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Sustainable Funding Options for a Comprehensive Riparian Restoration Initiative in the Colorado River Basin
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There is growing awareness and concern about the current health and future viability of the Colorado River and its tributaries. Responding to these needs requires significant investment. Although traditional funding mechanisms such as Federal grants and philanthropic contributions provide a great start, these sources cannot sufficiently address the geographic scale and extended time-lines involved with restoring and maintaining the Colorado River System.
This paper is written for the purpose of exploring potential long-term and sustainable funding options that will be necessary for the successful implementation of a Colorado River Basin riparian restoration initiative. For the purpose of this paper, sustainable funding is defined, as a perpetual revenue stream that is sufficient in magnitude to accomplish a program’s goals and reliable enough to confidently develop long-term maintenance and monitoring programs.
Tamarisk Related Grant Opportunities
The Tamarisk Coalition has developed a list of available Grant Opportunities to address tamarisk issues and riparian restoration. This list was revised as part of the Colorado River Basin Tamarisk and Russian Olive Assessment.
The information lists possible grant opportunities available for addressing tamarisk
and Russian olive (TRO) issues and riparian restoration. The tables are divided into Non-profit
Foundations, Corporate, and Other Funding Sources; Federal and State Grants; and Congress
Chartered Foundations.
The activities funded by the grantors have been categorized as Advocacy, Education, Policy, Direct Action, Research, and Start Up. The following categories are defined to aid the reader in selecting appropriate grants. Individual grantors may define categories somewhat differently.
- Advocacy (Adv) includes activities associated with communicating about tamarisk issues such as organizing community meetings or distributing public education materials.
- Education (Edu) involves direct education programs to a targeted group.
- Policy (Pol) is defined as activities related to influencing and/or developing environmental policies.
- Direct Action (Dir) includes activities such as volunteerism, control, revegetation, and other direct implementations.
- Research (Res) is defined as planning and implementing basic scientific research.
- Start Up (SU) is defined as funds for a new project (“seed money”) or funds for a new organization.
Additionally, geographic information is included to indicate the physical locations that are emphasized by the grantor.
Grants and grantors are subject to change at anytime for a variety of reasons. It is critical that the funding sources are contacted for the most current information before any type of submission.
Other Resources
Our list of grant opportunities has been compiled as a tool to begin grant funding research. The list is not exhaustive and is designed only to provide an overview of available grants. For more detailed information, explore the resources listed below by visiting the funding sources web site or contacting the funding source directly.
- Environmental Grantmaking Foundations
- Center for Invasive Plant Management
- Federal Government