Sustainable Buildings grants — page 3
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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 Young Americas Business Trust (YABT), The Atmospheric Fund, Responsibly Ventures, 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 LATAM, NORTH-AMERICA, CARIBBEAN, GLOBAL-SOUTH, EUROPE. 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.
Caribbean Innovation Competition (CIC)
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The Caribbean Innovation Competition funds innovative solutions that improve quality of life with emphasis on sustainable development across the Western Hemisphere. It targets entrepreneurs and innovators developing solutions aligned with SDG outcomes in the Caribbean and Americas region.
InnovAction: Focuses on development of innovative solutions that augment quality of life with a focus on Sustainable Development Goals
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InnovAction funds development of innovative solutions that improve quality of life through sustainable development initiatives across the Western Hemisphere. The grant targets entrepreneurs and organizations creating solutions aligned with SDG objectives in the Americas region.
Eco-Challenge / Eco-Reto
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This grant promotes eco-conscious and sustainable business models in emerging economies, supporting entrepreneurs and change-makers who develop innovative environmental solutions. It targets early-stage ventures and established businesses seeking to scale sustainable practices across sectors.
a Western Hemisphere innovation competition for sustainable development
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TIC Americas is a competition for innovative solutions that implement the Sustainable Development Goals across the Western Hemisphere through productive business models. It targets entrepreneurs, startups, and innovators developing scalable solutions in sustainability and development sectors.
Impact Investing / Endowment Fund
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TAF invests its endowment fund in carbon-reducing and clean energy projects across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area, targeting low-carbon urban solutions to help the region achieve net-zero by 2050. Eligible applicants can seek financing for climate and clean energy initiatives in buildings, urban mobility, and related climate-tech sectors.
Grants Programme for Climate Solutions
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TAF provides grants to organizations developing and testing climate solutions, including research, policy advocacy, and deployment of low-carbon technologies in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. Eligible applicants include nonprofits, research institutions, and social enterprises working on built environment, clean energy, and climate policy.
Pre-Seed Impact Venture Fund
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Pre-seed venture capital fund investing in early-stage startups building solutions in sustainability (environment, built world) and social good (technology, people) sectors with venture-scale positive impact. Targets US-headquartered startups or those planning to relocate to the US.
Urban Climate Solutions Investment Fund
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B2B pre-seed and seed-stage investment fund for urban climate tech companies across North America and Europe, focusing on five sectors: Mobility & Logistics, Buildings, Water & Waste, Energy, and Adaptation. Prioritizes companies with beta-stage products and 2+ pilots.
Startup Acceleration Programme
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This is a startup acceleration programme that provides financing, customer acquisition support, and business model development for GreenTech startups across energy, construction, circular economy, and environmental technology sectors. It targets companies from early stage through scale-up phase.
Early Stage Investments
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This is an investment programme connecting early-stage green-tech startups with investors across energy, construction, circular economy, and environmental technology sectors. It targets pre-seed and seed stage companies seeking capital and market access.
Affordable Housing
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This grant deploys climate solutions in the affordable housing sector across New York, likely funding energy efficiency, renewable energy, or climate-resilient retrofits in low-income housing. Eligible applicants likely include nonprofits, developers, and social enterprises working on affordable housing with climate co-benefits.
International Landing Pad
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This programme supports international climate tech companies in clean heating & cooling, building intelligence & retrofit, and energy infrastructure to enter and scale in the New York market. It is designed for early-to-growth stage cleantech startups and SMEs seeking market-entry support and scaling capital.
Anthropocene Fund I
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Anthropocene Fund I provides pre-seed, seed, and Series A equity investments in climate tech companies developing hard science and novel engineering solutions across water, built environment, alternative materials, renewable energy, and decarbonization. The fund targets science-based deep tech founders working in undercapitalized climate verticals.
A Climate-Tech Venture Fund
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The funder Climate Fund backs early-stage founders deploying climate technologies that mitigate greenhouse gases across electrification, transport, energy storage, agriculture, and building efficiency. Applicants gain access to Octane LaunchPad Accelerator and Sustain SoCal mentorship networks.
A Sustainable Impact Fund & Investments
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The funder invests in purpose-driven, sustainable companies at pre-seed, seed, and Series A stages through angel investments or dedicated funds, focusing on circular economy and ESG-aligned businesses across People, Products, and Planet verticals. The fund targets entrepreneurs building solutions in sustainability sectors including circular economy, waste reduction, and social enterprise.
Fund II: Second fund deploying $400k-$600k seed-stage cheques into low-capex climate-tech companies across renewable energy, transport electrification, built-environment decarbonization, and climate resilience
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The funder's second fund deploys $400k–$600k seed-stage cheques into low-capex climate-tech companies across renewable energy, transport electrification, built-environment decarbonization, and climate resilience. The fund takes an active, concentrated portfolio approach with founder mentorship.
Built Environment Programme
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This grant supports research and development of innovative financial products—including green mortgages, property-linked finance, and blended finance structures—to accelerate decarbonization of UK homes and heat networks. It targets financial institutions, researchers, and organizations developing scalable financing mechanisms for residential building decarbonization.
Green Entrepreneurship
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This programme supports entrepreneurial initiatives developing sustainable green business models with an environmental focus. It is open to organisations and individuals seeking to launch or scale environmentally-focused ventures.
Urbanism and Climate
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A funding programme from the funder supporting urban development projects and climate-related solutions in Israel. The grant targets organizations working on sustainable urbanism and climate resilience challenges in Israeli cities.
LP Fund for Growth-Stage Impact SMEs
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AlphaJiri LP Fund provides debt and equity financing to growth-stage impact SMEs across Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America, with a gender lens focus across renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, microfinance, affordable housing, and education sectors. The fund targets enterprises demonstrating social and environmental impact alongside financial returns.
Bespoke Investment Mandates
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The funder offers tailored investment mandates for qualified institutional investors seeking exposure to climate-friendly direct assets, primarily renewable energy and timber real estate. The service covers full investment lifecycle management including asset selection, portfolio construction, and ongoing monitoring.
Real Assets Fund
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Evergreen investment fund from the funder deploying capital into real assets spanning circular economy, digital transformation, energy transition, and value-add real estate. Targets institutional and qualified investors seeking long-horizon returns with sustainability exposure across multiple climate and circular-economy themes.
Joint Ventures for Clean Renewable Energy Projects
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The funder partners with global investors and developers to fund greenfield clean energy and sustainable infrastructure projects through international joint ventures. The programme targets developers and investors seeking capital and partnership support for renewable energy and infrastructure deployment at scale.
Angel Network for Impact Startups
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An angel investment network deploying €100M+ across 250+ entrepreneur-angels to back early-stage founders building solutions in energy, circular economy, health, PropTech, and consumer sectors focused on environmental and societal impact. Ideal for pre-seed and seed-stage startups with climate or sustainability-driven business models.
An Israel-Focused Early-Stage Venture Fund
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The funder invests up to $2M in early-stage Israeli startups building innovative technologies in efficiency, sustainability, smart cities, healthcare, IoT, and big data. The fund typically leads or co-leads rounds as a first institutional investor, targeting companies with global scaling potential.
A Mexican Building Materials Company's Corporate Venture Capital Arm
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The funder invests corporate venture capital in early-stage and growth-stage construction technology startups developing sustainable, efficient, and innovative solutions across green construction, productivity, supply chain, and future-of-construction. The fund targets contech companies building technologies that advance sustainability and operational efficiency in the construction ecosystem.
A European Climate Tech Investment Fund
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Early-stage equity investment fund providing €100k+ capital to pre-seed and seed-stage green tech startups across climate-positive sectors including buildings, food, energy, mobility, and carbon removal. Investors receive mentoring and network access alongside capital deployment.
Speedstrapping: An early-stage investment approach described as an alternative to traditional Series A, focused on…
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Speedstrapping is an early-stage investment vehicle from the funder that functions as an alternative to traditional Series A funding for founders building climate, clean energy, sustainable cities, and infrastructure solutions. The programme targets founders at the pre-Series A stage with capital and support to accelerate their ventures in sustainability-focused sectors.
Cities and the Built Environment
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This grant funds sustainable urban and built environment solutions specifically designed for hot and arid climates. It targets organizations developing innovative approaches to making cities and infrastructure more environmentally sustainable in water-scarce, heat-stressed regions.
a European climate venture capital fund
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EUR 500m venture capital fund investing in climate tech startups across Europe and Israel, with ticket sizes of EUR 2-30m. Focuses on energy transition, digital infrastructure, smart buildings, agri-tech, and sustainable logistics.
Adapterra: Programme helping transform Czech cities and rural areas into pleasant places to live through expert advisory services
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Adapterra is a Czech-focused programme offering expert advisory services, education, and climate adaptation projects to help cities and rural areas become more liveable and climate-resilient. The grant supports organizations working on urban planning, climate adaptation, and environmental improvements across Czech communities.
Surveys & Professional Fees
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This grant funds professional surveys and assessments (building condition, asbestos, energy efficiency, structural surveys) to help organisations in Welsh coalfield communities understand their asset condition and plan for future funding. It targets community-based organisations seeking to unlock investment in their facilities.
A UK Early-Stage Climate Tech Fund (SEIS/EIS)
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Early-stage climate tech fund providing equity investment, mentorship, and strategic support to UK-based startups qualifying for SEIS/EIS tax relief through an intensive 12-month acceleration programme. Targets venture-scale climate technology companies across clean energy, sustainable materials, construction, cold-chain, and energy efficiency.
Crowdinvesting – Real Estate
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This is a crowdinvesting platform offering equity investment in energy-efficient real estate projects that meet sustainability criteria across ecological, social, and economic dimensions. It targets developers and real estate companies building or retrofitting properties to high energy-efficiency standards.
Early Stage Strategy
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The funder invests $1M–$25M in early and expansion-stage companies at the intersection of technology, sustainability, and infrastructure. The fund targets companies with large addressable markets, sustainable competitive advantage, and initial product/customer traction.
Fund II: €160M fund focused on early-stage enabling technologies for physical industries including manufacturing…
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€160M venture capital fund investing in early-stage enabling technologies that improve productivity, resilience, and decarbonisation across manufacturing, energy, logistics, infrastructure, and built environment sectors. Targets companies across Europe and North America developing industrial AI, robotics, advanced materials, carbon capture, and related deep-tech solutions.
Early-stage venture capital fund for enabling technologies in physical industries
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Early-stage venture capital fund investing in pre-seed to Series A companies developing enabling technologies for physical industries including manufacturing, energy, logistics, and infrastructure. The fund targets companies driving productivity improvements, resilience, and decarbonisation outcomes.
Major PropTech Venture Fund Strategy
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Fifth Wall Ventures invests in early to growth-stage PropTech companies building technology for the built environment, including AI, smart buildings, and energy efficiency solutions. The fund targets category-defining companies across residential, commercial, and industrial real estate, backed by ~116 strategic real estate owner-operators globally.
A US real-estate venture fund for climate technologies
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Fifth Wall Climate Technology Fund invests in growth-stage companies developing decarbonization and climate technology solutions for the built environment, with a focus on energy efficiency and sustainable buildings. The fund targets companies with real estate applications that make buildings more energy efficient and sustainable.
Transport and Urban Development
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This grant supports sustainable transport connectivity and urban resilience projects in Mediterranean cities, with specific awards for student projects that advance climate resilience. It targets both infrastructure development and early-stage research/innovation in the transport and urban sustainability space.
From Plastic Bricks to Classrooms
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This grant funds the conversion of plastic waste into building materials to construct classrooms in Côte d'Ivoire, combining environmental conservation with education infrastructure. It is a partnership programme between the funder and UNICEF targeting communities in West Africa.
Early Stage Proptech Venture Capital
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Early stage venture capital for proptech startups developing innovations in residential/commercial tenant experience, sustainable building operations, and industry process improvements. Targets founders and teams building technology solutions within the built environment sector.
50th Anniversary Fund
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This grant supports the purchase, conservation, and sustainable reuse of historic buildings in Wales for charities and social enterprises. It funds heritage preservation and adaptive reuse projects that advance community benefit and environmental sustainability.
Smart Growth: Land Use and Urban Development Strategies for Climate and Equity
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This grant funds land use and urban development strategies that reduce climate emissions while building equitable and sustainable communities. It targets organizations working on climate-smart urban planning and development.
Pioneer City Partnerships – Climate-Neutral City
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This grant funds large, small and medium-sized towns to join 'Pioneer City' partnerships aimed at achieving climate neutrality, with 11 million Euros available across two proposal calls. Eligible applicants are municipalities and urban authorities in Austria seeking to implement climate action and energy transition initiatives.
C40 Reinventing Cities Partnership
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This grant funds low-carbon, resilient urban development projects through a partnership between the funder and C40 Cities, engaging city governments, private sector, and emerging leaders. It supports strategic initiatives that bridge climate mitigation and adaptation in urban contexts globally.
ESG Next Generation Infrastructure Fund
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DWS Invest ESG Next Generation Infrastructure is an investment fund targeting long-term capital appreciation in Euros by deploying capital into next-generation infrastructure assets with explicit ESG (environmental, social, governance) criteria. The fund is designed for investors seeking sustained returns through infrastructure that aligns with environmental and sustainability standards.
Green City Kigali
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Green City Kigali is a flagship investment programme linking affordable housing development with climate-resilient and green building technologies in Rwanda's capital. The fund targets developers, housing providers, and climate-tech implementers building or retrofitting homes to meet affordability and climate-resilience standards.