Robert and Patricia Switzer Foundation Awards Over $145,000 in Environmental Leadership and Collaborative Grants

BELFAST, Maine, March 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Four grants totaling over $145,000 were awarded under the Switzer Leadership Grant Program and Switzer Collaborative Initiatives Fund in December, 2011.

The Switzer Leadership Grant program provides up to $40,000 to organizations which partner with a Switzer Fellow on a project that aims to directly improve environmental quality. The Switzer Collaborative Initiatives Fund, which was recently folded into the Switzer Network Innovation Grants program, funds collaborative work between and among Switzer Fellows to address an environmental problem.  The grantees are:

Whale Trust (Maui, HI) and Switzer Fellow Dr. Meagan Jones - $30,000 – Year Two support for Executive Director

The Nature Conservancy, Adirondack Chapter (Keene Valley, NY) and Switzer Fellow Jessica Levine - $35,190 – Transportation Planning for Climate Adaptation and Aquatic Connectivity

Community Water Center (Visalia, CA) and Switzer Fellow Dr. Carolina Balazs - $40,000 – Cumulative Impacts and Sustainable Solutions: Central Valley Water

World Resources Institute (Washington, D.C.) and Switzer Fellows Todd Gartner and Dr. Josh Donlan - $40,000 – Candidate Conservation Banking Pilot Program

More information about Switzer Foundation grants can be found on our website at the following links:
Current Leadership Grants:  http://www.switzernetwork.org/grant-programs/leadership-grants/awards
Current Collaborative Grants:  http://www.switzernetwork.org/current-collaborative-initiatives-grants
Current Switzer Fellows:  http://www.switzernetwork.org/grant-programs/fellowship-program/awards

The Robert and Patricia Switzer Foundation is a results-driven family foundation that invests in individuals and organizations that drive positive environmental change. Founded in 1986 the Foundation is a grantmaking organization that mobilizes leaders from diverse disciplines who focus on integrated solutions to environmental problems. Over 12.5 million dollars has been given through the Switzer Environmental Fellowship Program and related grants, the Foundation supports a network of nearly 500 Fellows who are leaders in nonprofit, public policy, business, academic and government sectors working to solve today's environmental challenges.

CONTACT: Lissa Widoff, Executive Director, Robert & Patricia Switzer Foundation
(207) 338-5654 / [email protected] / www.switzernetwork.org
Lauren Hertel, Communications Manager, Robert & Patricia Switzer Foundation
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SOURCE Robert and Patricia Switzer Foundation