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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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Funder typeFoundation240 DFI / MDB / Sovereign62 Government / public programme11 Corporate13 VC / private capital55 Blended finance1 Accelerator / programme7 Other11

Signal typeNew fund / vehicle100 Partnership / coalition145 Commitment22 Budget / infra72 Procurement / RFP190

SectorsAdaptation Regen Ag ✓ Env Justice ✓ Renewables Biodiversity ✓ Efficiency Buildings ✓ Circular Industry Decarb Carbon Removal Climate Fintech Food Systems clear

Tag✓ #public-grants ✕

Coalitions & partnerships1

Partnership / coalitionFoundationWeak · 45/100
Birmingham adopts health-equity framework with a UK public-health research institute
A two-year city partnership on health inequalities opens a cross-sector commissioning window that climate and place-based organisations should track.
10 Jul 2026UK3 related opportunities#health-equity #sustainable-buildings #food-systems

Budgets & infrastructure1

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.
16 Aug 2026UK3 related opportunities#climate-justice #just-transition #community-energy

Procurement to note2

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.
16 Aug 2026UK3 related opportunities#industrial-decarbonization #research-innovation #public-grants
Procurement / RFPFoundationStrong · 76/100
Serbia's €11.7M AI-industry call draws 214 bids, signals applied climate R&D pipeline
A Serbian national science-funding body's oversubscribed Science for Industry call points to a maturing route for AI-enabled sustainability R&D in the Western Balkans.
6 Aug 2026Serbia3 related opportunities#industrial-decarbonization #renewable-energy #food-systems

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Weekly briefings

Coalitions & partnerships1

Birmingham adopts health-equity framework with a UK public-health research institute

Budgets & infrastructure1

A UK national lottery's £60M solidarity fund lands with indirect climate read-across

Procurement to note2

A UK innovation agency opens November 2026 large grant round, invite-only

Serbia's €11.7M AI-industry call draws 214 bids, signals applied climate R&D pipeline

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