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
New funds & vehicles1
Budgets & infrastructure3
- Budget / infraFoundationWatch · 67/100
A global ecosystem-based adaptation fund opens USD 7.5M window
Two new Calls for Proposals at UNCCD COP17 signal continued donor appetite for locally-led adaptation that bridges climate, biodiversity and land.
- Budget / infraFoundationWeak · 59/100
An African women's development foundation deploys $123.7M across 52 countries, signalling feminist climate capital
A pan-African women's development fund's 2025 disbursement sets a new benchmark for women-led sustainability funding across Africa and the Middle East.
- Budget / infraFoundationWatch · 61/100
A sustainability research foundation opens rolling impact grant to global applicants
A new multi-window grant programme gives early-stage climate research and community projects a rare always-open funding door.
Procurement to note3
- Procurement / RFPDFI / MDB / SovereignGood · 72/100
UNDP reopens Equator Prize for Indigenous-led nature projects
The biennial USD 10,000 award is back, signalling continued donor appetite for community-led biodiversity work at the smallest cheque sizes.
- Procurement / RFPFoundationGood · 73/100
A European outdoor-industry conservation body ties grants to IPBES Nexus, sharpening biodiversity criteria
A European outdoor-industry conservation association is now scoring project grants against 11 specific IPBES Nexus response options, narrowing the aperture for restoration funding.
- Procurement / RFPFoundationWeak · 58/100
A US conservation society reopens grants across ocean, biodiversity, climate adaptation
The society's rolling call spans six focus areas and is open to individuals as well as teams, keeping a rare early-stage grant route live for conservation-linked ventures.
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