Overview: Principal Office: USA Key Words: climate change, agriculture, green innovations Website: Link Established in 1913, the Rockefeller Foundation works around the world to expand opportunities for poor and vulnerable people, and to help ensure that the benefits of globalization are shared more equitably. The Rockefeller Foundation states that its work for the 21st Century is to enable “smart globalization.” Among other past achievements, the Rockefeller Foundation significantly funded the modernization of agriculture in Asia and Latin America, known as the Green Revolution. Issue areas for Rockefeller’s grant making are Social and Economic Security; Basic Survival Protection; Global Health; Urbanization; and Climate and Environment. The Foundation describes itself as “working at the intersections” of these different concerns. Grant Programs for Agriculture, Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources The Rockefeller Foundation defines several initiatives to guide its grant making in the USA and internationally. The three of principal relevance in the Terra Viva Grants Directory are identified below. 1 -- Green Revolution in Africa. The Rockefeller Foundation partners with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for the initial support of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) to improve small-scale agriculture. -- Link 2 -- Developing Climate Change Resilience. The Foundation provides funding in support of climate change resilience for poor and vulnerable people. The thematic areas are Asian cities (through the Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network); African agriculture; and U.S. policy. -- Link 3 -- Innovation Processes to Solve Social Problems. The emphasis is promoting open and user-driven processes of technical innovation for poor and vulnerable populations. Grants address issues of the developing countries in areas such as health, household energy, small-scale agriculture, and others. -- Link Rockefeller makes grants across a wide range of nonprofit organizations in the USA and internationally. They include policy and research institutes; universities; foundations and NGOs; networks and associations; international organizations; and government organizations. A few grants are occasionally made to private companies. Grants range from under US$25 thousand to multi-million dollars for projects of one to five years. Many grants range from US$100 thousand to US$1 million. APPLICATION (for 1-2-3 above): In “What We Fund,” the Foundation provides an electronic inquiry form. A project idea must fit one of Rockefeller’s current initiatives. Submissions need to be made in English. The form asks for a project summary and budget; a discussion of project impact and measurable results; the strategic fit with Rockefeller’s initiatives; and contact information. If Rockefeller provides a positive view of the initial application, it responds by asking for a full proposal. About how to apply. -- Link Geographical Distribution of Grant Activities in Developing Countries Worldwide Note: Rockefeller’s international funding for agriculture and climate change is concentrated in Sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, and South Asia. However, grant making is not limited to these regions. Comments In 2010, the Foundation distributed US$139 million (all programs). The Foundation’s grants database is searchable by key words, dates, grant amounts, and initiatives. -- Link Rockefeller posts its annual reports online. The Foundation maintains a large news archive, and it offers thematic publications online. General contact information is provided for Rockefeller’s offices in New York, Bangkok, Nairobi, and Bellagio. The Foundation also provides an email contact form. -- Link The Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network, with funding from the Rockefeller Foundation, has the following website: Link Note: The Terra Viva Grants Directory offers separate profiles of the following related funders (i) Rockefeller Brothers Fund -- Link; and (ii) Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa -- Link
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