Climate Adaptation grants — page 27
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Funding for resilience, flood defence, drought and climate-proofing infrastructure. Backed by the Green Climate Fund and Adaptation Fund, the World Bank and regional banks, the EU, and national adaptation programmes. Listed below are the open climate adaptation grant calls in that landscape, taken from each funder's own notice and re-checked on every refresh.
Adaptation money is overwhelmingly development finance: the Green Climate Fund, the Adaptation Fund, the World Bank and the regional banks, bilateral aid programmes, and health funders including Wellcome and the Gates Foundation on the health side. Awards are usually made to or through an organisation registered in the country where the work happens, so partnership structure tends to matter more to eligibility than technical merit does.
This page lists open climate adaptation grants currently tracked by Raise Lens — 1,462 of them right now, sorted with the soonest deadline first. Every listing has been classified against the sustainability taxonomy rather than matched on keywords, so what appears here is climate adaptation work rather than anything whose description happens to mention it.
The funders publishing climate adaptation grants here include King Baudouin Foundation, United Palestinian Appeal (UPA), We Energies Foundation, among 2 others. Who is funding matters as much as what: eligibility, reporting burden and the realistic timeline to a decision vary far more between funders than between individual calls.
Geographic coverage on this page spans MENA, ASIA, GLOBAL, GLOBAL-SOUTH, AFRICA. Eligibility is usually tied to where the work happens or where the applying organisation is registered, and the two are not always the same — worth checking before investing time in an application.
Social Justice & Poverty
••••• Foundation
This grant funds initiatives that combat poverty and build social cohesion through inclusion programs, affordable housing access, and energy/water poverty reduction for vulnerable populations. It targets nonprofits and social enterprises working on housing security and essential utility access in underserved communities.
Construction and Renovation
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This grant funds construction and renovation of physical infrastructure serving Palestinian communities in occupied territories and refugee camps. It supports economic development and infrastructure resilience in underserved regions.
Program, Project or Capital Grant
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The funder awards grants to 501(c)(3) nonprofits in its service areas for community development, arts, health, education, and environmental projects, with preference for specific programs over general operating support. Eligible organizations can apply for funding across multiple sectors, though the funder prioritizes project-based initiatives.
Ocean Connection Notice – Journalism Scholarships
••••• Foundation
This grant funds journalism reporting on climate adaptation in coastal cities and ocean-related environmental themes, offering R$10,000 (USD ~1,850) per award. It targets journalists and media professionals producing climate and ocean-focused content.
Reach Out To Asia
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This grant empowers young people in Asia with knowledge and skills to address climate change through education and action. It targets youth-focused climate education and engagement programmes with a geographic focus on Asian countries.
Disaster Solidarity
••••• Foundation
Solidaritas Kebencanaan is a disaster solidarity programme from the funder that provides community support and humanitarian response to disaster crises. The grant funds organizations working on disaster response and humanitarian aid, though specific eligibility criteria and funding mechanics are not detailed in the available description.
Ecotourism & Sustainable Tourism
••••• Fund
This grant funds ecotourism and sustainable tourism initiatives that integrate landscape protection, cultural preservation, and community economic development through fair-trade principles. It targets organizations working with local communities to build sustainable livelihoods while conserving natural and cultural resources.
Support for New Givers
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This grant supports individuals who are new to environmental philanthropy, helping them learn how to give effectively to environmental causes and make strategic connections in the green funding space. It is designed for emerging donors seeking guidance on tackling environmental issues through funding.
Changemaker Grants
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Changemaker Grants fund grassroots organizations and changemakers addressing critical social and environmental issues including mental health, women's rights, human rights, climate, education, and healthcare. The grant supports early-stage activists and nonprofits working on systemic change across multiple sectors.
State Rural Livelihoods Mission
••••• Foundation
This grant programme supports state-level missions in India aimed at improving rural livelihoods through sustainable development initiatives. It targets organizations working on rural economic development and community-based livelihood enhancement across Indian states.
Nonprofit Housing Developer RFP
••••• Foundation
A $20 million competitive funding program from the funder supporting nonprofit housing developers across the United States to advance affordable housing development. The grant targets organizations working to expand housing supply and economic opportunity through nonprofit-led development.
Global Innovation Challenge
••••• Foundation
A global competitive challenge distributing $25 million across 50 nonprofits per cycle to address youth employability, homelessness, and food security. Open to nonprofits internationally across 80+ countries with grants up to $500,000 per recipient.
Disaster Response
••••• Foundation
The funder provides emergency relief and recovery support to communities affected by disasters worldwide, partnering with established humanitarian organizations. This grant funds rapid response and long-term recovery efforts in disaster-impacted regions globally.
Disaster Relief
••••• Foundation
The funder provides humanitarian assistance and relief funding following disasters. The grant supports disaster response and recovery efforts, though specific sectoral focus and eligibility criteria are not detailed in the listing.
Humanitarian Assistance and Comprehensive Response
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Norad funds humanitarian aid globally through UN agencies, the Red Cross, and Norwegian organisations to respond to crises including conflict, drought, and disease outbreaks. The grant supports emergency response and humanitarian assistance with flexible funding amounts and unknown deadline.
EEA Civil Society Fund Croatia
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This grant supports civil society organisations in Croatia working on democratic values, civic engagement, human rights, gender equality, climate action, and organisational development. It is managed by an independent Fund Operator to address national priorities and strengthen the civil society sector.
EEA Civil Society Fund Bulgaria
••••• Fund
This grant supports civil society organisations in Bulgaria working on democratic values, civic engagement, human rights, gender equality, climate action, and organisational development. It is managed by an independent Fund Operator to address national priorities and strengthen the civil society sector.
Civil Society Fund Slovenia
••••• Fund
This grant supports civil society organisations in Slovenia working on democratic values, civic engagement, human rights, gender equality, climate action, and organisational development. It is managed by an independent Fund Operator to address national priorities and strengthen the civil society sector.
Startup Programs
••••• Foundation
An accelerator program providing resources, mentorship, and scaling support for early-stage startups developing solutions to social and environmental challenges. Eligible for impact-driven founders seeking capital, guidance, and network access to grow their ventures.
NG-SOS: A crisis resilience programme providing technology-based solutions for emergency preparedness and response
••••• Foundation
NG-SOS is a crisis resilience programme funded by the funder that deploys technology-based solutions for emergency preparedness and disaster response. It targets organizations working on resilience infrastructure and emergency management, particularly in contexts vulnerable to climate and humanitarian crises.
Instant Network Emergency Response
••••• Foundation
This grant funds rapid-deployment connectivity solutions to support emergency responders and affected communities during crises. It targets organizations that can deliver emergency telecommunications infrastructure and resilience services.
Projet WASH: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Programme in Earthquake-Affected School Zones
••••• Foundation
This grant funds a WASH (water, sanitation, and hygiene) programme implemented with UNICEF in earthquake-affected school zones to improve access to clean water, sanitation facilities, and hygiene education. It targets schools in disaster-recovery contexts to build essential water and sanitation infrastructure.
Crisis Response Funding
••••• Fund
This grant provides rapid-response and long-term flexible funding to girls and young feminists who are affected by or responding to acute and protracted crises. The funder uses a participatory approach to support crisis-impacted communities, with a focus on gender equality and humanitarian response.
Haiti: CLM - Der Weg in ein besseres Leben
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This grant funds the CLM (Chemen Lavi Miyò) programme in Haiti, which helps 500 extremely poor families build sustainable livelihoods through economic empowerment and livelihood development. The programme targets ultra-poor populations to escape poverty through structured support and income-generating activities.
India: Improved Health in Urban Slums
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This programme scales a combined model of financial services and health support targeting low-income urban households in India, with a focus on strengthening economic resilience and wellbeing, particularly for women. It is a partnership between the funder and SCBF to expand proven interventions in urban slum communities.
Animal Disaster Response Grants
••••• Fund
This grant provides emergency funding to support communities and animals affected by disasters, administered through the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) on behalf of the Disney Conservation Fund. Applicants experiencing animal welfare crises during emergencies can apply directly to IFAW for rapid response support.
Katastrophenhilfe (Disaster Relief)
••••• Foundation
Emergency and disaster relief funding provided by the funder to support affected communities recovering from disasters, both within local regions and internationally. The grant targets humanitarian response and relief efforts in the aftermath of catastrophic events.
Grantmaking & Philanthropy
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The funder provides grants for organizations driving real-world social and environmental change, with recent focus areas including tax policy reform, housing rights, migration systems transformation, and First Nations climate justice. The funder supports work across multiple interconnected policy and justice domains rather than a single sector.
NNF-IAS Fellowship Programme
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The NNF-IAS Fellowship Programme offers fully-funded fellowships for scholars pursuing innovative research projects in health and sustainability. It targets researchers with ideas addressing challenges in these two domains, supporting advanced study and knowledge creation.
Impact Investing
••••• Foundation
This is an investment opportunity from the funder seeking impact investment strategies that generate both social/environmental benefits and financial returns while preserving capital for grantmaking. The fund accepts proposals for impact investments across social and environmental sectors.
Strengthening Developing Communities
••••• Foundation
This grant supports sustainable development initiatives that improve living standards for youth and families in developing countries through locally-partnered solutions. It prioritizes community-led, sustainable approaches to poverty reduction and social development in the Global South.
Improving Visitors' Experiences
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This grant supports projects that enhance visitor access, experiences, and accessibility across Washington's three national parks, including trail improvements and accessible programming. It is open to organizations working on recreation, conservation, and accessibility initiatives within these protected areas.
Disaster Relief Grants
••••• Foundation
The funder provides grants to help communities prepare for and recover from natural disasters, and maintains an employee relief fund for affected staff. The grant supports disaster preparedness, response, and recovery efforts through partnerships with agencies.
Crisis and Resilience Fund: Heating Oil Support Scheme
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A crisis fund providing heating oil support to individuals and households facing energy poverty in Lincolnshire. The grant addresses immediate heating needs for vulnerable populations struggling with fuel costs.
Grant Funding: A UK maritime-safety foundation offers grant funding aligned with its strategic priority areas of safer…
••••• Foundation
The funder provides grant funding to advance engineering solutions for a safer world, with priorities aligned to its 2024-2029 strategy. The foundation supports projects in engineering, safety, infrastructure, and maritime sectors.
SMF Projects (Small and Medium Finance)
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SMF Projects is a streamlined, smaller-scale funding mechanism under the Interreg Danube Region Programme that supports transnational cooperation projects across climate, innovation, social inclusion, and governance themes. It is designed for organizations in the Danube region seeking to implement collaborative, cross-border initiatives with simplified application procedures.
Education: Supports communities by repairing disaster-damaged schools, installing solar power, providing refurbished…
••••• Foundation
This grant funds disaster recovery and educational infrastructure improvements in schools, including solar installation, computer refurbishment, and learning materials. It targets communities affected by disasters seeking to rebuild and modernize school facilities with renewable energy and digital resources.
Disaster Response
••••• Foundation
Brother's Brother Foundation provides relief supplies to communities affected by disasters, including hurricanes and humanitarian crises, working alongside first responders and local relief agencies domestically and internationally. This grant supports disaster response and emergency relief operations.
Research Grants
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The funder funds field and desk-based research projects across geography and related disciplines, supporting both established researchers conducting cutting-edge fieldwork and early-career academics on smaller initiatives. While not exclusively climate-focused, the grant supports research that may advance understanding of environmental and geographical systems relevant to sustainability.
Private Equity – Social Impact
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The funder offers private equity investment for social impact projects focused on financial inclusion, SME growth, agriculture, and essential services in underserved regions. The fund targets entrepreneurs and organizations advancing healthcare access, education, affordable housing, and agricultural finance in developing markets.
World Central Kitchen Food Relief Programme
••••• Foundation
This grant supports World Central Kitchen's global food relief operations, including provision of over 250,000 fresh meals daily across America and worldwide during disasters and crises. The funding targets humanitarian food security and emergency response efforts.
Grants for scientific research with impact on Argentine territory
••••• Foundation
Grants for scientific research projects that generate direct, measurable impact on Argentine territory and communities. Funds basic and applied research across disciplines with emphasis on local relevance and sustainability outcomes.
Community Impact
••••• Foundation
The funder funds tailored community-driven initiatives addressing locally-relevant social issues within individual countries. The grant supports place-based programmes that build community resilience and social inclusion, though the specific sustainability focus is not explicitly detailed.
Resilience Program
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This programme builds community resilience across the Himalayan region, likely through infrastructure, governance, or livelihood adaptation projects. The funder (the funder) is a Buddhist NGO focused on social and environmental work in the Himalayas.
Green Opportunities Fund
••••• Foundation
The Green Opportunities Fund supports green and environmental initiatives benefiting communities, with a focus on climate and environmental outcomes. Eligible applicants can access funding to advance sustainability projects, though specific sectors and organization types are not detailed in the listing.
Democracy's Immune System Initiative
••••• Fund
The funder supports grassroots climate justice movements focused on democratic resilience and systemic change. The initiative funds organizations working at the intersection of climate action and governance to build stronger, more equitable systems.
General Grantmaking
••••• Foundation
RTNF makes grants to effective organizations addressing disease, poverty, pain, and violence while expanding freedom and happiness, with a specific focus on alleviating suffering for the disadvantaged today and eliminating fossil fuel use for future generations. The foundation funds a broad portfolio including educational access, poverty reduction, and clean energy transition work.
Emergency Relief Grants
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MCM provides emergency relief grants to projects supporting victims of natural disasters and other acute emergency situations. The grant targets organizations responding to disaster impacts, though sector and geographic scope are not explicitly detailed.