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            Environment funding opportunities via the Rural Assistance Center
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    Environment funding opportunities, with information provided via the Rural Assistance Center
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				<copyright>Copyright 2010 Rural Assistance Center</copyright>
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        http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_topic_details.php?topic=Environment        </link>
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<title>Green Fund Capacity Building Grant</title>
<description>Grants to fund local rural, sustainable affordable housing developments. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- Housing Assistance Council </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2352 </link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:41:21 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2352 </guid>

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<title>Environmental Regulatory Enhancement Grant Program</title>
<description>Grants to strengthen Tribal governments or organizations through capacity building in order to identify, plan, develop and implement environmental programs. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- Administration for Native Americans </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1098 </link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:04:25 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1098 </guid>

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<title>Wal-Mart Store and Sam's Club Giving Programs</title>
<description>Funding to local nonprofit organizations in four main areas of focus: Education, Workforce Development / Economic Opportunity, Health &amp; Wellness and Environmental Sustainability. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- Wal-Mart Foundation </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2123 </link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:53:28 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2123 </guid>

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<title>Wal-Mart State Giving Program</title>
<description>The Wal-Mart Foundation will award grants at the state and regional level to support unmet needs that are not directly addressed by any of their current programs. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- Wal-Mart Foundation </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1991 </link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:15:36 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Weyerhaeuser Company Foundation</title>
<description>Provides grants in communities where the company has operations. Geographic coverage:  Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee  --  </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=890 </link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:36:48 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=890 </guid>

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<title>Wal-Mart National Giving Program</title>
<description>Funding to support the replication of a particularly innovative local or regional initiative at other sites around the country. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- Wal-Mart Foundation </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2122 </link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:23:53 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2122 </guid>

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<title>El Paso Community Foundation Grants</title>
<description>Grant priorities are Health and Disabilities, Human Services (basic human needs) and Public Benefit. Geographic coverage:  West Texas, southern New Mexico and northern Chihuahua, Mexico.  --  </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1065 </link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:02:00 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1065 </guid>

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<title>Midwest Assistance Program Loan Fund</title>
<description>Helps small communities and tribal nations jumpstart infrastructure, housing, technology, aging and economic development projects through low-cost, short-term loans. Geographic coverage:  Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming  -- Midwest Assistance Program </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1070 </link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:59:47 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1070 </guid>

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<title>William T. Kemper Foundation Grants</title>
<description>Provides grants for health, human services, the arts, and the environment. Geographic coverage:  Missouri, Kansas, and western Illinois  --  </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=982 </link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 08:42:49 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=982 </guid>

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<title>The Nathan Cummings Foundation Health Program Grants</title>
<description>Provides grants to improve health and well-being. Programs include arts and culture; the environment; health; interprogram initiatives for social and economic justice; and the Jewish life and values/contemplative practice programs. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  --  </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=885 </link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:00:51 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=885 </guid>

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<title>Shade Structure Program</title>
<description>Funds for the purchase for permanent shade structures to non-profit organizations in need of shade for outdoor locations. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- American Academy of Dermatology </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1200 </link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:11:04 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1200 </guid>

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<title>Nature Hills Nursery Green America Awards</title>
<description>Grants to community groups who are committed to improving their local environment by planting trees, bushes and shrubs to make their communities a better place to live. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- Nature Hills Nursery </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2090 </link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:38:24 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2090 </guid>

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<title>RCAP Safe Water Fund</title>
<description>A low-interest loan program for small community water and wastewater projects in Ohio. Geographic coverage:  Ohio  --  </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1937 </link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 16:15:55 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1937 </guid>

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<title>Green Retrofit Program for Multifamily Housing Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009</title>
<description>Grants for eligible property owners to make energy and green retrofit investments in the property, to ensure the maintenance and preservation of the property, the continued operation and maintenance of energy efficiency technologies. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2158 </link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 09:07:40 CST</pubDate>
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