Environmental Justice grants — page 12
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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 — 558 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.
The funders publishing environmental justice grants here include Fundação de Assistência Médica Internacional (AMI), PRANA Foundation, Stockholm Environment Institute, 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 GLOBAL, SE-ASIA, ASIA, 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.
No PLANet B: Bridging science and society to foster inclusive transition strategy
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This EU-focused grant funds projects that bridge science and society to address the ecological crisis through co-responsibility, civil society action, and political commitment. It targets civil society organisations, citizens, and policymakers working on inclusive transition strategies across environmental challenges.
Social Entrepreneur Projects
••••• Foundation
The funder funds social entrepreneurs developing sustainable solutions to social problems. The grant supports projects at any stage seeking to create lasting social and environmental impact through innovative, scalable approaches.
Regional Asia Environment Conference Support Program
••••• Institute
SEI sponsors regional conferences and events in Southeast Asia focused on environmentally sustainable development, gender equality, and poverty reduction. Eligible recipients are Asia-based organizations or external organizations addressing regional issues, and events must build knowledge, strengthen capacity, foster networks, and generate gender-responsive collaborations.
Animal Protection, Environment, and Human Rights
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Lush Charity Pot provides grants up to US$15,000 to small grassroots organizations for projects in animal protection, environment, and human rights, with a focus on awareness-raising, activism, education, and campaigning. Eligible applicants submit an online form and must align with Lush's preference for behavior and opinion change initiatives.
Major foundation grant
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The funder provides grants to organizations advancing its strategic mission across multiple programmes including housing, environment, human rights, and women's empowerment. Each programme has distinct funding criteria, geographic scope, and requirements managed by dedicated staff with field expertise.
Grants for nonprofit and NGO projects from a foundation
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The funder funds nonprofit and NGO projects globally (primarily outside the US) across education access, environmental sustainability, and secure livelihoods, with grants of $50,000–$100,000 aligned to UN SDGs. Nearly 90% of supported projects are based in high-need geographies outside the United States.
A Major Foundation's Funding Focus
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The funder funds focused, high-impact projects in health, education, and community development with environmental stewardship integration, targeting small organizations with limited access to major funders. Projects must have clear timelines and exit strategies, with preference for initiatives addressing multiple focus areas on the path out of extreme poverty.
Grant from a major US foundation
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The Rockefeller Brothers Fund advances social change toward a more just, sustainable, and peaceful world through active engagement in specific program areas. Applicants should align their work with RBF's current programs and review guidelines and recent grants before applying.
Funding Requests from a Local Social Contribution Authority
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Ma'an provides financial support to social initiatives addressing Abu Dhabi's pressing challenges, with emphasis on sustainability, inclusivity, and innovation. Eligible organizations must register and apply through their platform to receive funding for projects that create tangible positive community impact.
Business & Human Rights
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This grant funds strategies and solutions that protect vulnerable populations at the intersection of business operations and human rights, addressing corporate accountability for social and environmental impacts. It targets organizations working to mitigate negative externalities of corporate business footprints on communities and ecosystems.
Corporate Accountability
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This grant funds projects and coalitions that hold corporations accountable for environmental and human-rights abuses, with a focus on protecting vulnerable populations and ecosystems in the Global South beyond corporate social responsibility initiatives. Eligible applicants include nonprofits, social enterprises, and community groups working on corporate accountability and environmental justice.
Emergency Response Fund
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This grant supports grassroots organizations responding to major human-caused crises and natural disasters through relief efforts and community organizing. It funds both immediate disaster response and longer-term power-building in affected communities.
Grants for Indigenous Rights and Land Protection
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Survival International, funded by the funder, provides grants to defend the rights and territories of indigenous and uncontacted peoples. The grant supports organizations working on indigenous rights advocacy, land protection, and self-determination.
Impacto Corporativo
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Latimpacto's Impacto Corporativo programme funds corporate impact investment and social innovation initiatives across Latin America, targeting businesses and organizations advancing measurable social and environmental outcomes. The programme supports enterprises and funds that integrate sustainability and social responsibility into their core business models.
Supporting Democratic Governance
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This grant supports local organizations in Latin America and the Caribbean developing democratic governance policies and strategies to address political, economic, and climate challenges. It prioritizes funding groups that advance political engagement by women, communities of African descent, and indigenous peoples.
Right to Defend the Environment
••••• Fund
This grant funds safety, legal support, and protection measures for environmental defenders and frontline activists facing threats and harassment. It targets organizations and individuals working to protect the environment who are at personal risk due to their advocacy.
Human Rights: Supports movements for just and ecologically sound development that promotes human rights, vibrant local…
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This grant supports movements and organizations advancing just, ecologically sound development that protects human rights, builds local economies, and ensures dignified livelihoods. It targets systemic change at the intersection of environmental sustainability, economic justice, and human rights.
A Fairer Future
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Grants funding justice, equity, and systemic change initiatives that address barriers faced by marginalized communities, with emphasis on lived experience and community-led solutions. Eligible for organizations working on social equity, poverty reduction, and environmental justice.
Resilient Cities, Healthy Communities
••••• Foundation
This grant supports urban resilience and community health initiatives in the Pacific Northwest, with a focus on equity and healthy communities. It funds projects that build adaptive capacity and promote equitable development in cities and regions.
Community Development Grants from a US industrial-equipment foundation
••••• Foundation
Community Development Grants from the funder support projects across economic development, education, energy, environment, and social inclusion. The grant targets community-level initiatives but lacks specificity on funding amounts, deadlines, and exact sustainability focus.
Grants from a Netherlands impact fund
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The funder funds grassroots activist and protest actions addressing social and political issues including climate action, environmental justice, and workers' rights through direct action, demonstrations, and movement building. The fund supports both registered and non-registered activist groups organizing concrete actions to challenge injustice.
Grants from a Swiss Foundation for Tourism
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The funder) funds organizations and projects advancing sustainable tourism development, with a focus on preserving livelihoods in tourist destinations, improving economic conditions, and protecting the environment. Eligible applicants include nonprofits, social enterprises, and community groups working on sustainable tourism, cultural exchange, and environmental protection in tourism-dependent regions.
Grants from a major foundation
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The funder provides grants to 501(c)(3) nonprofits for projects and general operating expenses in Environment, New Bedford, Education, and Womxn and Girls priority areas, primarily serving Maine, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. The foundation supports innovative, well-regarded, sustainable organizations that can demonstrate measurable impact.
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.
Urgent applications
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The funder funds grassroots activist groups and direct action campaigns pursuing sustainable and socially just change, including protests, blockades, occupations, and creative non-violent confrontational activism. The fund supports both specific actions/campaigns and larger climate justice movement-building activities, with monthly decision cycles and no fixed deadline.
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
••••• Foundation
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.
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.
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.