Eight teams received implementation awards following the virtual pitch fest on September 30. They were selected by a final evaluation panel for their potential to advance climate resilience and racial equity.

Winning Teams:

Festival Beach Food Forest
Canfield Consortium
Council for Watershed Health
EcoWorks
Education, Economics, Environmental, Climate and Health Organization
Turner Station Conservation Teams
Western Reserve Land Conservancy
Youth Ministries for Peace and Justice

Challenge Finalists:

Finalists were chosen from a pool of 52 applicants, whose work represents a range of community-led efforts across the United States and Puerto Rico, Canada, and Mexico, as well as several Tribal nations and Indigenous groups. Each finalist team, including the eight winning teams, received a $10,000 capacity-building grant over the summer, along with training and mentorship opportunities. Download the Thriving Cities Challenge booklet to learn more about their projects and other applicants to the Challenge.

Blueprint Foundation
Friends of Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge
GreenRoots
LINK Houston
National Wildlife Federation
Pronatura Sur
Trees, Water & People