Funding Opportunities
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Georgia Coastal Management Program (GCMP) of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Coastal Resources Division (CRD)
Coastal Incentive Grant applications now accepted
Eligible applicants include state governments (with the exception of DNR), qualified local governments, regional commissions, and state colleges, universities, and research institutions. All proposed projects must be located within one of the 11 designated coastal counties of Georgia: Brantley, Bryan, Camden, Chatham, Charlton, Effingham, Glynn, Liberty, Long, McIntosh, and Wayne. Projects that are regional in scope or involve partnerships across multiple counties must also be located within these eligible areas.
The maximum award available is $80,000, with a 1:1 non-federal match required. Applications due December 6, 2024
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Landscape Scale Restoration Program (US Forest Service)
The Landscape Scale Restoration Program is a Forest Service State and Private Forestry competitive grant program that promotes collaborative, science-based restoration of priority forest landscapes and furthers priorities identified in State Forest Action plans or equivalent restoration strategy. Landscape Scale Restoration projects cross multiple jurisdictions, including tribal, state and local government, and private forest land, to address large-scale issues such as wildfire risk reduction, watershed protection and restoration, and the spread of invasive species, insect infestation and disease.
(Closing December 13, 2024)
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National Science Foundation
Regional Resilience Innovation Incubator (R2I2)
The NSF Directorate for Geosciences (GEO), in partnership with the Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP), seeks to support translation of research into practical, scalable solutions to climate-related regional resilience problems through innovative collaborations.
(LOI Due December 16, 2024)
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Mountains to Sea Graduate Research Fellowship
This opportunity is funded by NC WRRI and North Carolina Sea Grant. It is open to full-time graduate students at North Carolina’s colleges and universities. Proposed research should be conducted under the guidance of a faculty advisor. The funding amount is $10,000.
The deadline for proposals is December 16, 2024 at 5pm.
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Water Resources Development Grant Program: North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
For State and Local projects, there are two grant application cycles per fiscal year. The fall 2024 application cycle will begin on July 1 and end Dec. 31, 2024.
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The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Southeast Region, is seeking proposals under the Marine Fisheries Initiative Program (MARFIN), for research and development projects that optimize the use of fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and off the South Atlantic states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, involving the U.S. fishing industry (recreational and commercial), including fishery biology, resources assessment, socio-economic assessment, management and conservation, selected harvesting methods, and fish handling and processing. This program addresses NOAA's mission goal "Healthy Oceans."
Applications are due December 31, 2024.
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The Bald Head Island Conservancy is now accepting applications for the 2025-26 Johnston Graduate Fellowship in Coastal Sustainability. The Fellowship provides support for a graduate student to pursue a coastal sustainability project on Bald Head Island in collaboration with Bald Head Island Conservancy staff and the Center for Coastal Sustainability. Projects should be directly related to the sustainability of Bald Head Island and other southeastern US barrier islands.
Total Award: $20,000
Applications due January 10, 2025
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North Carolina Sea Grant Calls for Preproposals for Applied Coastal Research
North Carolina Sea Grant is now accepting preproposals for the 2026–2028 applied research grant cycle, with awards up to $150,000 each for projects that address problems affecting coastal ecosystems, economies, and communities.
Application deadline: January 13,2025 5 p.m. ET
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USGS Cooperative Landslide Hazard Mapping and Assessment Program Grants
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Landslide Hazards Program (LHP) issues this Program Announcement for assistance to support communication, planning, coordination, mapping, assessments, and data collection of landslide hazards.
Closing January 15, 2025
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The Center for Collaborative Heat Monitoring (A NIHHIS Center of Excellence) is excited to announce an upcoming funding opportunity for community-based heat data collection campaigns. Communities will receive training, technical support, and a $10,000 stipend to conduct a heat data collection campaign in 2025. The Center will prioritize applications from communities that have experienced historical patterns of discrimination, underinvestment and disenfranchisement and have limited resources to conduct heat monitoring on their own. Rural communities, tribal nations, U.S. territories and communities that have not previously undergone heat mapping are especially encouraged to apply.
Applications due January 17, 2025.
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Burroughs Wellcome Fund
Climate Change and Human Health Seed Grants
The Burroughs Wellcome Fund aims to stimulate the growth of new connections between thinkers working in largely disconnected fields who might together change the course of climate change’s impact on human health. In the three years between Fall 2023 and Summer 2026, we will dedicate $1M to supporting small, early stage grants of $2,500–$50,000 toward achieving this goal.
Next round of applications due January 23, 2025
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National Science Foundation
Organismal Response to Climate Change (ORCC)
This solicitation continues to accept full proposals that propose mechanistic studies of organismal response to climate change (ORCC) as a foundation that, when integrated with research at other levels of organization, will lead to a deeper understanding and better predictions of the integrity, the resilience, and the adaptation of biological systems to climate change.
Applications due January 23, 2025
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The Center for Heat Resilient Communities has opened applications for communities across the U.S. to get support to develop Heat Resilience Roadmaps. Selected communities will receive $10,000 and technical assistance to help them determine and communicate the impacts of extreme heat in their communities, assess their capacity to respond, and design a locally tailored blueprint for heat resilience. Learn more in the full press release.
Applications closing January 24, 2025 at 11:59 PM ET.
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NC Water Resources Research Institute
Community Collaborative Research Grant (CCRG)
The Community Collaborative Research Grant Program, or CCRG, is an innovative funding opportunity that requires research approaches that couple local knowledge with scientific expertise. This opportunity requires a local knowledge expert and scientific lead. Submitted proposals also should align with WRRI, North Carolina Sea Grant, and KIETS’ strategic plans. Funding is available for one year projects, and awards will range between $5,000-$25,000. The anticipated start date is May 15, 2025.
The application closes on January 24, 2025 at 5pm.
Focus on Recruiting Emerging Climate and Adaptation Scientists and Transformers (FORECAST), National Science Foundation: Supports education and capacity building at emerging research institutions that will prepare students to conduct community and partner-engaged science to benefit society.
Proposals for Track 1 due Jan 29, 2025
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ASFPM Foundation Future Leaders Scholarship
The Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM) Foundation Future Leaders Scholarship is up to $20,000 per year for two years available to a student entering their junior year in a 4-year undergraduate degree program or entering the last two years of a 5-year or dual degree undergraduate program and studying in a field related to floods and flood management.
(Applications due February 1, 2025)
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Restoring Fish Passage through Barrier Removal Grants | NOAA Fisheries
Up to $75 million in funding is available for fish passage projects under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. This funding will support projects that reopen migratory pathways and restore access to healthy habitat for fish around the country. In collaboration with NOAA, selected partners will use these funds to implement locally-led removals of dams and other in-stream barriers. Selected projects will assist in sustaining our nation’s fisheries and contributing to the recovery of threatened and endangered species. They may also provide community and economic benefits, such as jobs and climate resilience. NOAA will accept proposals between $750,000 and $8 million for the entire award, with typical funding anticipated to range from $3 million to $5 million.
Deadline: February 10, 2025
Informational Webinars: ​
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December 3 at 2-3 PM Eastern / 1-2 PM Central / 11 AM-12 PM Pacific / 10-11 AM Alaska
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Tribal Focused Webinar: December 12 at 3-4 PM Eastern / 2-3 PM Central / 12-1 PM Pacific / 11 AM-12 PM Alaska
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This is a competitive grant program created by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to plan for and strengthen surface transportation to be more resilient to natural hazards, including climate change, sea level rise, flooding, extreme weather events, and other natural disasters. For FY 2024-2025, up to $576 million is available for the PROTECT Discretionary Grant Program.
Closing Monday, February 24, 2025
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Restoring Tribal Priority Fish Passage through Barrier Removal Grants | NOAA Fisheries
This funding will support U.S. federally recognized tribes, Alaska Native Corporations, and tribal organizations in implementing fish passage work and building tribal organizational capacity. In collaboration with NOAA, selected partners will use these funds to build tribal organizational capacity and implement projects that reopen migratory pathways and restore access to healthy habitat for tribally-important species. Selected projects may also provide community and economic benefits, such as enhancing climate resilience by removing or improving aging infrastructure. NOAA will accept proposals between $300,000 and $6 million for the entire award, with typical funding anticipated to range from $500,000 to $4 million.
Applications closing February 27, 2025
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Climate Smart Communities Initiative
The CSCI is now accepting grant applications to help communities accelerate their climate resilience plans and projects.To be eligible for consideration, a community must be located in the United States and facing significant climate-related challenges, based on environmental as well as socioeconomic considerations. For the purposes of the grant program, a community must be represented by a community-based organization and a local, regional or Tribal government entity working collaboratively, and they must complete the application in partnership with an adaptation professional. The initiative will be accepting grant applications into March of 2025, and expects to announce multiple awards in the summer of 2025.
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The Gulf Ecosystem Initiative is a $3.5 million partnership between the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) in Santa Barbara, CA and the NOAA RESTORE Science Program to fund synthesis science and postdoctoral research. Working groups of scientists and decision makers will collaborate to solve pressing questions across the Gulf of Mexico. Synthesis science proposals and working groups will cover three main areas of research for decision making in the Gulf of Mexico: fisheries, climate change, and the ecological impacts of management.
Proposals due March 14, 2025
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The Flourishing in Community Grantmaker is offering noncompetitive awards to support capacity-constrained communities and community-based organizations (CBOs) within Region 2. These $75,000 subawards are designed for ease of access, with a streamlined process that does not require participation in the competitive review process. Any person or organization in Region 2: New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, and eight federally recognized Indian Nations may submit a nomination, including self-nominations. The application deadline is March 31, 2025. Apply here.
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Burroughs Wellcome Fund: Climate + Health Excellent Centers (CHEX) Award
The Burroughs Wellcome Fund announces the Climate + Health Excellence (CHEX) Centers award. This is a new institutional research and training opportunity that will help institutions bridge the gaps between fields that will have important roles to play in understanding the impacts of climate change on human health and diminishing their effects. This grant will support new discovery toward defining the health impacts of climate change, developing potential interventions, translating discovery science into practical application, and outward-facing work that can help public understanding of Climate + Health or strengthen connections between research and communities whose health has been harmed by climate change. New institutional awards of up to $10,000,000.
Proposals due August 7, 2025
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NC Emergency Management (NCEM) is compiling sub-applications for inclusion in the State’s application to FEMA for the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant program makes federal funds available for hazard mitigation activities that promote climate adaptation and resilience. BRIC focuses on addressing both acute extreme weather events and chronic stressors that are expected to increase in intensity and frequency in the future. NC Emergency Management (NCEM) compiles sub-applications for inclusion in the State’s application to FEMA for the BRIC program. Submitted sub-applications can be for capital projects or for capability and capacity building. Upon reviewing letters of intent, NCEM will issue invitations for full applications.
The intake period for letters of intent has been extended until the FEMA Notice of Funding Opportunity is released (TBD) Please check the NCEM website for the most up-to-date deadline information.
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Applications accepted on a rolling basis: ​
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One SC Fund: Disaster Response
The One SC Fund is now accepting grant applications from nonprofits to support Hurricane Helene relief, recovery, and rebuilding efforts.
The One SC Fund provides grants to nonprofits to fund disaster relief, recovery and rebuilding assistance programs from state-declared emergencies. Organizations may request up to $25,000.When applications are open, they are reviewed on a rolling basis. Declinations are sent via email. All organizations receiving an award have six months to expense grant funds.
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FEMA
Swift Current Funding Opportunity
Fiscal Year 2024 Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) Swift Current aims to better align the delivery of FMA flood mitigation funding to the disaster survivor experience. The purpose of FMA Swift Current is to reduce or eliminate the flood risk to NFIP-participating communities and repetitive flood damage to structures and buildings insured by the NFIP following a flood-related disaster event, and to enhance community flood resilience within NFIP-participating communities. It does so by providing funding for mitigation opportunities immediately after a flood disaster event with the aim of delivering mitigation outcomes.
Applications accepted on a rolling basis
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Rapid Response to Extreme Weather Events Across Food and Agricultural Systems funding by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
Applications must be submitted within 45 days of an extreme weather event and disaster. Applications will be accepted and reviewed on a continuous basis.
Glenn W. Bailey Foundation: Grant funding for projects that support educational opportunities for STEM learning (including college/university programs) and “innovative environmental projects.”
Accepts Letters of Intent on a monthly basis.
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The Rural Water Loan Fund (RWLF) is a funding program specifically designed to meet the unique needs of small water and wastewater utilities. The RWLF provides low-cost loans for short-term repair costs, small capital projects, or pre-development costs associated with larger projects. The RWLF was established through a grant from the USDA/RUS, and repaid funds used to replenish the fund and make new loans. Disaster recovery or other emergency loans are available. Loan amounts may not exceed $200,000 or 75% of the total project cost, whichever is less.
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Natural Hazards Center
Special Call for Health Outcomes and Climate-Related Disaster Research
The Natural Hazards Center—with support from the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation—is issuing a special call for quick response research focused on health outcomes among groups disproportionately affected by climate-related disasters. Available funds will support awards in the amount of $10,000 to $50,000 each. Proposals for this special call will be accepted on a rolling basis until funds are exhausted.
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Natural Hazards Center
Quick Response Research Award Program
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North Carolina Sea Grant
We support small projects costing less than $10,000, typically 12 months in length, to allow scientists to gather samples and data when time is of the essence. The minigrant award may allow investigators to gather initial information or pilot test a whole new line of inquiry. Such early findings can subsequently spur major research and outreach efforts funded by other sources.
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Pulitzer Center
The Pulitzer Center is now accepting applications for its initiative focused on climate change and its effects on workers and work. We encourage freelance and staff journalists with ambitious enterprise and strong in-depth reporting ideas to apply for Pulitzer Center support to cover the intersection of labor and climate in their communities.
Applications accepted on a rolling basis.
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Funding Databases: ​
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Build for the Future Funding Navigator
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Climate Capital Guidebook | The White House
The Climate Capital Guidebook aggregates current federal funding opportunities for small- and medium-sized companies, both start-ups and established businesses, focusing on clean energy technologies and other climate solutions. The Guidebook also notes which programs are part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Justice40 Initiative. Each program is accompanied by a summary of the eligible entities, eligible projects, average deal or award size, application timeline, contact information, and additional useful information.
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Flood Funding Finder from the American Flood Coalition: An interactive website to simplify the complex federal grants system and to help communities identify and prioritize opportunities to fund flood resilience.
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Funding Navigator - HUD Exchange​
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Nature-Based Solutions Funding Database
National Wildlife Federation’s interactive database for communities interested in pursuing federal funding and/or technical assistance for nature-based solutions.
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Southeast Regional Partnership for Planning and Sustainability (SERPPAS) Funding Opportunities
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The EPA’s Water Finance Clearinghouse has two searchable databases: Funds and Resources. The Funds database contains potential funding sources for water infrastructure. The Resources database contains resources such as reports, case studies, and webinars about financing mechanisms and approaches that can help communities access capital to meet their water infrastructure needs. The Clearinghouse also hosts Water Finance learning modules which provide information on different financing sources and funding topics related to water infrastructure investments.
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2024 Resilience Project Funding Guide
The Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Resilience Project Funding Guide serves as a one-stop shop for installations and partners to learn about more than 25 federal and non-federal resilience and conservation programs that can support existing or new REPI installation resilience projects.
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NC Resilience Exchange Funding Database
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Grant Writing Assistance and Funding Resources:
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​BIL, IRA, and ARPA Funding Resources for States - The Environmental Council of the States (ECOS)
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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (Resources from NOAA) webpage contains information, announcements, and resources related to investments funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL).
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EPA
Climate Resilience and Adaptation Funding Toolbox
The Climate Resilience and Adaptation Funding Toolbox contains resources to help EPA’s funding applicants and recipients make climate-informed investments.
Funding and Financing Coastal Resilience (NOAA Office for Coastal Management)
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Grant Proposal Development Resources (NOAA Office for Coastal Management )
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Hometown Strong Rural Grants Program
The Hometown Strong Rural Grants team focuses on getting federal dollars into rural communities and providing the capacity, training, and finance planning support these communities need in order to be successful in federal funding. We provide direct, free-of-charge grantwriting support to rural towns, counties, and regions to increase federal funding for projects within North Carolina, offering a comprehensive approach to long-term financial planning through grant strategies that leverage federal, state, and private funds.
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Inflation Reduction Act (Resources from NOAA) webpage contains information, announcements, and resources related to investments funded by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
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Resources for Assistance and Technical Training in Region 4 on Environmental Justice
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