Climate Adaptation grants — page 29
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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 ResilientAfrica Network (RAN), von Philipp Foundation, Renault Group 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 AFRICA, SUBSAHARAN-AFRICA, GLOBAL, ASIA, SE-ASIA. 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.
Resilience Innovation Labs (RILabs)
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RILabs funds research, innovation commercialisation, and knowledge-sharing through four regional innovation labs across Africa to advance resilience and policy change. The programme targets research institutions, innovators, and community organisations working on adaptation and sustainability challenges in Eastern Africa, Southern Africa, Horn of Africa, and West Africa.
Help for People in Need
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This grant provides disaster relief aid and supplies to vulnerable populations affected by climate-related disasters such as cold snaps and floods in Nepal. It supports humanitarian response and recovery for disaster victims in a climate-vulnerable region.
Safety Rescue – Emergency Intervention
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This grant funds emergency intervention forces (firefighters, rescue services) responding to major crises including climate events and geopolitical emergencies, as well as protection and evacuation of cultural artifacts. Eligible applicants are emergency services and organizations involved in crisis response and cultural heritage protection.
Strategic Grants
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The funder offers targeted grants to support community-led crisis response networks and projects that build resilience to disasters globally. Eligible organizations can apply through the IGNITE, INVEST, and INFLUENCE model to fund humanitarian and community-resilience initiatives.
Anchor Investor Partnership
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The funder seeks anchor investors to co-fund a philanthropic partnership model that scales community-led crisis response and humanitarian aid delivery at the local level. This is a strategic partnership call for larger funders to fuel faster, dignified aid through local networks.
A US Foundation Fellowship Programme
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The Ford Global Fellowship invests in individual leaders and changemakers working to address inequality and systemic challenges worldwide. While not explicitly climate-focused, the fellowship supports leaders working on broad social and environmental justice issues that often intersect with sustainability and climate adaptation.
BUILD Program: A $2 billion initiative dedicated to strengthening social justice institutions by providing long-term funding
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The BUILD Program is a $2 billion the funder initiative providing long-term, flexible funding to strengthen social justice institutions and build organizational capacity to tackle inequality. It targets nonprofits and civil society organizations working across civic engagement, racial and gender justice, climate justice, disability rights, and economic opportunity.
Overseas Emergency Relief
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The funder occasionally funds emergency relief efforts and humanitarian work overseas, with a focus on rapid response to crises. Eligible organizations should address urgent humanitarian needs in international contexts.
Intercultural Understanding, Climate and Environment, Media Literacy
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The Isaac Dreyfus-Bernheim Foundation funds projects in intercultural understanding, climate and environment, and media literacy. Eligible projects addressing these three thematic areas are prioritized for support.
Refugee-led Innovation Fund | Incubator
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This fund supports innovation projects led by forcibly displaced and stateless people to develop community-driven solutions addressing their own challenges. It prioritizes locally-grounded, lived-experience-based approaches to livelihoods and community development.
A Global Sustainability Acceleration Community
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Green Nations Community® funds global development initiatives through cluster programmes that connect local actors to advance sustainable and rural development. The grant targets community-based organizations and local networks working on sustainability outcomes across regions.
Catalytic Grants and PRIs
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The funder provides catalytic grants and PRIs to organizations ready to scale, offering up to three years of working capital alongside hands-on support in fundraising, board development, and impact measurement. The fund targets nonprofits and social enterprises working across education, workforce development, mental health, and climate action.
Reset Tourism Fund
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The Reset Tourism Fund supports responsible tourism and sustainable development initiatives within Asia's travel industry. It targets organizations working to reduce tourism's environmental and social impact while promoting sustainable practices across the sector.
International Alternative Dispute Resolution Fellowship
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This fellowship brings alternative dispute resolution (ADR) professionals from around the world to the U.S. to study conflict resolution and peacebuilding practices. Fellows return to post-conflict countries to apply training toward peace, reconciliation, and addressing global challenges like climate change and forced migration.
Emergency Relief
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Grants supporting emergency relief efforts in the funder's target geographies, with potential infrastructure support for larger agencies to respond quickly. The foundation prioritizes rapid deployment capacity for emergency response organizations.
Home that's a Good Place to Live – Open Funding Round
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A multi-million pound funding programme from Lloyds Bank Foundation supporting people and organisations working to improve housing quality and community living conditions in England and Wales. The grant targets community-led initiatives and organisations addressing housing-related challenges to create better places to live.
a US venture capital fund
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The funder is a venture capital fund investing across early to growth-stage technology companies in AI, health, climate, and related sectors. The fund targets startups and scale-ups building solutions in these domains, though specific application mechanics and ticket sizes are not detailed in this listing.
Sunshine & Smiles
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Sunshine & Smiles funds projects in Mozambique that advance sustainable social and ecological environments, combining community development with environmental stewardship. The grant supports initiatives addressing interconnected social and ecological challenges in a specific geographic region.
Environment: Focused on transforming public spaces and school gardens in cities
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This grant supports environmental improvements in urban public spaces and school gardens, with a focus on transforming cities through green infrastructure and ecological restoration. It is open to organizations working on urban environmental projects in cities.
Fruit Campaign: Distributes fruit to vulnerable families and provides fruit trees (at 5 francs per tree) to enable long-term food security
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This grant distributes fruit to vulnerable families and sells fruit trees at subsidized cost to enable long-term food security and nutrition for children and families in need. It combines immediate humanitarian relief with sustainable livelihood development through tree-planting.
Global Crisis Response Platform
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A coordinating platform that mobilizes funding and humanitarian response to crises involving displacement and migration, enabling rapid scaling of assistance. Eligible organizations can participate in or access this coordination mechanism to respond to displacement-driven humanitarian emergencies.
Transport & Urban Development
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This grant funds regional connectivity and sustainable urban development projects across the Mediterranean region, focusing on intermodal transport systems and urban planning initiatives. It targets public and private organizations working on transport infrastructure and urban sustainability.
Policy Advocacy
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CEED funds research and capacity-building initiatives that enable communities to make informed decisions about environmental policies and programs at local and federal levels. The grant supports environmental justice and policy advocacy work, particularly for underrepresented communities seeking to influence environmental decision-making.
Building Power in the States
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This grant supports state-level climate action and democratic engagement work through the funder's network of state affiliates. It funds organizations working to advance climate policy and civic participation at the state level.
Major Foundation Grants Open Call for Environmental Filmmakers
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Supports independent environmental filmmakers creating feature-length documentaries and docu-series that explore urgent, intersectional environmental stories. Selected projects receive $40,000 in funding plus yearlong mentorship, industry access, cohort fellowship, and in-person convening.
Conserving Outdoor Access
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This grant funds conservation and protection of outdoor recreational lands where people hike, fish, and engage with nature. It supports organizations working to safeguard public access to natural areas and outdoor recreation infrastructure.
Funding Opportunities
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The funder aggregates multiple funding opportunities for environmental and coastal work across the Gulf region, covering themes like habitat restoration, water resources, wildlife, and marine debris. Eligible applicants likely include nonprofits, research institutions, and local authorities working on coastal resilience and environmental monitoring.
Thriving Communities Program
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The Thriving Communities Program supports rural and tribal communities in achieving long-term sustainability and quality of life improvements through a special initiative. Eligible applicants are rural and tribal organizations seeking funding for community development and sustainability projects.
Second PE Fund (Private Equity Fund II)
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A $85M private equity fund managed by the funder in partnership with Bernstein Private Wealth Management, investing in companies and projects that drive positive impact across economic opportunity, environmental sustainability, and health equity. The fund targets growth-stage and mature companies with demonstrated business models and revenue.
Venture Capital Portfolio
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The funder's Venture Capital Portfolio provides equity investments to early and growth-stage companies addressing economic opportunity, environmental sustainability, and health equity. The fund targets ventures across multiple sectors but does not disclose specific cheque sizes or investment stages on this listing.
Projektacceleratorn (Project Accelerator)
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Projektacceleratorn finances project-preparatory interventions (feasibility studies, design, technical assessments) for bankable infrastructure and development projects in the public sector of developing countries. It targets early-stage project development to move concepts toward financing and implementation.
Pivotal Places: Western Balkans
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This grant funds initiatives advancing democratic governance, peace, reconciliation, and climate action in the Western Balkans region. It targets organizations working on transparency, accountability, peacebuilding constituencies, and environmental protection in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia.
Pivotal Places: Central America
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This grant funds initiatives advancing democratic governance, transparency, anti-corruption, civic participation, justice, and sustainable development across Central America. It targets organizations working on institutional reform, rule of law, and inclusive development in the region.
Disaster Readiness & Response
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The funder supports disaster preparedness and humanitarian response efforts globally, including responses to earthquakes, disease outbreaks, and conflict zones. The grant funds organizations working to build readiness capacity and deliver emergency relief in vulnerable regions worldwide.
Climate Champs youth leadership programme
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This program empowers youth to become climate leaders through educational workshops and action-oriented sustainability projects, supported by The Peacock Foundation. It targets young people interested in climate action and environmental stewardship.
Shine On Initiative
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The Shine On Initiative, part of the funder's Keeping Cool umbrella programme, funds projects addressing urban heat mitigation and resilience. Eligible applicants and specific funding mechanisms are not fully disclosed in the available description.
Resilience Fund
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The Resilience Fund supports parks' resilience through dedicated funding managed by Washington's National Park Fund. The grant targets conservation and environmental protection work within national park systems.
Advisory Services Panel Support
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This grant funds ULI Advisory Services Panels that deliver expert recommendations to communities on urban development issues including displacement, affordability, and cultural identity preservation. It supports foundation-backed advisory services rather than direct project implementation.
Regional Trail System Endowment
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This endowment fund supports long-term maintenance and improvement of trails around Lake Tahoe, prioritizing conservation and recreational access. Eligible applicants likely include nonprofits, local authorities, and community groups working on trail stewardship and ecosystem protection in the Lake Tahoe region.
Essential & Critical Needs Grant Program
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This grant program provides financial support for essential and critical needs (such as housing and community development) to low-income individuals living in rural communities. Eligible applicants are individuals or community organizations in rural areas of the Southeast US seeking assistance with basic needs and community resilience.
HealthGrid: A rural health system intervention designed to be lasting, including providing solar power and internet…
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HealthGrid funds rural health system interventions that combine solar power and internet connectivity to create sustainable, lasting health infrastructure. The grant targets health facilities in underserved rural areas seeking to improve service delivery through renewable energy and digital connectivity.
Community Green Space Initiative
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Parks & People Inc. funds restoration and transformation of parks and green spaces across Baltimore City neighborhoods, including reclamation of vacant lots and beautification of neglected open spaces. The grant supports community-driven projects that revitalize urban green infrastructure and improve neighborhood quality of life.
PLACES Fellowship
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A fellowship programme supporting practitioners working on equitable and sustainable communities, with mentoring and alumni network components. Designed for professionals advancing community development through sustainability and equity lenses.
Smart Growth Initiative
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Smart Growth California funds initiatives that advance smart growth and livable communities principles within California, typically focusing on land-use planning, sustainable development, and community-centered growth strategies. The programme supports organizations working to reshape how California communities grow and develop in environmentally and socially responsible ways.
Community Resilience Preparedness Programme
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PPREP is a programme under the Funders' Network focused on preparedness and resilience planning, likely supporting organizations to build capacity and systems for climate and disaster resilience. The grant targets funders, nonprofits, and community organizations working on resilience strategy and planning.
Healthy Communities
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A grant programme funding policy advocacy, research, and community engagement to build sustainable and regenerative communities in Northeast Ohio. Eligible applicants likely include nonprofits, community groups, and research institutions working on environmental justice and community development.
Scientific & Technical Advisory Committee (STAC)
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This grant funds an advisory committee that provides scientific and technical guidance to support evidence-based management and conservation of the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem. It is open to organizations and institutions that can contribute expertise to Bay science and policy.
US Federal Agency Chesapeake Bay Internships
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This grant funds internship positions in partnership with NOAA focused on Chesapeake Bay research and environmental management. It is designed for students and early-career professionals interested in gaining hands-on experience in marine science, water quality, and coastal ecosystem work.