends of Florida | 1000 Friends of Florida promotes healthy urban and natural places by wise management of growth and change. We educate, advocate, negotiate and, when necessary, litigate to protect our high quality of life. Our planners, attorneys and community activists work to protect natural areas, fight urban sprawl, promote sensible development patterns, and provide affordable housing. | Charles Pattison, FAICP, President, (850) 222-6277, friends@1000fof.org | Southeast | Sustainable Communities | Terrestrial Ecosystems & Land-use | Advocacy & Campaigning | The Curtis and Edith Munson Foundation |
| Alabama Coastal Foundation | Since 1993, the Alabama Coastal Foundation (ACF) has worked to create a healthy balance between the conservation needs of our priceless coastal resources and the inevitable pressures of economic growth. We accomplish this by bringing together stakeholders with differing interests to facilitate mutually beneficial solutions. We provide fair and factual information to encourage responsible citizen action and we offer opportunities for individuals to play a vital role in preserving the environment and our coastal way of life. | Bethany Kraft, Executive Director, bkraft@joinacf.org | Gulf Coast | Coastal & Marine Ecosystems | Sustainable Communities | Capacity Building | The Curtis and Edith Munson Foundation |
| Alabama Wildlife Federation, Coastal Program | The Alabama Wildlife Federation (AWF) is the oldest and largest non-profit conservation organization in Alabama. The AWF was established by sportsmen in 1935 to promote the conservation and wise use of our wildlife and natural resources and to ensure a high quality of life for future generations of Alabamians. As the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico continues, AWF and all natural resource conservationists are looking for ways we can volunteer to help. | Ann Harper, Development Officer, aharper@alabamawildlife.org | Southeast | Sustainable Communities | Indigenous Populations/Communities | Community Development | The Curtis and Edith Munson Foundation |
| Alliance Institute | BP Oil Drilling Disaster Health Assessment and Evacuation Plan Development: The Alliance Institute is working with the Louisiana Public Health Institute and the Louisiana Bayoukeepers to establish an emergency health clinic. Alliance Institute also serves as the coordinating organization for passage of the Gulf Coast Civic Works Act (GCCWA). The Alliance Institute is working with a coalition of over 100 organizations across the gulf coast region and nationally to present civic works as a means of sustainable, economically sound, recovery for the gulf coast. | Stephen Bradberry, (504) 994-3728, sbradberry@theallianceinstitute.org | Gulf Coast | Sustainable Communities | Environmental Justice | Service Delivery | Gulf Coast Fund |
| Apalachicola Riverkeeper | Based in Florida; monitor the Apalachicola from the upper reaches at the Florida/Georgia line downstream 108 miles, through the middle reaches around Wewahitchka, to the estuary and Bay on the Gulf. The Apalachicola Riverkeeper is coordinating the non-governmental response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill impact for Franklin County Florida. | Dan Tonsmeire, Apalachicola Riverkeeper, Dan@apalachicolariverkeeper.org | Gulf Coast | Coastal & Marine Ecosystems | Terrestrial Ecosystems & Land-use | Direct Activity (hands-on activity, tree planting, nature trails etc) | The Curtis and Edith Munson Foundation |
| Arctic Drilling Rapid Response Fund | Advocacy to Stop Exploratory Drilling in the Arctic Ocean off Alaska's pristine coasts scheduled to start in just 7 weeks! This effort aims to convince the Obama Administration that Shell drilling off the coast of AK with a Panamanian flagged vessel built in 1966, with zero local capability to respond to a blowout, is not a wise move. | Fred Munson fmunson@kamutlake.net | Arctic | Energy | Coastal & Marine Ecosystems | Public Policy Input/Analysis | 444S Foundation |
| Asian Americans for Change, Mississippi | Organizing response events including a Community Meeting with EPA regional officials and local agencies to assist local residents. Reaching out to Vietnamese Americans in the Gulf Coast. | Kaitlin Truong, kaitlin.truong@aachange.org | Gulf Coast, Federal Level | Advocacy, Organizing and Movement Building | Translation | Advocacy & Campaigning | Gulf Coast Fund |
| Bayou Grace Community Services | Based in Louisiana, Bayou Grace and Episcopal Community Services of Louisiana have begun providing grocery assistance to affected residents. We hope to continue to this assistance along with transportation, legal navigation and pastoral care to our residents in lower Terrebonne Parish. Bayou Grace continues to assess and gather current information related to this disaster, document the impacts, advocate for the full social, environmental and economic recovery of our bayous and plan for continued needed response. | Courtney Howell, phone (985) 594-5350 | Gulf Coast | Sustainable Communities | Coastal & Marine Ecosystems | Community Development, Advocacy & Campaigning | Gulf Coast Fund |
| Bayou Interfaith Shared Community Organizing (BISCO) | Based in Louisiana, BISCO's mission is to build a powerful interfaith, multi-ethnic, multi-race, multi-issue organization serving the parishes of Lafourche and Terrebonne in southeastern Louisiana, addressing longstanding patterns of racism and poverty in the region. | mybisco@yahoo.com | Gulf Coast | Sustainable Communities | Community Development, Community/Land Stewardship, Education/Youth Organizing | Gulf Coast Fund | |
| Blue Legacy | This is an effort to ensure that the spotlight does not go completely dark on the resources of the Gulf of Mexico now that the danger appears to be reduced and 74% of the oil declared “accounted for”. Alexandra Cousteau and her international Expedition Blue Planet team set out earlier this summer on a 138-day expedition across North America to explore critical water issues in Canada, Mexico and the U.S. The tour will cover 14,500 miles in an “interactive” expedition designed to challenge audiences to connect with local watersheds and discover the interconnectivity of global water issues. | Jonathan Smith, jonathan@bluelegacy.net | Gulf Coast, Federal Level | Coastal & Marine Ecosystems | Advocacy, Organizing and Movement Building, Public Education | Munson Foundation | |
| Boat People SOS (BPSOS) | Based in Alabama and Mississippi. In the five years since Hurricane Katrina, BPSOS-Gulf Coast has expanded its services in order to address the intertwining and compounding effects of unmet needs on refugee and immigrant families and communities and to achieve its mission — to assist Vietnamese refugees and immigrants in their pursuit for a life in liberty and dignity by empowering, equipping and organizing individual and communities in their progress towards self-sufficiency. | Grace Scire, BPSOS-Gulf Coast Regional Director, grace.scire@bpsos.org | Gulf Coast, Federal Level, International Level | Indigenous Populations/Communities | Environmental Justice | Advocacy, Organizing and Movement Building, Leadership Development, Education/Youth Organizing | Gulf Coast Fund |
| Center for Environmental and Economic Justice | Based in Biloxi, Mississippi, CEEJÕs objectives include organizing grass root community people and other community-based organizations to affect public policy on socio-economic development issues and environmental justice (EJ) concerns that are germane to people of color and other ethnicities impacted by injustices. Also, CEEJ is working to eliminate environmental health hazards and promote economic sustainability through community education, hazard control training, and by engaging in social justice issues that affect Afro-Americans and other impacted ethnicities in Mississippi. | James Black, jblack@envirojustice.com | Gulf Coast | Environmental Health | Environmental Justice | Advocacy, Organizing and Movement Building, Leadership Development | Gulf Coast Fund |
| Chesapeake Climate Action Network | Formal campaign: Windmills not oil spills- The Chesapeake Climate Action Network has taken swift action to draw attention to the devastating impacts this spill has had on the Gulf Coast and to the potential devastation Virginians would experience if such a disaster occurred on our shores. | mikewtidwell@gmail.com | Mid-Atlantic | Energy | Communications/Material Development/Media | Town Creek Foundation | |
| Clean Water Network of Florida, Estuaries Program | The Clean Water Network of Florida is a Coalition of more than 155 groups that are committed to full implementation, enforcement and strengthening of the Clean Water Act and other safeguards of our water resources. It includes a variety of organizations representing environmentalists, family farmers, recreational anglers, commercial fishermen, surfers, boaters, faith communities, neighborhood associations, environmental justice advocates, and civic associations. | Linda Young, Executive Director, llyoung2@earthlink.net | Southeast | Coastal & Marine Ecosystems | Sustainable Communities | Capacity Building | The Curtis and Edith Munson Foundation |
| Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana | With the first wave of the oil slick expected to impact coastal Louisiana, CRCL is joining with our partners at the local, state and federal level to begin registering volunteers to assist with spill recovery efforts. | Steven Peyronnin - stevenp@crcl.org | Gulf Coast | Fresh Water/ Inland water Ecosystems | Coastal & Marine Ecosystems | Emergency Response | CS Mott Foundation, Surdna |
| Coastal Communities Initiative/Oxfam America | With the BP oil spill, Oxfam re-doubles efforts to support local groups working to ensure fishers and others affected receive fair compensation. We also amplify the voices of Gulf Coast advocates at national levels for protection, compensation and long term restoration in the Gulf Coast through efforts such as Oxfam report Exposed. | msinclair@oxfamamerica.org | Gulf Coast | Sustainable Communities | Gulf Coast restoration | Advocacy & Campaigning | Kresge Foundation |
| Coastal Restoration efforts in LA | Grantees: Coalition to Restore Coastal LA, Center for Sustainable Engagement and Environment, Gulf Restoration Network and Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation. Since Katrina, these organizations have been collaborating with national NGOs, such as EDF and NWF to push the federal government and the state to develop a multiple lines of defense strategy for restoring the coastal wetlands. The grant was around general restoration, but they are addressing the oil now as well. | Steven Peyronnin - stevenp@crcl.org | Federal Level | Coastal restoration, sustainable communities, EJ | advocacy, capacity building, public policy imput and analysis and research | Surdna Foundation | |
| Community Foundation of South Alabama | The Community Foundation of South Alabama is accepting donations to the Disaster Relief Fund to provide catastrophe assistance to the coastal communities of South Alabama that are being impacted by this oil drilling disaster. | stephanie@community endowment.ccsend.com | Gulf Coast | Sustainable Communities | Community Development | The Community Foundation of South Alabama | |
| Conservancy of Southwest Florida | As part of our professional training and preparations, currently one staff member at the Wildlife Clinic is certified in oil spill response and the entire Wildlife Clinic team meets the requirements to assist in oil spill response efforts. Our mangrove and benthic (ecosystem at the bottom of a water body) specialists will be available should their assistance with coastal pollution be needed. The CSF focuses on Science & Research, Policy & Advocacy, Wildlife Rehabilitation, and Environmental Education. | Christine Kruman, Director of Major Gifts & Planned Giving, (239) 403-4206 | Gulf Coast | Coastal & Marine Ecoystems | Environmental Health | Public Education | The Curtis and Edith Munson Foundation |
| Disaster Relief Fund | We seek funding from from all segments of society to funnel support to nonprofits along the AL Gulf Coast who are providing human services to those impacted by the Oil Spill Disaster. We have contracted out an individual who works closely with the Gulf Coast Command Center and has current knowledge of who is doing what and what's needed. | program@communityendowment.com | Gulf Coast | Sustainable Communities | Indigenous Populations/Communities | Capacity Building | The Community Foundation of South Alabama |
| Dulac Community Center | Based in Dulac, Louisiana, the center find ways to meet the physical, social, economic, and emotional needs of the area and to plan and incorporate effective programs to meet these needs. Some of the programs at this time are: professional computer classes, Bayou Eagles Native American Dance Group, Volunteers in Missions who travel from all over the U.S.A. to work on homes of low income, handicapped or elderly, recreation programs for youth and families and emergency food and clothing for the needy. | dcc1@mobiletel.com | Gulf Coast | Indigenous Populations/Communities | Sustainable Communities | Community/Land Stewardship | Gulf Coast Fund |
| Environment America Research & Policy Center | We are working to ensure that the Gulf spill is fully cleaned, that BP is held accountable for the clean-up costs and long-term economic impact of the spill on Gulf coast livelihoods, and that oil companies pay to have all existing drilling operations tested for safety and implement any and all measures to prevent future spills. | jrumpler@environmentamerica.org | Federal Level | Energy | Climate / Atmosphere | Advocacy & Campaigning | Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment |
| Food and Water Watch | Working with BP whistleblower to expose systemic safety issues and have a congressional strategy http://www.spillthetruth.org/ http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/press/press-releases/food-water-watch-sues-feds-for-ignoring-problems-at-operating-bp-platform/ | whauter@fwwatch.org | Federal Level | Safety related to BP | Litigation/Legal Work | Grace Communications Foundation | |
| Grand Bayou Community United | Based in Louisiana; Grand Bayou is a Native American Atakapa and Creole fishing village, accessible only by boat, whose community members can trace their roots back thousands of years. Grand Bayou Community United is a group that advocates for green rebuilding, alternative energy sources, and the establishment of the first worker-owned cooperative shrimp and fish dock in Plaquemines Parish. | none listed; contacts Ruby Ancar, Rosina Philippe, and Paul Sylve | Gulf Coast | Environmental Justice | Indigenous Peoples/Communities | Community/Land Stewardship | Gulf Coast Fund, The Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation |
| Greater New Orleans Foundation, Gulf Coast Oil Spill Fund | Short-term: The fund will make emergency grants to nonprofit organizations helping the victims of the oil spill.Long-term: The fund will help address the long-term economic, environmental, cultural effects of the disaster, and strengthen coastal communities against future environmental catastrophes by investing in solutions. | josephine@gnof.org | Gulf Coast | Sustainable Communities | Community Development | The Greater New Orleans Foundation, Gulf Coast Oil Spill Fund | |
| Gulf Coast Fund for Community Renewal and Ecological Health (GCF) | This project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisers, originally established to assist with post-Katrina restoration and related grassroots organizing, is one of the best-positioned with key leaders and other on-the-ground resources to make a difference as communities cope with the fallout from BPs oil spill disaster. One of the Gulf Coast Fund's great strengths is that it goes beyond simple disaster relief to nurture organizing, local organizations and grassroots leaders who are working together and separately to define and advance a sustainable future that meets their own needs. For grantmakers who prefer to fund NGOs directly, the Gulf Coast Fund's grantee list would be an excellent point of departure, www.gulfcoastfund.org | info@gulfcoastfund.org | Gulf Coast | Toxics | Coastal & Marine Ecosystems | Communications/Material Development/Media | Singing Field Foundation, The Jenifer Altman Foundation, The Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation, NY Community Trust, & Surdna |
| Gulf Restoration Network | HQ in New Orleans, LA. The Gulf Restoration Network is committed to uniting and empowering people to protect and restore the natural resources of the Gulf Region for future generations. We have evolved from a network of member organizations held together by one staff person, to a unique independent organization that strategically partners with member and non-member groups to advance issues of Gulf-wide importance. | Dan Favre, Campaign Organizer, dan@healthygulf.org | Gulf Coast | Sustainable Communities | Environmental Health | Community/Land Stewardship, Capacity Building, Leadership Development | Gulf Coast Fund, The Curtis and Edith Munson Foundation, CS Mott Foundation, Surdna |
| Institute for Southern Studies, the Investigative Fund | Since our founding in 1970 by veterans of the civil rights movement, the Institute for Southern Studies has established a national reputation as an essential resource for grassroots activists, community leaders, scholars, policy makers and others working to bring lasting social and economic change to the region. The Institute draws attention to the national importance of the South challenging its reputation as a monolithic, conservative stronghold. | Chris Kromm, Executive Director and Publishers, Southern Exposure, chris@southernstudies.org | Southeast | Environmental Justice | Indigenous Populations/Communities | Communications/Material Development/Media | The Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation |
| Isle de Jean Charles Band of the Biloxi Chitimacha | The Biloxi-Chitimacha Confederation of Muskogees, Inc. is an alliance of three Indian communities located in Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes in the southernmost part of the state of Louisiana. These three Indian communities share a common history and are comprised of Biloxi, Chitimacha, Choctaw, Acolapissa and Atakapa Indian origins. The purpose of the confederation is to combine resources and efforts for the common goals and objectives of our independent Indian communities. Those objectives include genealogical and historical research and state and federal acknowledgement. | Chief Albert Naquin, whitebuffaloa@netscape.net | Gulf Coast | Indigenous Populations/Communities | Environmental Justice | Advocacy, Organizing & Movement Building | Gulf Coast Fund |
| Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation | The Deepwater Horizon spill has impacted the Lake Pontchartrain Basin at the Chandeleur Islands and the Mississippi River Delta. The LPBF is entrusted by the public to protect and restore the habitats and water of the Pontchartrain Basin. We have performed this service for over 20 years by consistently applying basic science to monitor the health of the watershed. The introduction of spilled oil and the spill response now requires that LPBF monitor a new threat. We have developed a long-term monitoring program that will track impacts to the environment and inform restoration activities. | info@saveourlake.org | Gulf Coast | Ecosystem Land Use | Sustainable Communities | Community/Land Stewardship | Gulf Coast Fund, Surdna |
| Literacy Alliance of Greater New Orleans | As part of our mission to increase adult literacy, we advocate to government, nonprofit and private organizations the need for Plain Language in the creation of communication materials on disaster recovery for the general public. Post-Katrina, we have worked with many organizations on this including the Road Home, the New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center, and the Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana to make sure their documents and materials are readable, preferably at a 6th grade level. | Rachel B. Nicolosi, Director, nicolosi@loyno.edu | Gulf Coast | Environmental Justice | Indigenous Populations/Communities | Advocacy & Campaigning | Gulf Coast Fund |
| Louisiana Bayoukeeper | Part of the Waterkeeper Alliance; To engage and empower coastal communities for the purpose of promoting sustainable management of Coastal LouisianaÕs Bayou Country and itÕs natural resources for the benefit of all citizens. Our Gulf Waterkeepers are the first line of defense during this ongoing disaster. Their incredible knowledge of the marshes, wetlands, beaches, and inner-coastal waters make them invaluable first responders. Their commitment makes them critical and effective community leaders. And their dedication to a full recovery is unmatched. | Contact Tracy Kuhns 914.674.0622 | Gulf Coast, Federal Level, International Level | Water | Ecosystem Land Use | Advocacy, Organizing, and Movement Building | Gulf Coast Fund |
| Louisiana Bucket Brigade | The Louisiana Bucket Brigade is a environmental health and justice organization working with communities that neighbor the state's oil refineries and chemical plants. Programs include trainings, community organizing, education in public health, and various other campaigns. In response to the oil spill LA Bucket Brigade has created an Oil Spill Crisis Map so residents of the Gulf Coast can report sightings of endangered wildlife, oil on shore, oil sheens, health impacts, livelihood impacts, and other problems. | info@labucketbrigade.org | Gulf Coast | Environmental Justice/Environmental Health | Indigenous Peoples/Communities | Advocacy, Organizing and Movement Building | Gulf Coast Fund |
| Louisiana Disaster Recovery Foundation, Oil Spill Recovery Policy & Advocacy Initiative | A function of LDRF's Disaster Response and Resilience Fund, the Initiative will help ensure that coastal community leaders can effectively inform the recovery process and hold industry accountable for the extensive loss of livelihood and precious natural resources. | jkemp@louisianahelp.org | Gulf Coast | Sustainable Communities | Coastal & Marine Ecosystems | Community Development | The Louisiana Disaster Recovery Foundation |
| Louisiana Environmental Action Network (LEAN) | LEAN was founded to help Louisiana citizens change the balance of power and challenge the continued economic and ecological destruction that had become institutionalized in Lousiana. By empowering more than one hundred grassroots, community organizations, and countless individuals, LEAN has already helped in gaining a tremendous foothold in the war to make Louisiana's communities safer, healthier places to live. LEAN's expanded efforts will allow the progress already made to continue. | contact@leanweb.org | Gulf Coast | Environmental Justice/Environmental Health | Sustainable Communities | Advocacy, Organizing and Movement Building | Gulf Coast Fund, CS Mott Foundation |
| Louisiana Justice Institute | The Louisiana Justice Institute is a nonprofit, civil rights legal advocacy organization, devoted to fostering social justice campaigns across Louisiana for communities of color and for impoverished communities. | admin@louisiana justiceinstitute.org | Gulf Coast | Environmental Justice | Indigenous Peoples/Communities | Community Development | Gulf Coast Fund |
| Louisiana Oystermen Association | The Louisiana Oyster Association is requesting funds to support our advocacy work to get four claims for Local Fishermen in Plaquemines Parish. We have testified in Congress before the House Judicial Committee and Energy Subcommittee in St. Bernard Parish. We advocate for fisherman and Maritime workers. | Byron Encalade, (504) 236-1527 | Federal Level | Environmental Justice | Indigenous Populations/Communities | Direct Activity (hands-on activity, tree planting, nature trails etc) | Gulf Coast Fund |
| Louisiana's Point Aux Chenes Indian Tribe | Louisiana's Point Aux Chenes Indian Tribe are residents of Louisiana's Bayou. They have been residents of this region since they were relocated over 100 years a go. The gulf oil spill threatens their sacred burial ground and can end their way of life by destroying the local fishing industry. | Southwest | Indigenous Populations/Communities | --- | Lannan Foundation, Gulf Coast Fund | ||
| Mary Queen of Vietnam Community Development Corporation (MQVN CDC) | MQVN CDC's mission is to preserve and promote the unique diversity of New Orleans East and improving the quality of life of residents in the Greater New Orleans area. Together with community partners, their work encompasses health care, environmental and agricultural concerns, education, housing, social services, economic development and culture and the arts. | Lauren Butz, Environmental Justice Coordinator and Viet Village Urban Farm Project Manager, laurenbutz@mqvncdc.org | Gulf Coast | Indigenous Populations/Communities | Environmental Justice | Advocacy, Organizing & Movement Building | Gulf Coast Fund, Munson Foundation |
| Mennonite Disaster Service | Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) is a faith based agency. We have talked and listened to local peopl to find out how MDS could best help out in the midst of this ongoing oil disaster. Long term volunteer leadership has been secured to manage the short term volunteers as together they: work on disaster-affected housing for residents, learn about the people and the way of life, understand how the oil spill is affecting residents along the Gulf, relay this information and share these stories with their own communities. | Ron Guenther, rguenther@mds.mennonite.net | Gulf Coast | Indigenous Populations/Communities | Environmental Justice | Direct Activity (hands-on activity, tree planting, nature trails etc) | Gulf Coast Fund |
| Mississippi Center for Justice | MCJ immediately began to assemble the legal resources needed to respond to the vast range of legal needs facing impacted individuals and communities. MCJ has multiple current initiatives to assist those affected by the spill, including participating in community meetings, planning a series of community legal clinics, convening a regional group of public interest lawyers from Louisiana, and working with community groups and regional and national partners to develop specific policy advocacy strategies, including tracking the flow of federal and state recovery funds. | John Jopling, Managing Attorney, jjopling@mscenterforjustice.org; Bonnie Allen, Director of Training and Foundation Development, ballen@mscenterforjustice.org | Gulf Coast | Environmental Justice | Indigenous Populations/Communities | Litigation/Legal Work | Gulf Coast Fund |
| Mobile BayKeeper | Mobile Baykeeper is an environmental group with over 3,500 members, all with a common interest in preserving and protecting the beauty, health and heritage of the Mobile Bay watershed. Our priorities are clean water, clean air and healthy people along with responsible government and a healthy economy. | Casi Callaway, Executive Director & Baykeeper, callaway@mobilebaykeeper.org | Gulf Coast | Coastal & Marine Ecosystems | Environmental Health | Public Education | The Curtis and Edith Munson Foundation, CS Mott Foundation |
| Mote Marine | Mote Marine provides tanks for oil treated birds, fish, and turtles. Providing a base line bio survey for Florida Coast. | Mote@comcast.net | Southeast | Environmental Health | Coastal & Marine Ecosystems | Public Education | Mote Marine, Sarasota, Florida |
| Moving Forward Gulf Coast | Moving Forward is dedicated to rebuilding a better Gulf Coast through the vision of its residents. By providing volunteer-based relief, Moving Forward strives for community empowerment and fosters collaborative efforts through community advocacy, training and creative programming. | Rosa Herrin, Advocacy Programs Coordinator, rosa@movingforwardgc.org | Gulf Coast | Environmental Justice | Indigenous Peoples/Communities | Advocacy, Organizing, and Movement Building | Gulf Coast Fund |
| My Gulf Action by SmartPower | My Gulf Action is a cutting-edge online campaign that shows Americans how to reduce their oil use through simple adjustments to their energy use behaviors. In this way, Americans can channel their frustration into real change, offsetting the millions of gallons of oil lost in the BP disaster.The site will also feature a reverse clock that will show how each step an individual is taking will help offset the impacts of the oil flow in the Gulf of Mexico. | Brian Keane at SmartPower, bkeane@smartpower.org | Gulf Coast | Environmental Justice | Sustainable Communities | Direct Activity (hands-on activity, tree planting, nature trails etc) | The John Merck Fund |
| National Public Radio | NPR is doing cross desk, 24/7 coverage of the environmental, social, political and economic issues created by the Gulf oil spill, and its correspondent Richard Harris was the first to cast serious doubts on BP's characterization of how bad the spill was. The cost is approximately $100,000 per month, and includes significant staff time, hotel and living expenses, and overhead and equipment. | mbannett@npr.org | International | Coverage of BP Oil Spill | Communications/Material Development/Media | The Overbrook Foundation | |
| People's Environmental Center | Promotes community-based environmental centers that provide education, testing, and remediation directly to people. This new approach will strengthen and complement existing environmental institutions by extending their reach into isolated and marginalized communities. A PeopleÕs Environmental Center gives people direct access to environmental information that affects them and increases environmental literacy on a widespread scale, including access to technical advisers. | peoplesenvironment alcenter @yahoo.com | Gulf Coast | Environmental Justice | Indigenous Peoples/Communities | Community Development | Gulf Coast Fund |
| Portersville Revival Group | Portersville Revival Group was organized to preserve and repair the environment, rich history and unique culture of South Mobile County (also known as the French Coast of Alabama). It is our mission to educate and bring public awareness to issues impacting this region. Further, PRG extends a willingness to work with all individuals, organizations, governmental entities, and industries to achieve this goal. | earon99@hotmail.com | Gulf Coast | Indigenous Populations/Communities | Sustainable Communities | Community Development | Gulf Coast Fund |
| Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, Coastal Waters Program | PEER is a national non-profit alliance of local, state and federal scientists, law enforcement officers, land managers and other professionals dedicated to upholding environmental laws and values. | Chiquita Edwards, Finance and Administration Manager, cedwards@peer.org | Federal Level | Sustainable Communities | Environmental Justice | Public Policy Input/Analysis | The Curtis and Edith Munson Foundation |
| Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF) | Headquartered in Florida, the Reef Environmental Education Foundation is a grass-roots organization that seeks to conserve marine ecosystems by educating, enlisting and enabling divers and other marine enthusiasts to become active ocean stewards and citizen scientists. | Laddie Akins, Director of Operations, REEF HQ, lad@reef.org | Gulf Coast | Coastal & Marine Ecosystems | Environmental Health | Research (Scientific/Environmental) | The Curtis and Edith Munson Foundation |
| SkyTruth | SkyTruth is monitoring the growing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico using NASA/MODIS satellite imagery and publishing daily reports and analysis as the situation develops.SkyTruth uses remote sensing and digital mapping technology. SkyTruth provides stunning images backed by scientifically robust information about our changing environment to stimulate changes in habitat protection, biodiversity conservation, and sustainable resource management. | John Amos, President, info@skytruth.org | Federal Level | Coastal & Marine Ecosystems | Terrestrial Ecosystems & Land-use | Research (Scientific/Environmental) | The Curtis and Edith Munson Foundation |
| Smart Coast | Headquartered in Alabama; Smart Coast has initiated a strategic plan that envisions building a healthy coastal region by empowering and inspiring local citizens through education, research and balanced dialogue. Smart Coast will provide educational opportunities for citizens and decision makers, advocate legislative change, and provide resources and tools to aid in creating a sustainable regional plan. | Wendy Allen, Executive Director, info@smartcoast.org, (251) 928-2309 | Gulf Coast | Sustainable Communities | Indigenous Populations/Communities | Community Development | The Curtis and Edith Munson Foundation |
| South Bay Community Alliance | Representing residents in the Alabama counties of Coden, Heron Bay, Alabama Port, San Souci, and Fowl River, the South Bay Community Alliance is a grassroots effort to repair the damages of Hurricane Katrina to these regions. | Stephenie N. Bosarge, Secretary of South Bay Community Alliance, steph19572009@hotmail.com | Gulf Coast | Indigenous Populations/Communities | Sustainable Communities | Advocacy, Organizing, and Movement Building | Gulf Coast Fund |
| SouthWings | SouthWings is a conservation and public benefit aviation non-profit that provides skilled pilots and aerial education to enhance conservation efforts across the Southeast. A part of their website is now featuring the flights and images taken in the Deepwater Horizon region. | Mark Jackson, Development Manager, Mark@SouthWings.org, 828.225.5949 | Southeast | Terrestrial Ecosystems & Land-use | Coastal & Marine Ecosystems | Public Education | The Curtis and Edith Munson Foundation |
| Steps Coalition | The Steps Coalition is a statewide policy advocacy organization that is building a democratic movement to create a healthy, just and equitable Mississippi Gulf Coast by developing local leadership, supporting communities to advocate for their needs and by facilitating communication, coordination, and collaboration among its membership. | ravila@cableone.net | Gulf Coast | Sustainable Communities | Environmental Justice | Community Organizing | 21st Century Foundation, Gulf Coast Fund |
| Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services (TEJAS) | t.e.j.a.s. is dedicated to providing community members with the tools necessary to create sustainable, environmentally healthy communities by educating individuals on health concerns and implications arising from environmental pollution, empowering individuals with an understanding of applicable environmental laws and regulations and promoting their enforcement, and offering community building skills and resources for effective community action and greater public participation. | none listed; contact Juan Parras, Director | Gulf Coast | Sustainable Communities | Indigenous Peoples/Communities | Community/Land Stewardship | Gulf Coast Fund |
| The Louisiana Disaster Recovery Foundation, Oil Spill Recovery Policy & Advocacy Initiative | A function of LDRF’s Disaster Response and Resilience Fund, the Initiative will help ensure that coastal community leaders can effectively inform the recovery process and hold industry accountable for the extensive loss of livelihood and precious natural resources. | jkemp@louisianahelp.org | Gulf Coast | Sustainable Communities | Coastal & Marine Ecosystems | Community Development | The Louisiana Disaster Recovery Foundation |
| The Nature Conservatory of Alabama, Coastal Program | The Nature Conservancy has done more than anyone else to advance conservation around the world since our founding in 1951. The Nature Conservancy has protected more than 120,000 acres of critical natural lands in Alabama by partnering with members and conservation partners. In Alabama's coast the Conservancy is working to protect shellfish reef restoration projects from the coming slick. | Linda B. Montgomery, Director of Philanthropy, (205) 251-1155 (ext. 125), lmontgomery@tnc.org | International | Terrestrial Ecosystems & Land-use | Coastal & Marine Ecosystems | Capacity Building | The Curtis and Edith Munson Foundation |
| The Ordinary People Society (TOPS) | Our Florida Support Operations are directly on the coast in spill affected areas. National Coordinator John Beebe has certification and clearance to perform testing, support and clean up operations in certain HAZMAT defined areas. TOPS will be measuring the Daily PPM of VOC compounds to alert if any areas reach above EPA safety thresholds. Additional support will allow TOPS to expand their assistance to include training, emergency services, and additional equipment to chronicle and track the spill. | Kenneth Glasgow, President/ Founder, topssociety@yahoo.com; John Beebe, National Coordinator, jhbeebe@msn.com | Gulf Coast | Toxics | Coastal & Marine Ecosystems | Direct Activity (hands-on activity, tree planting, nature trails etc) | Gulf Coast Fund |
| Tulane Environmental Law Clinic. | Over the last decade, the C.S. Mott Foundation has been providing support to groups in Louisiana and Alabama for their freshwater and coastal protection efforts. In response to the spill, Mott staff is recommending additional grants in the range of $5,000 - $10,000 to each of our grantees that are working to protect the coastline and wetlands across the Gulf of Mexico. | jvasi@mott.org | Gulf Coast | Fresh Water/ Inland water Ecosystems | Coastal & Marine Ecosystems | Emergency Response | CS Mott Foundation |
| Tulane Institute on Water Resources Law | Works to foster understanding and development of laws and policies that allow for improved stewardship and sustainable management of our water resources through research, teaching, and outreach. The Institute uses the efforts to cope with recovery, sustainability and coastal change in New Orleans and the surrounding coast as a living laboratory. | Mark Davis, Director, msdavis@tulane.edu | Gulf Coast | Water | Environmental Justice/Environmental Health | Public Policy Input/Analysis | Gulf Coast Fund |
| United Houma Nation | The United Houma Nation (UHN), an indigenous nation numbering approximately 17,000 along coastal, southeast Louisiana, is at high risk of cultural extermination as a result of the immediate and long-term effects of the British Petroleum Gulf of Mexico oil disaster. | visit http://www.unitedhoumanation.org/ | Gulf Coast | Indigenous Populations/Communities | Sustainable Communities | Community Development | Gulf Coast Fund |
| Vietnamese American Youth Leadership Assoc. (VAYLA) | The Vietnamese American Young Leaders Association of New Orleans (VAYLA-NO) is a youth-led, youth organizing and development, community-based organization in New Orleans dedicated to the empowerment of Vietnamese American and underrepresented youth through services, cultural enrichment, and positive social change. | contact@vayla-no.org | Gulf Coast | Environmental Justice | Indigenous Peoples/Communities | Education/Youth Organizing | Gulf Coast Fund |
| Waterkeepers Alliance | WaterKeepers Alliance works both locally and regionally in the Gulf Coast. The Gulf coast is currently in grave danger from the catastrophic BP Deepwater Horizon spill explosion and ongoing spill. One of our nation's most productive fisheries is in peril and critical wetlands for hurricane protection are at risk, with wildlife and human health in jeopardy. Our Gulf Waterkeepers are the first line of defense during this ongoing disaster. | info1@waterkeeper.org | Gulf Coast, Federal Level, International Level | Water | Environmental Justice/Environmental Health | Advocacy, Organizing & Movement Building | Gulf Coast Fund, The Curtis and Edith Munson Foundation |
| Weeks Bay Foundation | Provides assistance and support to the Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, which protects the pristine coastal area of Baldwin County, Alabama . The Foundation, with over 550 members, supports the Reserve through donations of land and educational exhibits, public awareness and education programs, water quality monitoring efforts, and volunteer programs. | Walter Ernest, IV, Executive Director, walter@weeksbay.org | Gulf Coast | Coastal & Marine Ecosystems | Biodiversity & Species Preservation | Community Development | The Curtis and Edith Munson Foundation |
| Zion Travelers Cooperative Center, Inc. | The Zion Travelers Cooperative Center, Inc (ZTCC) is organized serve the Predominately African-American southeast bank of Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. In the wake of the ongoing Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster, ZTCC has been playing a key role in convening impacted communities on a regional level, particularly fishers and seafood workers, and advocating for comprehensive and equitable responses to the disaster. | ziontcc15@yahoo.com | Gulf Coast | Environmental Health | Coastal & Marine Ecosystems | Advocacy & Campaigning | Common Counsel Foundation, Gulf Coast Fund |