Environmental Justice grants
9 listings tracked right now
Grants for community-led environmental and energy-equity work. Active funders include the US EPA Environmental and Climate Justice programme, foundations such as the Bezos Earth Fund and Kresge, US community foundations, and EU Just Transition instruments. Listed below are the open environmental justice grant calls in that landscape, taken from each funder's own notice and re-checked on every refresh.
Funding for the enabling layers, data, software, finance infrastructure and community-facing work, comes from innovation agencies such as Innovate UK, the European Innovation Council and Horizon Cluster 4, environmental protection agencies, and a significant amount of foundation money on the justice and equity side. Software-only proposals are eligible far more often than teams assume, though several programmes still require a hardware or deployment partner.
This page lists open environmental justice grants currently tracked by Raise Lens — 9 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 environmental justice work rather than anything whose description happens to mention it.
8 distinct funders are publishing the environmental justice grants on this page. 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, which is why the listing names the funder on every opportunity it opens.
Geographic coverage on this page spans GLOBAL, 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.
4 of these close within the next 30 days. Deadlines are taken from the source listing and re-checked on every refresh, but the originating funder remains the authority — always confirm against the official notice before you submit.
Foundation grant in Germany: Naturschutz beginnt vor der Haustür, up to $11K, closes 15 Nov 2026
Foundation
This grant funds nature conservation projects in residential environments, with current focus on nature-friendly redesign of outdoor spaces at Thuringian schools and daycare centres. Eligible applicants can receive up to €11,000 and may combine this funding with other programmes.
Grant in United States: Climate adaptation projects, up to $115K, closes 20 Nov 2026
organisation
Funding and technical assistance for community-based climate resilience and adaptation projects in highly vulnerable U.S. communities, prioritizing historically disinvested populations. Requires partnership between a community-based organization, local/regional government, and a Registry-listed adaptation practitioner.
Sophie Danforth Conservation Biology Fund (SDCBF) Grant
Sophie Danforth Conservation Biology Fund (SDCBF)
Funds field studies and conservation projects using multi-disciplinary approaches to biodiversity and ecosystem protection, including in-situ techniques, environmental education, and breeding programmes. Highest priority given to projects with in-country collaborators or alignment with RWPZoo's conservation portfolio.
Programme grant in worldwide: Community Grants, up to $313K, closes 31 Mar 2029
Programme
Two-stage grants for local, regional and national organisations (CSOs, NGOs, private sector businesses) delivering lasting change for marine environments and coastal communities. In-country organisations working directly with coastal communities are particularly encouraged.
Future Blue Youth Council
Bow Seat: Creative Action for Conservation
This grant funds a youth council programme for past environmental contest participants to advance ocean and climate advocacy with Bow Seat. Eligible applicants are young people with prior engagement in Bow Seat's conservation initiatives.
Small-scale projects
Eden Leisure Foundation
This grant funds small-scale projects in environmental protection, community outreach, or Maltese heritage delivered by registered voluntary organisations. Projects receive up to $2,200 with approximately 5-10 awards expected in 2027.
Innovative approaches for the spatial design of neighbourhoods
European Commission (Horizon Europe)
Horizon Europe New European Bauhaus call funding innovative approaches to the spatial design of neighbourhoods that are beautiful, inclusive and sustainable. Targets consortia of research, public bodies, and civil society working with communities on participatory neighbourhood design.
MSc in Geography of Environmental Risks and Human Security
United Nations University
This is an international joint MSc program in Geography of Environmental Risks and Human Security offered by UNU and University of Bonn, with DAAD scholarship support for developing-country applicants. The program targets students with strong interest in human-nature relations and risk governance, particularly those from the Global South.
Blue Planet Awareness Contest
Bow Seat: Creative Action for Conservation
Annual creative arts contest for students ages 11-18 worldwide to submit visual art, poetry, film, performing arts, and multimedia addressing ocean and environmental issues, with cash awards up to $1,000. The 2027 theme focuses on environmentalism and disinformation.