
REEFS Program wins USDA 2501 Grant
Croatan Institute’s REEFS team was recently awarded a major USDA grant of $731,807 over two years to support virtual programming for the Financial Health Investment Project.
Croatan Institute’s REEFS team was recently awarded a major USDA grant of $731,807 over two years to support virtual programming for the Financial Health Investment Project.
Associate Anna Aspenson spoke at the Council of Development Finance Agencies National Development Finance Summit in Philadelphia on Wednesday, November 8th.
James Smith is an Analyst at the Institute, where he supports the NC Soil Wealth Area Program and REEFS’ FinHealth Program.
Croatan Institute is pleased to welcome Masika Henson, who is joining our board as of October 2023.
Croatan Institute, in partnership with Working Landscapes, recently completed 5 climate resilience workshops with local governments across eastern NC.
Croatan Institute staff Sharlene Brown, Lori Hylton, and affiliated fellow Dorothy Suput attended the Regenerative Food Systems Investment Forum in Denver on September 26-27, 2023.
Senior Associate Jaime Silverstein recently spoke about Soil Wealth Areas on the Duke World Food Policy Podcast.
Mary Bell is the Operations Coordinator for Croatan Institute, where she supports the entire Institute team with particular emphasis on accounting, human resources, technology, donor relations, and other operational project management.
Croatan Institute’s REEFS Program is hosting its first conference for thought leaders, practitioners, advocates and values aligned capital partners – The Diverse Leaders in Climate and Agriculture Summit.
Senior Fellow Bill Harrington and advocacy colleagues from Americans for Financial Reform, CreditSpectrum, the Credit Rating Initiative, and the International Institute of Law and Finance advised senior staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on how best to enact meaningful accountability for regulated credit rating companies.
During the session, Jaime discussed Croatan Institute’s Soil Wealth Areas work and the application of property-assessed financing for on-farm conservation practices.
Liz Umlas is a Senior Fellow at Croatan Institute where she supports our human rights and accountability work.