Deadline: 05-Aug-2025
The United Nations Office for Project Services has announced an open call for its Communities Climate Adaptation Facility Initiative to address the pressing needs of local communities at the frontline of the climate crisis.
The C-CAF aims to bridge the gap in climate finance reaching local levels and directly empower affected populations by providing climate quick impact grants to frontline communities. With current climate finance primarily focused on structural and infrastructure projects, the C-CAF grants will empower communities to address urgent climate-related challenges and take part in designing responses to strengthen their adaptive capacities and resilience.
The C-CAF will scale up and bring about transformative community-led adaptation through close partnership with national governments as well as international and regional partners.
The CCAF community grants focus on results for vulnerable populations across multiple sectors, including basic services like water and sanitation, environment, health, housing, and workforce development. The grants can benefit populations that are isolated or have lost access to government services in areas exposed to climate risk, as well as communities moving or relocating due to climate impacts.
Aims
- This grant aims to enhance the adaptive capacities of these communities and support climate-resilient development. Each funded project will:
- Improve basic services, particularly for women, children, persons with disabilities, and marginalized groups;
- Restore ecosystems while integrating traditional and indigenous knowledge;
- Support sustainable and inclusive livelihoods, prioritizing economic opportunities for underrepresented communities;
- Preserve cultural heritage and strengthen community cohesion through inclusive adaptation efforts.
Scope
- The C-CAF grants may support diverse interventions in multiple sectors, including but not limited to:
- Water and Sanitation: Ensuring equitable access to clean water and sanitation facilities, including for women, children, and persons with disabilities.
- Environment: Promoting solutions that integrate local or indigenous traditional knowledge and practices.
- Health: Supporting climate-resilient healthcare services, including for reproductive, maternal, and child health.
- Housing: Developing inclusive, climate-resilient housing solutions that cater to diverse needs, including accessibility for persons with disabilities.
- Workforce Development: Strengthening economic opportunities for vulnerable populations, with a focus on women, youth, and indigenous peoples.
Funding Information
- Grant amount: AUD 150,000
- Duration: 1 year
Target Audience
- The C-CAF is committed to ensuring that funding reaches underrepresented groups, including women, people with disabilities, indigenous communities, and displaced populations, to foster equitable outcomes.
- The beneficiaries of the C-CAF climate quick impact grants are climate-vulnerable communities with limited access to financing despite urgent needs to address the impacts of the climate crisis and rising sea level.
Eligibility Criteria
- The following categories of applicants are eligible to apply under this call for proposals:
- Climate-vulnerable communities (individuals or groups)
- Non-profit local organizations consisting of members of beneficiary climate-vulnerable communities
- Indigenous peoples organizations (IPOs) consisting of members of beneficiary climate-vulnerable communities
- Civil society organizations (CSO) consisting of members of beneficiary climate-vulnerable communities
- Grass-roots organizations consisting of members of beneficiary climate-vulnerable communities.
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