Grant Highlights
Architecture 2030 seeks to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions by changing the design, construction, renovation, and operation of buildings, developments, neighborhoods, and cities. Funding supports the Seattle 2030 District, a downtown area targeting dramatic improvements in the energy performance of new and existing buildings as well as transportation.
The scientific research institution works to advance and expand collaboration between the scientific community and federal policymakers. Funding bolsters the society’s efforts to inform and accelerate climate change adaptation policy and strategy development by the Federal Task Force on Climate Change Adaptation, housed within the White House Council on Environmental Quality.
Founded in 1972 through a gift to the United States from Germany, the nonpartisan public-policy and grantmaking institution promotes greater cooperation and understanding between North America and Europe. This three-year grant enables U.S. leaders from cities including Detroit to participate in the Comparative Domestic Policy program. It establishes Detroit as a participating city in the Marshall Memorial Fellowship program.
The institute provides workshops and technical guidance to communities in an effort to strengthen their resilience to the impacts of climate disruption. This two-year grant supports both the Climate Leadership Academy and the Urban Sustainability Leadership Academy, which prepare local leaders to spearhead development and implementation of climate-action plans in their communities.
In response to the economic crisis, our trustees approved one-time operating support grants in 2009 and 2010 to recent grant recipients for safety-net services such as food, shelter, and other emergency assistance. This support helped direct-service organizations on the front line cover funding gaps caused by the economic crisis.
The conservation organization works to protect and restore wildlife habitats, confront climate change, and connect people with nature. With grant assistance, the federation is advancing policies and partnerships to deploy electric vehicles, establish offshore wind-energy facilities in the Great Lakes, and provide technical and coordination assistance to Midwestern environmental groups active in clean-energy issues.
The nonprofit environmental advocacy group provides strategic leadership and legal services to more than 100 local, state, and national partner organizations. Supported by this grant, the center is ramping up its efforts to improve energy efficiency in the southeastern United States by assisting electric utilities in developing, implementing, and enhancing energy-efficiency programs.
The U.S. Green Building Council’s New York Chapter, known as the Urban Green Council, provides educational and networking events for its 1,200 members and the green building community at large, conducts research, and advocates for change that makes cities more sustainable. This grant advances the council’s efforts to educate real estate owners about New York City’s new energy audit and retro-commissioning requirements.
The foundation uses grantmaking, communication, and outreach to ensure that the conservation values of the western United States are reflected in public policy. This additional grant funds its work to strengthen the commitment of federal-agency leaders, particularly at the U.S. Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Land Management, to advance climate change adaptation plans.
Architecture 2030 seeks to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions by changing the design, construction, renovation, and operation of buildings, developments, neighborhoods, and cities. This two-year grant for general-operations support allows the organization to broaden its 2030 Challenge, which calls for decreasing the energy demand of new buildings and major renovations, with a long-term goal of reaching carbon neutrality by 2030.