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2003 grants
Grant Recipients
July 2002-June 2003
Detailed grant information is available on ICF’s website: www.icfdn.org
THE AMERICAS

ARTS & CULTURE

Asociación de Artes del Mar de Cortez A.C. (Los Barilles, B.C.S., México) Programmatic support for the dance programs at various schools within the Los Barilles area-$1,500.

Fundación Camino Real Misionero de las Californias (CAREM) (Mexicali, B.C., México) Programmatic support for educational materials -$4,600.

Centro de Artes Escénicas del Noroeste (CAEN) (Tijuana, B.C., México) Programmatic support for a concert of traditional ethnic-based music -$1,600.

Centro de Formación y Protección Integral para la Mujer y el Menor de Torreón, (Coahuila, México) Programmatic support for art, music, and learning materials for children-$2,000.

Combined Organization for the Visual Arts (COVA) (San Diego, CA, U.S.A.) Programmatic support to the "Border Arts Workshop Initiative" for the "From Baja to Buffalo" exhibition and to continue onsite art projects in Tijuana, B.C.-$10,000.

Foundation for Anthropological & Environmental Studies (FARES) (Rupert, ID, U.S.A.) Programmatic support for archaeological and conservation work in the Mirador Basin project in Guatemala-$200,000.

Fundación Internacional de la Comunidad (FIC) (Tijuana, B.C., México) General operating support-$5,000; programmatic support for media outreach related to Filantropia 2002-$4,000.

Pre-Colombian Art Research Institute (San Francisco, CA, U.S.A./Palenque, México) Programmatic support for temple restoration at Palenque archaeological site -$26,000.

Pro Música Ensenada, A.C. (Ensenada, B.C., México) Scholarships for 20 students in the Academia de Música and graduation events-$10,440.

San Bartolo Project (Antigua, Guatemala) Programmatic support for preservation of Pre-Colombian murals at San Bartolo-$35,000.

The San Diego Foundation (San Diego, CA, U.S.A.) Re-granting to the Combined Organization for the Visual Arts (COVA) for their Border Arts Workshop Initiative in Baja California-$22,000.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Fundación Internacional de laComunidad (FIC) (Tijuana B.C., México) Charitable support for staff and board training obtained at the Second Meeting of the Community Foundations' Board Group- $2,684; implementation of the needs assessment for Baja California -$4,800; staff and board training and travel-$5,657; a matching grant for operating support-$2,500; general operating support for Baja area non-profits as an award for winning photo submissions for "NGO photo contest"-$1,250; programmatic support for the Las Californias Youth Leadership Program-$8,730.

Los Niños (Chula Vista, CA, U.S.A.) Programmatic support for a micro-credit program in Baja California-$6,000.

Provincia Mexicana del Instituto de Nuestra Sra. de la Caridad (México D.F., México) Programmatic support to remodel a provincial house, which will be used for the education of new members of the order-$6,000.

San Diego Regional Chamber
of Commerce Foundation
(San Diego, CA, U.S.A.) Creation of a new México Business Center at the San Diego Chamber of Commerce -$45,000.

EDUCATION

Asistencia Educación Superior en Ligui --ASISTED, (Loreto, B.C.S., México) Programmatic support for funding the construction of a dormitory for junior high students- $9,000. ; teachers’ honoraria, transportation and supplies for a computer class-$1,000.

Casa Hogar Protección a la Joven (Torreón, Coahuila, México) Support for computer equipment-$2,000.

Fundación Michou y Mau, A.C. (México, D.F., México) Support for fire safety education and prevention in Torreón, Coahuila-$6,000.
Fundación para Los Niños de La Paz, A.C. (La Paz, B.C.S., México) Programmatic support for construction at the community center -$4,000; Student scholarships-$2,000; programmatic support to build a dining room ("comedor") to feed children in Colonia Laguna Azul in La Paz-$40,000.

Fundación Tarpuy (Córdoba, Argentina) Programmatic support for a digital communications program- $52,000; general operational support-$1,000.

Iberoamericana University Foundation (Tijuana, B.C., México) Programmatic support to construct Loyola Public Library-$42,000; family history center-$12,831; bookmobile-$7,100.

London Health Sciences Foundation (Ontario, Canada) Programmatic support for a clinical study related to sleep-disordered breathing - $100,000.

Los Niños del Capitán (Cabo San Lucas, B.C.S., México) Programmatic support for Los Niños del Capitán day care center-$15,000.

Pronatura Noroeste Mar de Cortés, (Ensenada, B.C., México) Programmatic support for exhibitions and educational materials at Parque Nacional Sierra de San Pedro Martir visitors’ center-$60,000.

San Diego Dialogue (La Jolla, CA, U.S.A.) General operating support for the Forum Fronterizo Series-$5,000.

San Diego Natural History Museum (SDNHM) (San Diego, CA, U.S.A.) Programmatic support to PROBEA for hands-on environmental programs at EcoParque, Tijuana, BC-$46,400.

The San Diego Foundation (San Diego, CA, U.S.A.) Re-granting to the Boy Scouts of America for general operating support and Westward Ho The Wagons for travel costs associated with the Tlingit Tribal Community-$26,000.

University of California, San Diego (La Jolla, CA, U.S.A.) Sponsorship of a conference entitled "Cross Border Dialogues: US-México Social Movement Networking"-$1,430.

University of California, San Diego’s Regional Workbench Consortium (La Jolla, CA, U.S.A.) Programmatic support for first annual EXPO 2003 on urban and regional planning in the San Diego/Baja border region-$1,000.

University of Calgary (Alberta, Canada) Matching support to the Alastair H. Ross Scholarship Fund at the University of Calgary-$1,000.

ENVIRONMENT

Colegio de la Frontera Norte (COLEF) (Tijuana, B.C., México) Programmatic support for the environmental education center and the development of a strategic plan-$10,000; "Regional Reflections on the 2002 World Summit: Equity and Sustainable Development in the U.S.-México Border Region"-$6,853; cross-border impact study research-$13,000.

Comunidad y Biodiversidad (COBI) (Guaymas, Son., México) Programmatic support for the design and evaluation of no-take (no fishing) marine reserves-$20,000.

Conservación del Territorio Insular Mexicano (ISLA) (La Paz, B.C.S., México) Programmatic support for a sport fishing study in marine protected areas in Baja California-$20,000.

Conservation International (CI) (Washington, DC, U.S.A./
Guaymas, Son., México) Programmatic support for creating five new protected marine areas in the Sea of Cortez-$645,403.

Foro Ensenada, A.C. (Ensenada, B.C.S., México) Programmatic support for planning and outreach to establish a natural protected area for San Quintín Bay, Baja California, México-$38,500.

Fundación del Empresariado Chihuahuense (Chihuahua, México) Programmatic support
for "Vamos Juntos Arbol por Arbol" campaign-$5,000.
Fundación Mexicana para la Educacion Ambiental A.C. (FUNDEA) (México, D.F., México) Capital support to transfer Isla Espíritu Santo to the Mexican Park Service-$250,000.

Grupo Ecologista Antares (GEA) (Loreto, B.C.S., México) Programmatic support for one of three monitoring stations within the Loreto National Marine Park-$20,000.

Intercultural Center for the Study of Deserts and Oceans (Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.) Support for a bilingual comprehensive resource book on the Upper Gulf of California and Colorado River Delta Biosphere Reserve-$20,000.

Investigación y Conservación de Mamíferos Marinos de Ensenada (ICMME) (Ensenada, B.C.S., México) Programmatic support for cetacean research and environmental education programs-$20,000.

Los Niños (Chula Vista, CA, U.S.A.) General operating support for the Aldea Ecológica program in Tijuana-$7,500.

Los Niños de Baja California, A.C. (Tijuana, B.C., México) Support for transportation to the Aldea Ecológica and Los Niños projects at Ecoparque-$6,853.

North Coast Cetacean Society (Qualicum Beach, B.C., Canada) Support for the construction of a laboratory facility for whale research-$30,000.

Observadores de América (La Paz, B.C.S., México) Programmatic support for public service announcements with an environmental message focusing on Loreto National Marine Park and Isla Espíritu Santo.-$6,000.

Pro Esteros (Ensenada, BC, México) Programmatic support to establish a community group to protect the Mona Estuary of Bahía de Los Angeles-$20,000.

Pronatura Nacional (México, D.F., México) Sponsorship of the 5th Inter-American Congress on Private Land Conservation and scholarships for two Pronatura staff-$4,680.

Pronatura Noroeste Mar de Cortés (Ensenada, B.C.S., México) Programmatic support for training local residents from Bahía de los Angeles to serve as managers of the proposed Bahía de Los Angeles National Park-$20,000.

ProPeninsula (San Diego, CA, U.S.A.) Programmatic support for the proposed Bahía de Los Angeles Park Visitor/Community Center-$20,000.

Proyecto Fronterizo de Educación Ambiental, A.C. (PFEA) (Tijuana, B.C., México) Programmatic support for phase #1 and #2 of the needs assessment-$2,000; design and production of a bi-lingual "Field Trip Binder"- $500; sponsorship of the IV Meeting on the Border Environment-$1,000.

San Diego Natural History Museum (San Diego, CA, U.S.A.) Programmatic support for "Por un Planeta Limpio para Todos" environmental poster/poetry contest in La Paz, BCS-$4,700.

Siempre Semillas (La Ribera, B.C.S., México) Programmatic support for workshops at Buena Fortuna Botanical Garden in La Rivera-$380; land acquisition to expand the botanical garden-$9,000.

Sociedad de Historia Natural Niparajá A.C. (La Paz, B.C.S. México) Programmatic support for restoration work at Hacienda de los Dolores in Baja California Sur-$20,000; the annual festival of vaquitas, sharks, bill fish and turtles-$5,000.

Terra Peninsular A.C. (Ensenada, B.C., México) General operating support-$40,962; general
operating support-$48,670.

United Nations Foundation (Washington, DC, U.S.A.) Re-granted to FUNDEA for conservation management in Isla Espíritu Santo and Isla Partida in Baja California Sur-$125,000.

Wildcoast (Imperial Beach, CA, U.S.A.) Programmatic support for communications effort at the local, state and national level to build a constituency for the Bahía de los Angeles National Marine Park-$20,000.

HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

Cáritas Diocesanas de Torreón (Torreón, Coahuila, México) For regranting purposes-$12,526.

Centro de Desarrollo Comunitario Centéotl (Oaxaca, México) Two grants were provided to create and consolidate a fund that will provide seed money to low-income families in the community of "El Trapiche" to initiate productive employment opportunities including flower cultivation-$8,000.

Esperanza International, Inc. (Chula Vista, CA, U.S.A./Tijuana, B.C., México) Programmatic support for Phase Two of Pueblo Esperanza in La Gloria, Tijuana- $6,924.

Fronteras Unidas Pro Salud, A.C. (Tijuana B.C., México) General operating support -$5,000.

Fundación de Apoyo para Niños Especiales (Tijuana, B.C., México) Programmatic support for accessing "colonias" in the outskirts of Tijuana-$9,680.

Fundación Villa Esperanza (Mexicalli, B.C., México) Support for the Gessel Therapy Room in "Casa Hogar para Varones" (CAHOVA) and orphanage for boys-$5,560.

Hospital Infantil de las Californias (Tijuana, B.C., México) Programmatic support to construct the new wing of the children's hospital in T ijuana-$58,000.

Patronato Pro-Heroico Cuerpo de Bomberos de Ensenada (Ensenada, B.C., México) Support for purchasing fire hoses and facilities truck-$19,000.

Project Concern International (San Diego, CA, U.S.A.) Support for "Hands Across the Border" campaign-$5,000.

Project Mercy (Poway, CA, U.S.A.) Support for rebuilding
two houses in Eastern Tijuana-$4,700.

The San Diego Foundation (San Diego, CA, U.S.A.) Re-granting to Strive/Second Chance in support of the organization's Adopt-A-Block program-$2,000.
LEFT TO RIGHT: Students on the playground at a migrant school in Shanghai, China; young student working at blackboard in a migrant school in Shanghai Nanhui District, China.

ASIA

EDUCATION

Shanghai City Nanhui District Teacher's Foundation (Shanghai, China) Programmatic support for student scholarships, teacher's awards, and school equipment for migrant schools in Shanghai's Nanhui district-$60,000; construction of a new teaching building at Xiangnong Agricultural Technology Middle School-$37,500; and construction of nine new primary schools in Gaungnan Country-$22,500.

Xuemian Secondary School Zhuji City Zhejiang (Province P.R., China)
Student scholarships-$1,500.

The Nature Conservancy A re-grant to TNC-China for programmatic support of productive employment projects for cash crops and fish farming at the Wenhai School in Yunnan, China-$1,210.

The Nature Conservancy A re-grant to TNC-China for programmatic support of the Education for Sustainability initiative in Northwest Yunnan-$19,880.
 

ENVIRONMENT

Global Village Beijing (Beijing, China) General operating support-$5,000; environmental education at training centers for rural Chinese farmers and urban residents-$10,000.

International Peace Foundation (Bangkok, Thailand) General operating support to IPF’s Bangkok office-$5,000.
LEFT TO RIGHT: Nanyao students gathered in a new school garden, Yunnan Province, China; students in a hands-on science class at Nanyao school, Yunnan Province, China.