Applications are now open for Climate Solutions & Equity Grant to scale climate solutions in Georgia in ways that reduce greenhouse gas emissions while advancing other societal priorities, including equity.
Donor Name: Ray C. Anderson Foundation
State: Georgia
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/31/2022
Size of the Grant: up to $100,000
Grant Duration: 2 Year
Details:
The Drawdown Georgia Climate Solutions & Equity Grant is an exciting new grant opportunity that aims to support efforts that advance climate solutions and prioritize equity in Georgia. Climate change is one of the most critical social, environmental, and economic issues of our day. In Georgia, communities from the mountains to the coast feel the effects of climate change in a variety of ways. From the health impacts of extreme heat to the property loss associated with flooding and other natural disasters. Low-income* BIPOC* communities often bear a disproportionate burden. This is not equitable and it’s not sustainable.
Drawdown Georgia* is building a statewide movement to bring climate solutions* home. The Drawdown Georgia Climate Solutions & Equity Grant (Drawdown Georgia Grant) seeks to support efforts to advance climate solutions that prioritize equity*. Five foundation partners are teaming up to support this inaugural effort: the Kendeda Fund; the NextGen Committee of the Ray C. Anderson Foundation; the R. Howard Dobbs Jr. Foundation and its next gen program The Dobbs Fund; The Sapelo Foundation; and The Wilbur & Hilda Glenn Family Foundation.
The Drawdown Georgia Grant will focus specifically on 10 of these solutions that best fit the capabilities, budgets, and social capital of the nonprofit organizations and networks that this grant will support, including:
- Alternative Transportation
- Coastal Wetlands Protection
- Composting
- Conservation Agriculture
- Energy Efficiency Improvements
- Food Waste Reduction
- Large-Scale Solar
- Plant-Forward Diet
- Rooftop Solar
- Tree Planting
Funding Information
- The team plans to award at least four, two-year grants that are up to $100,000 per year (for work to be conducted in 2023-2024).
Eligibility Criteria
The grant aims to fund a cohort of projects from across Georgia that meet the following criteria:
- Nonprofit Status: The primary applicant must be a US-based 501(c)3 nonprofit organization in good standing with the Internal Revenue Service or have a fiscal sponsor that demonstrates such status.
- Values in Practice: Applicants should demonstrate commitment to low-income BIPOC communities, and share how these communities will benefit from the proposed work. They strongly encourage and seek applicants from organizations that have BIPOC leadership among their staff, programs, and/or board of directors.
- Place Based: The primary applicant should be based in the places where the proposed work will occur.
For more information, visit Ray C. Anderson Foundation.
