SELECT GRANT RECIPIENTS

National Military Family Association
$10,398,099

This grant supports the Operation Purple Camp program which brings children of deployed service members together for an exciting and memorable camp experience.

Homes For Our Troops
$350,000

This grant is to support the building of green housing for disabled veterans and their families.

Cool Cities
$1,583,123

This grant supports work to implement smart energy solutions that will result in significant, quantifiable reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from cities across the nation and to spur state and national administrative action to address global warming.

NEW PROJECTS

Climate Recovery Partnership Project
Budget: $155,903,100

The Climate Recovery Campaign's six strategic initiatives have two main goals: 1) reduce carbon emissions; and 2) strengthen vulnerable communities and ecosystems.

Great Lakes Program
Budget: $865,125

The goal of this project is to influence a Great Lakes restoration plan that will protect, restore, and preserve the Great Lakes.

Reducing Vehicle Miles Traveled Project
Budget: $789,100

The goal of this project is to secure state and federal administrative transportation policies that will promote low-carbon transportation choices and investments.

2009 FUNDRAISING TOTALS FOR SELECT CAMPAIGNS

Coal Campaigns
$6,002,450

The Sierra Club's National Coal Campaign aims to prevent the construction of new coal-fired power plants in the US and divert investments currently slated for new coal plants into clean energy alternatives.

Water Sentinels
$2,503,000

The goal of this project is to protect water, and open spaces by connecting people with places and encouraging citizen activism

Environmental Law
$804,127

The law program utilizes existing laws to help the Sierra Club and the broader environmental movement succeed in meeting the challenge of climate change.