Weekly briefings
Curated weekly briefings on sustainability funding signals, what changed across foundations, DFIs, corporates, and government procurement, and what to watch in the next 1-6 months. RSS · JSON
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- Procurement / RFPGovernment / public programmeGood · 73/100
A UK environmental research council opens £8M for curiosity-driven environmental research
A rare early-stage UK grant window rewards transformative environmental science over near-term commercial readiness.
- Budget / infraGovernment / public programmeWatch · 64/100
A Norwegian state energy agency reopens targeted calls after publishing 2025 results
A Norwegian state climate agency is signalling continuity for industrial decarbonization, retrofits and renewables funding into 2026.
- Procurement / RFPOtherStrong · 75/100
Verra opens ICVCM methodologies and insurance-backed durability pilot
New rice and landfill gas methods plus an insurance-backed durability pathway widen the on-ramp for carbon project developers.
- Procurement / RFPGovernment / public programmeGood · 70/100
A UK innovation agency opens November 2026 large grant round, invite-only
A full-application window for a UK innovation agency's large grant programme signals continued public backing for late-stage R&D, but access is gated.
- Procurement / RFPGovernment / public programmeGood · 73/100
A UK innovation agency opens £23M for farm robotics and long-duration storage
Two parallel calls closing 30 September 2026 signal where UK grant capital is flowing across food systems and grid flexibility.
- Procurement / RFPGovernment / public programmeGood · 72/100
A UK environmental-research agency reopens £25M large grants for environmental science consortia
UK research organisations get a fresh window at £1.12M–£3.45M awards, with outline invitations gating full applications from August.
- Procurement / RFPGovernment / public programmeStrong · 75/100
A UK arts-and-humanities research agency opens £1M design programme Round 2 for green transition research
UK design-led green transition research gets a dedicated £1M pot, with £150k-£200k awards closing 29 September.
- Procurement / RFPGovernment / public programmeWatch · 68/100
A UK environment ministry reopens a higher-tier land stewardship scheme to more farms
A widened application window signals sustained UK public spending on land-based nature restoration, with knock-on opportunities for delivery partners.
- Procurement / RFPGovernment / public programmeWatch · 67/100
A UK innovation-agency signals social housing retrofit tenders
Procurement reform research and a supplier engagement push point to a near-term opening for retrofit SMEs and delivery partners.
- Partnership / coalitionOtherGood · 73/100
A US carbon-standards body and a US financial-data company launch new carbon registry: a July window opens
A revamped registry backbone is arriving in July, and project developers should prepare for a short integration window.
- Budget / infraDFI / MDB / SovereignGovernment / public programmeWatch · 67/100
A UK research-agency opens offshore wind innovation call: prep partnerships now
Two near-simultaneous signals from a UK national research and innovation agency point to an imminent funding round for next-generation offshore wind technology, with supply chain openings for SMEs and applied-research NGOs.
- Procurement / RFPOtherWatch · 66/100
A UK mental health funder opens 2024 call-out for community-led mental health groups in LMICs
A rolling funder-plus-mentorship window is now visible for grassroots mental health organisations in low- and middle-income countries.
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