Climate Adaptation grants — page 31
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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 Southern Africa Trust, Jephcott Charitable Trust (JCT), Flahive Family 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 SUBSAHARAN-AFRICA, GLOBAL, AFRICA, SE-ASIA, GLOBAL-SOUTH. 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.
Grants from a Southern Africa-based foundation
••••• Trust
The funder allocates grants to civil society organisations, networks, and media houses implementing projects across the funder on themes including trade, industrialisation, agriculture, migration, social protection, and climate change. The fund prioritises strengthening the voice of poor people in policy processes to reduce poverty and inequality in the region.
A UK charitable trust grant programme
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The Jephcott Charitable Trust awards grants to charities and projects in health, education, and environment, prioritizing organizations that struggle to access mainstream funding and can demonstrate tangible, measurable impact. The trust particularly supports overlooked charities working to achieve community-level outcomes.
Grants from a US foundation
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The funder awards grants across education, health, conservation, and economic development to organizations working on issues with global impact. Eligible applicants include nonprofits, charities, and institutions aligned with the foundation's focus areas of education, health, and environmental conservation.
Grants from a US foundation
••••• Trust
The funder provides grants to small charities working in Africa on direct-impact projects benefiting vulnerable populations, particularly children and widows. Funded activities include school infrastructure, health and water projects, child/mother care, and poverty alleviation through income-generating schemes and agricultural support.
Grants from major foundations
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The funder supports systemic change organizations working on food sovereignty, just transitions, rights, and climate solutions through long-term partnerships rather than one-off grants. The foundation invites aligned organizations to submit contact information and work overviews for periodic review, focusing on fighting false solutions and cross-program initiatives.
Grants from a European utilities-sector foundation
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The funder provides grants across children & youth, climate change, economic development, education, and energy sectors, though specific funding mechanisms, eligibility criteria, and application processes are not detailed in this summary. The foundation appears to support multi-sector initiatives with a focus on sustainable energy and climate action, but lacks sufficient detail to determine precise project fit.
Grants from a major foundation
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The funder provides grants for local development assistance in regions affected by natural or flood-related disasters, with emphasis on health, social welfare, education, and sustainable development. Eligible projects include mother and child development, education, child protection, medical aid, food security, housing, water/sanitation, and disaster prevention programs.
Grants from a US materials-science company foundation
••••• Foundation
The funder funds nonprofits and NGOs globally (90% outside US) across education access, environmental sustainability, and secure livelihoods, aligned with UN SDGs. Grants support climate resilience, marginalized community education access, and economic opportunity programs, with particular emphasis on women and girls in high-need geographies.
A Major Foundation's Grants Programme
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The funder provides collaborative grants to organizations addressing governance, economic growth, education, environment, climate resilience, international cooperation, and women's empowerment across Asia and the Pacific. Most grants support activities with wide-reaching impact in these thematic areas within the region.
Disaster response grants from an international animal-welfare fund
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IFAW's Disaster Response and Preparedness grants provide physical and financial support to organizations responding to crises affecting animals, whether from natural disasters (earthquakes, wildfires, floods) or man-made crises (conflict, cruelty). The program funds response and recovery efforts for any organization working to assist animals impacted by disaster.
Emergency Funding from a Major Foundation for Religious Communities
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The funder provides emergency funding to vowed members of officially recognized Roman Catholic women religious congregations to address environmental issues and mass population movements affecting quality of life. Applicants must contact their country's Program Officer for an initial inquiry and specific application instructions.
Grant program from a major US foundation
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The funder provides grants across thematic programs (Democratic Practice, Sustainable Development, Peacebuilding) and geographic pivotal places (Central America, China, Western Balkans), plus a dedicated Culpeper Arts & Culture program. Eligible organizations must be tax-exempt nonprofits or pursuing educational/charitable projects, though funding is highly competitive with less than 1% of unsolicited applications succeeding.
Grant Assistance for Grassroots and Human Security Projects in East Timor
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The GGP programme provides small grants to local NGOs and community groups in Timor-Leste for grassroots development projects in education, health, sanitation, infrastructure, and human security. It targets vulnerable populations and is administered cyclically by the Embassy of Japan.
Grant Assistance for Grassroots and Human Security Projects – Uganda
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GGP provides financial grants to non-profit organizations for community development projects that address human security challenges and promote sustainable development at the grassroots level. The programme accepts applications year-round with twice-annual selection cycles and has operated in 141 countries since 1989.
Small-scale projects from a European embassy in southern Africa
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The funder funds small-scale development projects completed within one year that address poverty alleviation and SDG achievement, including infrastructure like classrooms, maternity wards, and renewable energy installations. Eligible applicants are registered NGOs, trusts, and similar organizations that contribute financially to the project.
Global Impact Cash Grants
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The Global Impact Cash Grants program funds innovative, tech-enabled solutions from nonprofits and NGOs addressing crisis response, education, economic empowerment, and climate resilience in underserved communities. Applicants submit a Letter of Inquiry year-round for eligibility screening before full application.
Grants from a Tanzanian development foundation
••••• Trust
The funder funds community-run rural development projects in three areas: sustainable water access, income generation for women and youth, and girls' education. Applicants must demonstrate clear success criteria and community ownership.
Community Development Grant
••••• Foundation
The Inter-American Foundation provides grants to support community-led development projects across Latin America and the Caribbean, funding locally-identified solutions in sectors including sustainable agriculture, natural resource management, enterprise development, and disaster resilience. Eligible applicants are grassroots organizations and community groups addressing development challenges in disadvantaged communities.
Field Level Agreements
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Field Level Agreements (FLAs) with the World Food Programme establish operational partnerships for humanitarian food assistance and food security programmes. Eligible organizations can enter into agreements to deliver WFP-supported activities at the field level.
Emergency Grants from an African Heritage Conservation Fund
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Emergency grants from the African World Heritage Fund support urgent heritage conservation and protection projects across Africa, with a focus on capacity building and social inclusion. The fund prioritizes environmental and natural resource management linked to World Heritage sites and cultural preservation.
Community Funding Programmes in Northern Ireland
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The funder distributes millions annually to community groups and charities across Northern Ireland, supporting community-led initiatives that improve health, happiness, and community strength. Multiple funding programmes are available, including thematic streams focused on food systems and climate action alongside general community resilience projects.
Funding programmes
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The funder offers a directory of multiple grant programmes across the UK (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales) ranging from £300 to £1,000,000, supporting community-led projects that strengthen communities, tackle environmental challenges, and improve quality of life. Eligible projects span community connection, inclusion, health, children and families, environment and nature, and community land/building ownership.