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On the Water

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Coral Woman

By anupama mandloi February 2022

"That Which Sounds is the Water Flowing"

By Crhistian Camilo Villa Velasco December 2021

Monitoring algal bloom using frugal science

By Ikbal Choudhury, Ankita Jha, Sayak Bhattacharya, Kanika Khanna, Ankit Dwivedi December 2021

Black Mayonnaise

By Nathan Kensinger November 2021

Beiradão em Brasa

By Anderson Ramos de Lima October 2021

Dia de Los Muertos on the Gowanus Canal

By Camilo Quiroz-Vazquez September 2021

Latsch Island Boathouse Colony History Podcast

By Gina Favano August 2021

WeAreWater

By Heidi Quante July 2021

Harvesting Narratives on the Water

By Yvonne Shortt June 2021

About Us

We give monthly $1000 grants to water-focused projects that add awesome to the world.

Does your project bring creativity, culture, and inclusion to the water? Does it help us think about the water in a new way? Does it expand boundaries and build relationships with the water? We want to support your awesome idea!

Tips for applying:

  • Use your first sentence to tell us what you're making. (You can explain in more detail later.)
  • Tell us where you're located
  • Be brief
  • Be specific
  • Tell us how your project relates to water and who will benefit

Meet the Trustees

  1. N.D. Austin

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  2. Danielle Butler

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  3. Kae Burke

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  4. Jason Eppink

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  5. Sonia Epstein

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  6. Michael Garfinkle

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  7. Constance Hockaday

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  8. George Ingalls

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  9. Braden King

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  10. Celeste LeCompte

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  11. Matthew Rhys

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  12. Patrick Scott

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  13. Guest Trustee

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