Mwangaza, Inc., Chicago, IL
US$15,900 grant to build 2 rainwater-harvesting tanks, and provide 30 corrective surgeries and 11 medical transport bikes for children affected by high fluoride levels in drinking water in Tanzania. Visit: www.mwangaza.org

Mano a Mano Medical Resources, Mendota Heights, MN
US$15,500 to construct a water reservoir in rural Bolivia to collect water during the wet months for personal hygiene, crop irrigation and livestock hydration for 500 families. Visit: www.manoamano.org

Aqua Clara Foundation, Holland, MI
US$15,000 grant to provide reactors to disinfect drinking water, and educate residents on hygiene and unit maintenance for 2,000 people of Eldoret, Kenya. Visit: www.aquaclarafoundation.org

Engineers Without Borders – USA, Columbia University Chapter, New York
US$15,000 to develop an environmentally-friendly micro-hydro power system to provide electricity for water purification, irrigation pumping, vaccine refrigeration, a grain mill and school lighting for Purnaguma Village, India. Visit: www.cuewb.org

United Neighborhood Houses, New York, NY
US$12,500 to provide 600 underserved youth with tools and materials for an after-school community conservation program benefiting the city and teaching environmental stewardship and leadership skills. Visit: www.unhny.org

Books2Africa, Davis, CA
US$10,000 grant to ship 7000 textbooks to 105,000 students 3 schools in Africa. Visit: www.books2africa.org

A Prepared Place, Malvern, PA
US$8,225 grant to provide a clean water collection tank and valve chamber to supply clean drinking water to 4,0000 people in three villages in rural Kenya.

The Chesapeake Rivers Association, Inc., Annapolis, MD
US$8,000 to monitor, evaluate and address sustainable development and storm water management issues along the Severn River as part of the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Visit: www.severnriverkeeper.org

Heart for Honduras, Tomball, TX
US$7,500 to drill water wells and perform maintenance on a donated drilling rig to supply clean water for a community in rural Honduras. Visit: www.heartforhonduras.org

Katy Prairie Conservancy, Houston, TX
US$7,500 to establish a seed and plant nursery for locally adapted plants to be used as a source for prairie restoration. Visit: www.katyprairie.org

Pennsylvania Resources Council, Pittsburgh, PA
US$7,500 grant to design and implement a collection, disposal and education program for household hazardous waste. Visit: www.swpahhw.org

Rocking the Boat, Bronx, NY
US$7,400 grant to support a hands-on after-school science programs designed to educate students and to improve the health of the Bronx River. Visit: www.rockingtheboat.org

Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, Baltimore, MD
US$6,000 grant award to sponsor week-long river sojourns aimed to educate participants about river restoration and communities along the river about the value of the Chesapeake watershed. Visit: www.alliancechesbay.org

EarthCorps, Seattle, WA
US$6,000 grant award to provide equipment and supplies for youth programs teaching environmental education and stewardship via hands-on service projects. Visit: www.earthcorps.org

Center for Watershed Protection, Ellicott City, MD
US$5,000 to conduct studies and prepare a watershed protection plan for the Cedar Run watershed following residential, commercial and roadway development. Visit: www.cwp.org

RiverQuest, (Pittsburgh Voyager) Pittsburgh, PA
US$5,000 grant award to purchase scientific laboratory equipment for an educational station aboard the Green Boat facility. Visit: www.riverquest.org

San Francisco Nature Education, San Francisco, CA
US$5,000 award to provide environmental programs to 1100 underserved K - 3 students from 4 elementary schools. Visit: www.sfnature.org

The Einstein Project, Green Bay, WI
US$4,730 grant to provide an eight-science-book-series focused on land and water, to be circulated among several schools over a 4-year period. Visit: www.einsteinproject.org

Massachusetts Corporate Wetlands Restoration Partnership, Boston, MA
US$4,600 to monitor the fish population during and following a larger restoration project to restore retired cranberry bogs, remove barriers and restore diverse wetland habitats in the headwaters of the Eel River. Visit: www.cwrp.org

Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, CA
US$4,500 to provide scholarships for 450 at-risk youth to participate in inter-active science experiences. Visit: www.aquariumofpacific.org

Cuyahoga Valley National Park Association, Peninsula, OH
US$3,000 to provide scholarships for low-income youth to participate in a 4-day/3-night environmental education camp. Visit: www.cvnpa.org

Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Philadelphia, PA
US$3,000 grant for 50 at-risk youth to participate in a 6-week summer program providing hands-on environmental experience in city parks while teaching leadership skills and environmental stewardship. Visit: www.pennsylvaniahorticulturalsociety.org

Outdoor Discovery Center of Wildlife Unlimited, Holland, MI
US$2,500 to provide wetland education programs for 750 third through fifth grade students. Visit: www.outdoordiscoverycenter.org

Green Valleys Association of Southeastern PA, Pottstown, PA
US$500 sponsorship for a one-day environmental festival aimed at educating the community about watershed protection. Visit: www.greenvalleys.org

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