Deadline: 8-Apr-22
The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) is inviting you to submit a proposals for 2022 Summer of Action grant program to help organizations amplify their existing federal advocacy efforts around the urgent need for climate action.
Grants awarded support organizations working on resilient communities, climate and health equity, climate action, electrifying the transportation sector and ramping up clean energy investments, as well as support efforts serving vital constituencies.
The theme for the 2022 grant program is Building a Better United States: Climate, Jobs, Democracy and Justice.
Funding Information
This is the sixth year EDF has awarded Summer of Action grants with awards ranging from $5k to $20K.
Eligibility Criteria
- All organizations engaging in one or more of the following efforts are encouraged to apply:
- Educating constituents and stakeholders on the transformative BIL investments and their benefits (including economic, health, climate and clean energy), building public enthusiasm around the investments in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and/or providing technical assistance, as needed, to access funding from BIL
- Educating community members on the positions and actions of their elected officials to ensure successful, equitable implementation of the BIL, making sure investments meet President Biden’s Justice40 goals
- Advocating for additional climate and clean energy investments like those included in the House-passed Build Back Better Act to create jobs, keep communities healthy, significantly cut pollution and advance environmental justice
- Engaging in work that supports democratic processes such as voting access and reform, Get Out the Vote efforts and voter registration
- Preference will be granted to proposals that creatively engage federal lawmakers and lift up local stories on the need for and benefits of climate investments and the Justice40 initiative over this summer and into the fall. While all proposals will be considered, priority will be placed on organizations working in the following states: Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.
Selection Process
Proposals will be evaluated on the following criteria:
- Demonstrates an urgent call for Congress and/or the Biden administration to act on clean energy, climate impacts, electrifying transportation, equity, democracy work, and/or public health
- Engages local, state and/or federal lawmakers in target states in implementing the climate and equity provisions in the BIL and President Biden’s Justice40 initiative
- Does NOT advocate for a specific legislative proposal
- Presents clear metrics for success and reporting on activities (e.g. # of events, social posts, constituent meetings, trainings, op-eds and letters-to-the editor, petition signatures, etc.)
For more information, visit https://www.edf.org/soa22