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
Coalitions & partnerships1
Budgets & infrastructure4
- Budget / infraFoundationWeak · 55/100
A UK national lottery's £60M solidarity fund lands with indirect climate read-across
A large UK community grant round targets poverty and discrimination, but the design cues matter for climate-justice organisations positioning for adjacent capital.
- Budget / infraFoundationWatch · 62/100
Scotland puts £750k behind island net-zero, plus community energy lottery
A modest but targeted Scottish Government package signals where small-ticket capital is flowing for island decarbonization and community-owned renewables.
- Budget / infraFoundationWatch · 67/100
A US outdoor-sports-philanthropy foundation commits $11M to 70+ community solar partners
The athlete-backed funder's largest-ever allocation signals sustained appetite for community-led solar across five continents.
- Budget / infraFoundationWatch · 64/100
Staffordshire opens two sustainability grant funds to local groups
A Staffordshire community foundation has surfaced two live grant funds — backed by a UK cashback platform and a regional environmental initiative — as active routes for local climate projects.
Procurement to note2
- Procurement / RFPFoundationWatch · 68/100
A UK national lottery operator opens Small Eco Awards across Wales, Scotland, NI
A new community-scale environmental grant window is live for devolved-nation projects, but notably absent in England.
- Procurement / RFPFoundationStrong · 75/100
A London philanthropic foundation opens £5.6m climate justice round, closes 8 Sept
The first tranche of a London philanthropic foundation's ten-year climate policy is now live, with five-year core grants of up to £450k for community-led London groups.
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