Community Development Climate Finance Ecosystem Grant
In context
This call is open to non-profits, social enterprises and community groups and 1 other. Funding is a grant. Coverage is read from the notice itself: United States. The funder accepts early-stage applicants.
This grant strengthens the ecosystem of organizations that develop, finance, and support climate-beneficial community projects, with a focus on equity and community-led solutions. It targets intermediaries, technical assistance providers, and co-developers working on climate finance at the community level.
About this grant
The Kresge Foundation's Environment Program helps cities combat and adapt to climate change while advancing racial and economic justice. The program holds that cities should limit climate change and prepare for its effects at the same time, and it focuses on making sure community voices in lower-income neighborhoods and communities of color lead climate decisions, from city halls to state capitals to Washington, D.C. Its stated aims are to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, prepare for unavoidable climate effects, and advance social cohesion and equity. The page describes the Community Development Climate Finance Ecosystem as a strategy within the Environment Program. It works to strengthen community-focused co-developers, financing intermediaries, and technical assistance providers of climate-beneficial projects. The strategy sits under the program's Field Building investment category, which supports leaders and organizations critical to addressing climate change while advancing racial and economic justice. The Environment Program's other initiatives include Climate Change, Health and Equity (CCHE), Climate Resilient and Equitable Water Systems (CREWS), and Equitable and Just Energy Transition (EJET), along with the Public Sector Leadership Support and Climate Justice Movement Support strategies. The program's investments are prioritized into Field Building and Transforming Urban Systems categories. The page states that the Environment Program does not accept unsolicited proposals and that grant opportunities are listed on the Current Funding Opportunities page when available. No specific dollar amounts, deadlines, or application steps for this strategy are given on this page.
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Eligibility
The page states the Environment Program does not accept unsolicited proposals; opportunities are published on the Current Funding Opportunities page when available, and applicants are directed to the How to Apply page for eligibility details. The strategy is described as serving community-focused co-developers, financing intermediaries, and technical assistance providers of climate-beneficial projects. No explicit organisation type, geography, or prior-recipient rules are stated on this page.
Key requirements
- ✓Organization must be a community-focused co-developer, financing intermediary, or technical assistance provider
- ✓Primary focus on climate-beneficial projects with explicit equity and community-development outcomes
- ✓Demonstrated capacity to strengthen the climate finance ecosystem at community level
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Frequently asked questions
- Who can apply for Community Development Climate Finance Ecosystem?
- Eligibility covers organisations in US; nonprofit, social-enterprise, community-group, consortium. See the eligibility criteria above for the full conditions.
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- Similar grants that state a value range from $440k to $5.0m, with a median of $500k (5 grants).
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About this sector
Environmental justice funding supports communities most exposed to pollution and climate harm, with an emphasis on local leadership. It is offered by public programmes and foundations, often as grants to community organisations and partnerships. Calls typically ask how residents are involved in decisions and how benefits stay in the community.
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