Grants List 2007 CS Fund & Warsh/Mott Legacy

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Foundation Center $2,000 in general support of educational programs on foundation fundraising at the Center’s San Francisco office. Friends of the Earth $50,000 for the Converging Technologies Project, consumer campaign questioning the environmental and health effects of using untested, unregulated nanoparticles in personal care products. Government Accountability Project $75,000 in general support to protect the public interest and promote government and corporate accountability by advancing occupational free speech, defending whistleblowers, and empowering citizen activists. Institute for Food & Development Policy $40,365 for the Campesino a Campesino Pollinator Project to provide training in pollinator restoration and conservation to indigenous communities of the Sierra Norte de Puebla. Institute for Food & Development Policy $30,555 for a conference to advance African agroecological alternatives to the Green Revolution. Institute for Policy Studies $30,000 for the Project on the North American Security and Prosperity Partnership, which aims to raise awareness about plans to more closely integrate the economies and defense systems of Canada, Mexico and the US. International Center for Technology Assessment $50,000 for the Human Genetics Project which educates policymakers and the public about human genetic engineering issues, including patenting of life forms, inheritable genetic modifications, and genetic privacy. Also, $100,000 for their Nanotechnology Project which challenges the widespread use of this untested and unregulated emerging technology. I-Witness Video Project $68,160 in support of a project that uses hand-held cameras to record repression of political dissent, document police misconduct, uncover illegal surveillance of First Amendment-protected activities, and expose official cover-ups. Also $46,640 for the National Conventions Project. (Fiscal sponsor: National Lawyers Guild Foundation) Massachusetts Precautionary Principle Project $30,000 to promote the use of the Precautionary Principle in public policy. (Fiscal sponsor: Clean Water Fund) Pages  1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 Top of page