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 & vehicles3
- New fund / vehicleVC / private capitalWatch · 68/100
A US cleantech nonprofit opens a climate challenge fund for Washington cleantech startups
A new philanthropic challenge fund targets pre-revenue Washington cleantech companies with catalytic capital.
- New fund / vehicleFoundationGood · 72/100
A US climate-philanthropy programme names 2025 cohort, backing 7 teams with multimillion grants
The award's latest cohort concentrates unrestricted capital on Amazon protection, grid redesign, carbon accounting and fungi policy, signalling where large philanthropic bets are landing.
- New fund / vehicleFoundationWeak · 53/100
A European civic prize routes €400k to Ukraine child protection projects
A laureate-directed grant signals how prestige prizes are being redeployed as fast, named capital for humanitarian causes in conflict zones.
Coalitions & partnerships2
- Partnership / coalitionFoundationWatch · 62/100
A Swiss family foundation deepens Mekong bets under its total-impact strategy
A Swiss family foundation is signalling appetite for co-funded sustainable development and community health work across the Mekong.
- Partnership / coalitionFoundationWatch · 64/100
A Canada-based foundation targets 600,000 African community health workers by 2030
A continent-scale workforce commitment opens partnership lanes for health-tech, supply-chain, and climate-health vendors.
Budgets & infrastructure3
- Budget / infraFoundationWeak · 50/100
A North Yorkshire rural community fund awards £22,355, signalling live grant pipeline
A modest but active North Yorkshire community fund round points to accessible small-grant capital for locally-rooted climate and resilience work.
- Budget / infraFoundationWeak · 50/100
A European digital-rights fund's €500k round opens a legal front on data centre expansion
Two of sixteen new grants from a European digital-rights litigation fund target hyperscale data centres in Spain and the Netherlands, a first for climate-adjacent litigation funding.
- 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.
Procurement to note4
- Procurement / RFPFoundationStrong · 78/100
A Brazil climate-philanthropy foundation opens climate communications call, deadline August 31
A Brazil climate-focused foundation is funding communications projects that push climate mitigation and advocacy across Brazil.
- Procurement / RFPFoundationWatch · 65/100
A Pennsylvania environmental nonprofit opens trail capacity mini-grants
A new mini-grant program from a Pennsylvania environmental nonprofit targets governance and operations at Pennsylvania trail nonprofits, with applications already open.
- Procurement / RFPFoundationGood · 73/100
A US health foundation opens climate-and-health seed grants, July 23 deadline
A dedicated seed pool for climate-and-health research gives early-stage teams a rare, discipline-spanning entry point before summer 2026.
- Procurement / RFPFoundationWatch · 62/100
A Nordic development funder opens consultation on Civil Society Fund rules before next call
A Danish development funder is rewriting Medium and Large programme guidelines, with a two-week window for NGOs to shape eligibility.
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