Sustainable Buildings grants — page 2
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Funding for low-carbon construction, deep retrofits and building performance. Active funders include UK DESNZ and the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund, the US DOE, EU LIFE and Horizon, and local-authority retrofit procurement. Listed below are the open sustainable buildings grant calls in that landscape, taken from each funder's own notice and re-checked on every refresh.
Buildings funding is split between retrofit delivery, which is usually distributed through local authorities, housing providers and national schemes, and building-technology innovation, which comes through Horizon Europe, Innovate UK and the national energy agencies. Retrofit money is normally tied to a specified housing stock and a delivery partner, so the eligibility question is generally which stock rather than which technology.
This page lists open sustainable buildings grants currently tracked by Raise Lens — 339 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 sustainable buildings work rather than anything whose description happens to mention it.
The funders publishing sustainable buildings grants here include Uplift Afghanistan Fund, AlphaMundi Group, Amalgamated Bank, 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, LATAM, GLOBAL, EUROPE, 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.
Environmental Sustainability & Housing Fund
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This grant funds eco-friendly housing reconstruction and sustainable farming techniques in Afghanistan to improve food security and climate resilience. It targets organizations working on environmental sustainability, housing, and agricultural adaptation in the Afghan context.
SAIF – Bastion Fund
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Luxembourg-based impact investment fund seeking to deploy capital into growth-stage SMEs across Africa and Latin America working in renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, microfinance, affordable housing, and education. This is an equity/growth-equity fund targeting privately-held ventures with proven traction, not a grant programme.
C-PACE / FASTPACE Platform
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C-PACE/FASTPACE is a $250 million lending platform from the funder that finances clean energy retrofits and upgrades for commercial real estate properties nationwide. The platform accelerates capital deployment for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects in the commercial property sector.
Global Sustainability Foundation Awards for Built Environment
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A global awards programme recognising outstanding built-environment projects that advance sustainable construction through resource efficiency, ecosystem resilience, and social equity. Open to projects demonstrating innovation in sustainable building practices and urban development.
Credit: Invests across the full credit spectrum including direct lending, real estate and infrastructure debt, credit…
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Mubadala Capital's Climate fund invests across credit instruments (direct lending, real estate debt, infrastructure debt, credit secondaries, and technology private credit) to finance climate and sustainability projects. The fund targets mature and growth-stage companies and projects across North America, Europe, and Asia seeking debt or private credit financing.
Venture-Building Platform Scales Impact Companies
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The funder Studio is a venture-building platform that identifies, tests, and scales impact-driven companies in sustainable living, future of work, and consumer experience sectors from pre-seed to early-stage. The studio provides capital, operational support, and team-building to founders reinventing how people live and consume.
A US Impact-Focused Pre-Seed Venture Fund
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Pre-seed venture capital fund backing early-stage startups with a strategic sustainability or social-impact mission across cleantech, environment, and inclusive technology. Targets US-headquartered teams demonstrating an 'impact moat'—competitive advantage rooted in their mission.
Endowment Impact Investing
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The funder invests its endowment directly in carbon-reducing projects across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area, prioritizing low-carbon urban solutions that cut greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution. This is a callable investment/funding opportunity for projects aligned with TAF's focus on built-environment and clean-energy interventions in the GTHA.
Investment & Advisory – Built Environment Early-Stage
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The funder provides investment and advisory services to early-stage technology ventures developing sustainable solutions for the built environment and real asset industries. The fund targets ventures aligned with financial returns and positive climate/equity impact.
A UK climate-tech venture fund (Current)
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The funder Fund VIII provides capital and intensive 12-month support to early-stage climate tech startups in the UK that qualify for SEIS/EIS tax relief. The programme includes mentorship, 1:1 support, and assistance securing follow-on funding.
Investment Solutions (Portefeuille Augmenté)
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The funder offers a multi-family office investment service that builds customized investment portfolios across asset classes with explicit focus on impact-aligned and decarbonization outcomes. The service targets family offices, private investors, and wealth advisors seeking long-term wealth structuring in renewable energy, green infrastructure, and energy-efficient real estate.
Annual Call for Housing Projects
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This is an annual open call funding habitat and infrastructure projects for urban poor communities in developing countries, including housing, water, sanitation, and land regularisation. Non-profit organisations and local communities can apply for grants to address urgent shelter and basic services needs.
Early Stage Investments (Investors Programme)
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This is an investor-access programme connecting venture capital, corporate venture, strategic investors, and business angels with curated early-stage GreenTech startups across Energy Tech, Construction, Circular Economy, and Environment sectors. It is designed for investors seeking deal flow and portfolio opportunities, not for startups seeking direct funding.
Core Sustainable Infrastructure (North-Western Europe)
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The funder is seeking to invest in Core+ sustainable infrastructure assets across North-Western Europe, with ESG as a primary selection criterion and alignment to global megatrends. This is an investment vehicle for institutional capital into mature, operational sustainable infrastructure projects and companies.
Compact: Large-scale, country-led grants to eligible low- and lower-middle-income countries to reduce poverty
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MCC Compacts are large-scale, multi-year country grants to low- and lower-middle-income countries designed to reduce poverty through economic growth in infrastructure, agriculture, education, transport, and energy sectors. Eligible countries lead the design and implementation of these agreements.
Collections – Sustainable Products
••••• Foundation
This grant funds the development of a sustainable, luxury product line built on zero-waste principles that integrates economic development, talent training, and responsible supply chains with traceable materials science. It targets entrepreneurs and organizations creating high-end sustainable products with measurable social and environmental impact.
Real Assets Fund (Evergreen)
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Evergreen fund from the funder targeting long-term real asset investments in circular economy, digital transformation, energy transition, and value-add real estate. Designed for investors seeking illiquidity premium over extended horizons across sustainability-focused infrastructure and asset classes.
Consumer Support Programmes
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The funder offers information and support programmes that help private homeowners implement energy efficiency and climate measures in their residences. The grant funds direct assistance to individuals undertaking home energy retrofits and sustainability improvements.
Building and Real Estate Energy Upgrade Grants
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The funder supports building and real estate owners undertaking energy upgrades and climate-related measures to reduce energy consumption and environmental impact. The grant is open to property owners and building operators in Norway seeking funding for energy efficiency retrofits and decarbonization projects.
Real Estate, Venture Capital & Infrastructure – Emerging Markets
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Family office investment fund targeting real estate, technology, and infrastructure projects across emerging markets (India, Caribbean, East Africa) with a focus on clean economy businesses that reduce carbon emissions. Invests in entrepreneurs at all growth stages seeking risk-adjusted returns.
Impact investment fund
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Gandyr Investments is an impact investment fund targeting projects that deliver simultaneous social, environmental, and financial returns, with focus on climate/urbanism, democracy strengthening, and tech inclusion. The fund welcomes applications across multiple geographies and stages aligned with its core impact themes.
Crowdinvesting – Real Estate
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This is a crowdinvesting platform enabling retail investors to participate in equity or debt financing for energy-efficient real estate development and operations projects. It targets sustainable property developers and operators seeking capital from a distributed investor base.
Hub Azul – Rede de Infraestruturas para a Economia Azul (N.º 10/C10-i01/2025)
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This grant supports the development and deployment of infrastructure networks for the Blue Economy in Portugal, funded through the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR) Component 10 focused on maritime sectors. Eligible applicants can seek funding to build or upgrade infrastructure that advances sustainable ocean-based economic activities.
Eficiência II (06/C13-i01)
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This is a voucher-based support programme that funds energy efficiency improvements in low-income households across Portugal, delivered under the national Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR). Eligible households can access grants to retrofit homes with energy-efficient upgrades such as insulation, HVAC systems, and smart controls.
E-Lar 2ª Fase – Energy Efficiency in Buildings (C13)
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This grant supports energy efficiency improvements in residential buildings under Portugal's Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR Component 13), as the second phase of the E-Lar programme. Eligible applicants can receive funding for retrofits, HVAC upgrades, insulation, and other efficiency measures in existing homes.
Climate-Resilient Infrastructure and Employment Opportunities
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This grant funds climate-related employment and skills training for women in green sectors, specifically disaster-resilient housing construction and solar panel installation. It targets female workers to advance both economic empowerment and climate mitigation through renewable energy and climate-adaptation infrastructure deployment.
Impact Lending: An Australian community bank provides lending to businesses and community organisations aligned with responsible…
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The funder provides lending (not grants) to businesses and community organisations pursuing clean energy transition, affordable housing, and not-for-profit activities aligned with responsible banking values. The funder explicitly excludes fossil fuels, arms, gambling, tobacco, and live animal export.
a German automotive manufacturer's startup accelerator
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The funder's venture client unit invests in early-stage startups developing technologies for future mobility, manufacturing, and sustainability. The programme pilots and validates innovations for potential integration into the funder's business operations.
Climate-Smart Cities
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This grant supports urban areas in developing countries to build climate resilience and pursue low-carbon development through infrastructure, transport, and urban planning investments. It targets cities seeking to integrate climate adaptation and mitigation into their development pathways.
Green Climate Fund Special Fund
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A climate finance facility administered by the funder in partnership with the Green Climate Fund, channeling concessional and blended finance to eligible member countries and institutions for climate mitigation and adaptation projects. Applicants must be members of the AIIB and meet GCF accreditation or eligibility criteria.
Green Infrastructure
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AIIB finances infrastructure projects that prioritize environmental sustainability and climate resilience across Asia and beyond, under its Infrastructure for Tomorrow thematic framework. The grant targets public and private sector entities developing green infrastructure that combines climate mitigation and adaptation outcomes.
ASEAN Catalytic Green Finance Facility (ACGF)
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ACGF is a financing facility that helps ASEAN governments prepare and finance infrastructure projects with environmental sustainability and green investment outcomes. It targets public-sector infrastructure development across the ASEAN region with a focus on climate-aligned and green finance mechanisms.
PREE 5000: Programme for energy rehabilitation of buildings in demographically challenged municipalities
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This programme funds energy rehabilitation and retrofit of buildings in Spanish municipalities facing demographic decline, with the goal of improving energy efficiency and reducing operational carbon emissions. Eligible applicants likely include local authorities, building owners, and social enterprises operating in demographically challenged regions.
PREE terciario: Programme for energy rehabilitation of existing buildings in the tertiary sector
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This programme funds energy rehabilitation and retrofit of existing buildings in the tertiary (commercial/service) sector in Spain, with grants distributed through the National Energy Efficiency Fund. Eligible applicants are building owners and operators seeking to improve energy performance through renovation.
EU Blending Facilities
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EU Blending Facilities combine European Investment Bank loans with EU grants to mobilize private investment in climate and development infrastructure projects across partner regions. The instrument targets large-scale infrastructure and climate mitigation/adaptation projects that require concessional blended finance to achieve bankability.
A Japanese chemicals company's corporate venture capital arm
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The funder's corporate venture capital arm invests in early-stage startups developing innovative materials, chemicals, and solutions that align with the group's core business verticals: housing, infrastructure, plastics, electronics, healthcare, and sustainability. The fund targets companies whose technologies complement or extend Sekisui's existing portfolio in advanced materials and chemical solutions.
Accelerators programme for city climate action
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C40 Accelerators funds climate action programmes across transport, urban planning, energy, buildings, and food systems, designed to help cities make bold commitments and drive impact at speed. The programme targets city governments and their partners seeking to scale climate solutions across key sectors.
Research: Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund Wave 1: impact evaluation
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This is a research contract to evaluate the impact and effectiveness of Wave 1 of the UK's Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund, assessing whether the scheme achieved its decarbonisation objectives. It funds independent evaluation research, likely open to research institutions and consultancies.
Forprosjekt For Yrkesbygg
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The funder's Forprosjekt For Yrkesbygg is a pre-project funding opportunity for vocational/trade building projects in Norway, likely supporting energy efficiency, renewable energy, or climate-related improvements in the building sector. The grant funds feasibility studies and planning phases for commercial or institutional building retrofits and sustainability upgrades.
Future of Cities & Construction
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This grant supports projects that improve city sustainability, resilience, and livability while reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the construction and built-environment sectors. It targets organizations working on decarbonization, climate adaptation, and circular-economy solutions in urban development and construction.
Compact Program
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The Compact Program provides large-scale, multi-year grants (typically 5 years) to eligible low- and lower-middle-income countries to reduce poverty through economic growth and infrastructure development. Funding targets institutional reforms and capital projects in water, transport, energy, education, and agriculture sectors.
Built Environment
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This programme funds initiatives that transform the built environment sector toward sustainability, equity, and inclusion through green economy practices. It supports organizations working on decarbonization, circular practices, and fair transitions in construction, real estate, and urban development.
Health & Resilience
••••• Foundation
The funder funds technology-based solutions that build resilience to climate change in low-resource communities, with focus on built environment, agriculture, energy access, and water/sanitation. Grants up to $1M support innovators scaling climate adaptation and sustainability interventions.
Promoting Energy Efficient Buildings and Appliances
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This grant supports organizations advancing energy efficiency in buildings and appliances through standards, codes, and labeling programs. It targets nonprofits, research institutions, and policy organizations working on energy efficiency policy and market transformation.
Warm Homes: Local Grant
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A grant programme funded by the funder to improve residential energy efficiency through home retrofits and upgrades. Eligible applicants apply through local authorities to access funding for energy-efficiency improvements to their homes.
Growth-Equity Investments in Emerging Markets
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The funder provides growth-equity investments in transformative business models across emerging markets, targeting financial inclusion, climate action, healthcare, education, agriculture, affordable housing, and SME digitization. The fund backs companies serving underserved communities in South and Southeast Asia.
Local Government Climate Finance Capacity Building
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This grant provides technical assistance and project preparation support to cities in developing and emerging countries to transform climate and low-carbon ideas into finance-ready investment plans and strategies. It targets local governments seeking to attract financing for climate-smart infrastructure and resilience projects.
Sustainable Lifestyle Investment Community
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The funder Studio Investment Community is an investor network funding early-stage companies building sustainable and desirable lifestyle businesses under a transparent, equity-sharing Steward Ownership model. The programme supports company creation and incubation with a focus on impact-driven ventures in sustainable living.