Center for Clean Air Policy
http://www.ccap.org
Location: Washington, DC
Initiative: Transportation
Geographic Focus: United States
TERM of the Grant: 1/1/2010 – 12/31/2011
Amount: $300,000
toward the costs of research, policy papers and workshops that will highlight best practices and federal, state and local policy options to advance sustainable transportation in the U.S.
Villgro, formerly Rural Innovations Network, works with small-holder farmers in rural India to develop, field test and commercialize inventions that can help significantly improve the lives of poor and vulnerable people.
Climate change isn't just a problem—it's also an opportunity. Consider New York City today with Venice-style canals and protective oyster reefs. Fresh urban visions like these, designed to thwart damage from rising sea levels and increasingly frequent storms, could have big payoffs in the future.
OpenMRS is improving health care in developing countries by providing the technical and medical experts, training and tools necessary to build open-source electronic medical record systems (EMRS).
Transportation policy is not a matter for policy wonks only. It can affect every aspect of Americans’ daily lives—from how much we have to spend on getting to work to whether our families can walk and ride the streets safely.