[September 2021]
Despite the recent slowdown in greenhouse gas emissions due to the COVID lockdowns, the problems posed by climate change continue to threaten our lives. Natural disasters, depletion of water sources, loss of arable lands, and shortages of food are leading to more poverty amongst the vulnerable communities around the world. NGOs and civil society play an important role to help these communities deal with the impact of climate change. Given below are 60+ grant opportunities that NGOs can use to address these issues
Sustainable Innovations Challenge to fight against climate change
Deadline: 15-Oct-21
The FAMAE is pleased to announce the Sustainable Innovations Challenge that aims to support innovative and concrete solutions to fight against climate change, everywhere in the world, around waste, water, food, habitat, energy and mobility…[more]
Apply for Youth Innovation Challenge
Deadline: 18-Jan-22
Are you 24 and under and passionate about making a positive impact in your community and the world? If yes, then apply for Youth Innovation Challenge…[more]
Climate Resilience and Gender Challenge
Deadline: 30-Sep-21
Through the Open Seventeen Challenge, Crowd4SDG is launching its second call for projects powered by the crowd aiming to tackle climate and gender issues…[more]
Minor Foundation for Major Challenges Small and Large Grant
Deadline: 8-Oct-21
UNIFOR is pleased to launch the call for applications for the Minor Foundation for Major Challenges (MFMC) Small and Large Grants to support communication projects which advance the transition to a low carbon economy…[more]
Just Transitions within Sectors and Industries Globally Programme
Deadline: 6-Oct-21
The British Academy has announced the applications for Just Transitions within Sectors and Industries Globally Programme to provide UK and internationally-based researchers at any career stage, and active in the humanities and social sciences, with the opportunity to submit proposals for in-depth studies focused on just transitions in sectors and industries globally…[more]
2021 Youth Innovation Challenge to Solve Climate Change and Marine Litter Issues
Deadline: 25-Oct-21
Applications are now open for 2021 Youth Innovation Challenge (YIC), giving young people around the world a chance to come up with innovative solutions to two pressing environmental and social issues: climate change and marine litter…[more]
The Energy Globe Award for Sustainability: Apply Now!
Deadline: 15-Nov-21
The call for nominations for the Energy Globe Award for Sustainability 2022 is now open with the objective to present successful sustainable projects to a global audience and to demonstrate that for most of our environmental problems feasible solutions are already available…[more]
Small Projects Fund on Decentralised Renewable Energy
Deadline: 3-Nov-21
The Grüne Bürgerenergie für Afrika’s (Green People’s Energy) Small Projects Fund (SPF) is offering financial support to initiatives led by non-profit organisations in the field of decentralised renewable energy…[more]
Grants for Innovation on Floating Wind Energy Deployment Optimized for Deep Waters
Deadline: 23-Feb-22
The European Commission (EC) is offering grant for Innovation on floating wind energy deployment optimized for deep waters and different sea basins (Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, Baltic Sea, North-east Atlantic Ocean)…[more]
Hybrid Catalytic Conversion of Renewable Energy to Carbon-Neutral Fuels
Deadline: 23-Feb-22
European Commission is calling for proposals for Hybrid Catalytic Conversion of Renewable Energy to Carbon-Neutral Fuels…[more]
Call for Proposals for AU-EU Water Energy Food Nexus
Deadline: 23-Feb-22
The European Commission (EC) has announced a call for proposals for the AU-EU Water Energy Food Nexus to simulate and estimate the stresses on the water-energy nexus are crucial for their policy decision and energy planning…[more]
Grants for Next Generation of Renewable Energy Technologies
Deadline: 23-Feb-22
The European Commission (EC) is pleased to announce the Grants for Next Generation of Renewable Energy Technologies to address high-risk/high return technology developments for game changing renewable energy technologies including catalyst development, dedicated storage systems and integration of renewable energy technologies into a single energy generation system, heating & cooling systems, fuels production systems, hybrid electricity generation solutions between different renewable energy sources, direct utilization of renewable energy sources…[more]
Grant on Solutions for More Sustainable Geothermal Energy
Deadline: 23-Feb-22
The European Commission (EC) is pleased to launch the Grant on Solutions for More Sustainable Geothermal Energy to develop and validate innovative sustainable circular-by-design solutions that can reduce environmental impact and increase the overall circularity of geothermal energy…[more]
Submit Proposals for Wind Energy in Natural and Social Environment
Deadline: 23-Feb-22
The European Commission (EC) is inviting proposals for the Wind energy in the natural and social environment…[more]
Grants for Innovative Foundations, Floating Substructures and Connection Systems for Floating PV and Ocean Energy Devices
Deadline: 23-Feb-22
The European Commission (EC) is accepting proposals for the Grants for Innovative foundations, floating substructures and connection systems for floating PV and ocean energy devices…[more]
European Commission’s Technical Assistance to Advance Market Boundaries for Sustainable Energy Investments
Deadline: 12-Jan-22
The European Commission (EC) has launched the Technical Assistance to advance market boundaries for sustainable energy investments to support innovators across Europe to develop innovative solutions that are mobilising private capital, blending public with private financing, setting up long-term and scalable financial instruments and at the same time overcoming legal and structural barriers whilst delivering a highly ambitious sustainable energy project pipeline…[more]
Grants on Uptake of Energy Audits Recommendations for Energy Transition of Companies
Deadline: 12-Jan-22
The European Commission (EC) is pleased to announce the Uptake of energy audits recommendations for the energy transition of companies to support and accelerate the transition of EU companies towards a sustainable growth model…[more]
Grants to Clean Energy Transition Plans and Strategies in Municipalities and Regions
Deadline: 12-Jan-22
European Commission is calling for proposals to Clean Energy Transition Plans and Strategies in Municipalities and Regions…[more]
ESB’s Energy for Generations Fund – UK & Ireland
Deadline: 13-Oct-21
Electricity Supply Board’s (ESB) Energy for Generations Fund sees €1m per year disbursed through a quarterly fund to charities working in the areas of suicide prevention, homelessness and education access and support…[more]
Community-Driven Clean Energy Transition in Coal, Peat and Oil-Shale Regions
Deadline: 12-Jan-22
Calls for proposals are now open for Community-Driven Clean Energy Transition in Coal, Peat and Oil-Shale Regions…[more]
Multilevel Climate and Energy dialogue to deliver the Energy Governance
Deadline: 12-Jan-22
The European Commission is inviting proposals for Multilevel climate and energy dialogue to deliver the energy governance…[more]
Grants for Developing Support Mechanisms in the field of Sustainable Energy
Deadline: 12-Jan-22
The European Commission is inviting proposals for Developing support mechanisms for energy communities and other citizen-led initiatives in the field of sustainable energy…[more]
Towards an Effective Implementation of Key Legislation in Field of Sustainable Energy
Deadline: 12-Jan-22
The European Commission (EC) is seeking proposals for the Towards an Effective Implementation of Key Legislation in Field of Sustainable Energy to support the implementation of the main pieces of legislation in the field of sustainable energy, notably of the Energy Efficiency Directive (Scope A), the Renewable Energy Directive (Scope B)…[more]
European Commission: Grants for fostering Sustainable Energy Uptake
Deadline: 12-Jan-22
The European Commission is inviting proposals for Fostering sustainable energy uptake along the whole value chain in industry and services…[more]
Mainstreaming Sustainable Energy Finance and Supporting Energy Performance in EU
Deadline: 12-Jan-22
European Commission is calling for proposals for Mainstreaming Sustainable Energy Finance and Supporting Energy Performance in EU…[more]
Innovative Financing Schemes for Sustainable Energy Investments
Deadline: 12-Jan-22
The European Commission (EC) is pleased to announce the Innovative financing schemes for sustainable energy investments to create the conditions for adequate supply of private finance for sustainable energy investments and enhanced engagement of private investors, there is a need to set up and roll out innovative financing schemes at regional or national level, which can be expanded and/or replicated at scale…[more]
European Commission inviting Proposals for local digitalization of Energy Ecosystems
Deadline: 5-Jan-22
The European Commission (EC) is inviting proposals for Reinforcing digitalisation related know how of local energy ecosystems…[more]
Advanced Data-driven Monitoring of Building Stock Energy Performance
Deadline: 19-Oct-21
The European Commission (EC) is offering grants for Advanced data-driven monitoring of building stock energy performance…[more]
Integrating and Combining Energy Systems to Cost-Optimised and Flexible Energy System of Systems
Deadline: 05-Jan-22
The European Commission (EC) is offering Energy Sector Integration: Integrating and combining energy systems to a cost-optimised and flexible energy system of systems…[more]
European Commission’s Clean Energy Transition
Deadline: 19-Oct-21
The European Commission (EC) is pleased to launch the Clean Energy Transition to empower the energy transition and contribute from a R&I perspective to the EU’s goal of becoming the first climate-neutral continent by 2050…[more]
Grants for Biodiversity, Water, Food, Energy, Transport, Climate and Health Nexus
Deadline: 06-Oct-21
European Commission is calling for proposals for Biodiversity, Water, Food, Energy, Transport, Climate and Health Nexus in the context of transformative change…[more]
Sustainability and Educational Aspects for Renewable Energy and Renewable Fuel Technologies
Deadline: 05-Jan-22
The European Commission (EC) is pleased to launch the Sustainability and Educational Aspects for Renewable Energy and Renewable Fuel Technologies Programme…[more]
Call for Proposals for Market Uptake Measures of Renewable Energy Systems
Deadline: 5-Jan-22
The European Commission (EC) has launched a call for proposals for the Market Uptake Measures of renewable energy systems…[more]
Advanced Energy Performance Assessment and Certification
Deadline: 19-Oct-21
The European Commission (EC) is pleased to announce a call for proposals for the Advanced energy performance assessment and certification to support the transition towards a climate neutral building stock over the full life cycle, relying on technological innovations to improve speed and quality of as-built performance assessment and service life compliance checks, also linking to other instruments such as building logbooks, building renovation roadmaps, Level(s) and other datasets…[more]
EC: Increasing Energy System Flexibility based on Sector-Integration Services to Consumers
Deadline: 5-Jan-22
The European Commission (EC) is pleased to announce the Increase energy system flexibility based on sector-integration services to consumers (that benefits system management by DSOs and TSOs)…[more]
Energy Programme: Call for Proposals 2.1 on Geothermal Energy
Deadline: 30-Sep-21
A new Call for Proposals is launched under the Energy Programme in Romania, financed by Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein through the EEA and Norway Grants: Call 2.1 ‘Increased capacity to deliver renewable energy’ – Geothermal…[more]
European Commission: Climate Change Adaptation
Deadline: 30-Nov-21
The European Commission is inviting proposals for its Climate Change Adaptation Programme…[more]
European Commission: Climate Change Mitigation Programme
Deadline: 30-Nov-21
European Commissions are calling proposals for Climate Change Mitigation Programme…[more]
Key Oceanic and Polar Processes Driving Regional & Global Climate Change
Deadline: 06-Oct-21
European Commission is calling proposals for the Key Oceanic and Polar Processes Driving Regional & Global Climate Change…[more]
European Commission: Modelling Land Use and Management in the context of Climate Change
Deadline: 06-Oct-21
The European Commission has announced the proposals for modelling land use and land management in the context of climate change programme…[more]
Resilient Livestock Farming Systems under Climate Change
Deadline: 06-Oct-21
Call for proposals are now open for Resilient Livestock Farming Systems under Climate Change…[more]
Environmental Observation in Area of Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation
Deadline: 06-Oct-21
The European Commission (EC) is pleased to announce the Preparing for pre-commercial procurement (PCP) for end-user services based on environmental observation in the area of climate change adaptation and mitigation…[more]
Explore seeking Applications for Preparatory Research Grants
Deadline: 15-Nov-21
Explore is calling for concept notes for Preparatory Research Grants to recruit and support researchers to develop research proposals on forest landscape governance through a Preparatory Grant Mechanism…[more]
Up to 60,000 Euros available for Country Directed Fund
Deadline: 25-Oct-21
The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency Coordinating Unit (CDEMA CU), with support from the European Union (EU), is inviting National Disaster Management Offices (NDMOs) and relevant national entities responsible for Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM) implementation to apply for grants available through the Country Directed Fund (CDF)…[more]
Regional Youth Cooperation Office accepting Applications for EU-Balkan Youth Forum
Deadline: 15-Oct-21
The Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) has announced the applications for EU-Balkan Youth Forum…[more]
CEPF Call for Proposals: Developing long-term vision for Guinean Forests of West Africa Biodiversity Hotspot
Deadline: 14-Oct-21
The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) has launched its proposals for Development of a Long-Term Vision for the Guinean Forests of West Africa Biodiversity Hotspot…[more]
Environmental Justice and Climate Resilience Grant Program
Deadline: 14-Nov-21
Applications are now open for the Environmental Justice and Climate Resilience Grant Program to support underserved and vulnerable communities, and Indigenous communities, in Canada, Mexico, and the United States to prepare for climate-related impacts…[more]
African Youth Adaptation Solutions Challenge
Deadline: 6-Oct-21
The Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have partnered on a joint mission to accelerate climate adaptation action under the African Adaptation Acceleration Program (AAAP)…[more]
Call for Proposals: 2021 Fund for Covid Solidarity
Deadline: 6-Oct-21
The Alliance for Gender Equality is accepting proposals to aid the most vulnerable women and girls who have been the most negatively impacted by Covid…[more]
Indo-Pacific Design Funding Window: Gender Equality and Climate Finance
Deadline: 15-Oct-21
The Australian Government is seeking applications for Indo-Pacific Design Funding Window to provide grant funding for the design and launch of catalytic blended finance solutions in certain countries in the Indo-Pacific region…[more]
Scotland Asia Partnerships Higher Education Research Fund
Deadline: 25-Oct-21
The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) Scotland Asia Partnerships Higher education Research (SAPHIRE) Fund is a new grant scheme funded by the Scottish Government with the aim of enhancing the existing international research partnerships between Scottish universities, research institutes and partners in Australia, India, Japan, Pakistan, South Korea, Singapore and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)…[more]
Call for Applications for New Voices Fellowship
Deadline: 20-Oct-21
The New Voices Fellowship at the Aspen Institute is a year-long, non-residential program that provides intensive media and advocacy training for frontline development experts…[more]
Up to $50 Million Available for Projects and Businesses
Deadline: 31-Oct-21
PFAN is now accepting applications from projects and businesses in low- and middle-income countries…[more]
Call for Proposals for AU-EU Water Energy Food Nexus
Deadline: 23-Feb-22
The European Commission (EC) has announced a call for proposals for the AU-EU Water Energy Food Nexus to simulate and estimate the stresses on the water-energy nexus are crucial for their policy decision and energy planning…[more]
Capacity Building Program for CSOs and Local Communities (Fiji, Vietnam, Nepal)
Deadline: 30-Sep-21
Applications are now open for the ANSAB-FCPF Capacity Building Program on REDD+ in Asia-Pacific to strengthen the engagement of targeted forest-dependent beneficiaries in REDD+ processes and decision making at the country and regional levels…[more]
Open Call for Annual Networks in Nordic Forestry
Deadline: 30-Sep-21
Nordic Forest Research (SNS) and the Forest Bioeconomy Network (former EFINORD) hereby announce a joint research network call with an aim to promote collaboration and strengthen forest research related to bioeconomy in the Nordic region by networking activities…[more]
European Commission: Grants to Identify, Develop and Deploy High Risk Innovations
Deadline: 28-Oct-21
European Commission is calling for proposals for Co-Creation with Public and Private Buyers of Innovations…[more]
CDC MRG Call on Development Finance
Deadline: 1-Oct-21
The Private Enterprise Development in Low-Income Countries (PEDL) Program and CDC Group, the UK’s development finance institution, are inviting expressions of interest for Major Research Grant projects on the role of development finance in stimulating private sector development…[more]
Investigative Journalism for Europe’s Investigation Support Scheme
Deadline: 4-Oct-21
IJ4EU’s (Investigative Journalism for Europe) Investigation Support Scheme to support cross-border investigative projects…[more]
Apply for Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program
Deadline: 1-Aug-22
The Office of the Public Affairs Advisor (PAA) at the U.S. Mission to NATO (USNATO) is pleased to announce that funding is available through its Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program…[more]
International Climate Protection: Global Call to conduct a Project in Germany for 12-24 months
Deadline: 1-Feb-22
Are you a prospective leader working academically or practically in climate protection or climate-relevant resource conservation in your home country – a non-European developing or transition country? If yes, then Alexander von Humboldt Foundation invites you to apply for an International Climate Protection Fellowship…[more]
Call for Applications: 2022 OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Awards
Deadline: 28-Oct-21
The call for applications for the Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD)-Elsevier Foundation Awards for Early Career Women Scientists in the Developing World is now open…[more]
Islamic Green City Excellence Award
Deadline: 31-Dec-21
Nominations are now open for the Islamic Green City Excellence Award to encourage and stimulate interest in joint environmental action in the Islamic world and openness to global experiences in the protection of the environment from an Islamic perspective, while working towards preserving its resources and addressing sustainable development issues in general, through recognizing the merits of the efforts of individuals and institutions concerned with the management of natural resources for the benefit of present and future generations alike…[more]