This amendment adds $100,000 from the general fund in each year of the biennium to support the Virginia Natural Resources Leadership Institute (VNRLI). These funds will be used to 1) provide full scholarships, including travel, for emerging leaders from underserved populations to attend VNRLI to study ways to gain leadership and collaborative problem solving skills, provide important networking opportunities, address challenging environmental issues in Virginia; 2) enhance the level of professionalism through improved elements such as greater access to speakers, trainers, and meeting space; and 3) catalyze the VNRLI alumni network of 450 plus professionals in industry, nonprofit and government sectors to address Virginia's toughest natural resources issues. Funding is provided to the Department of Forestry, who partners with the Department of Conservation and Recreation, the Department of Environmental Quality, the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, the Virginia Cooperative Extension at Virginia Tech and the University of Virginia's Institute for Environmental Negotiation.