The Climate Justice for All Grant Program (CJA grants) is an initiative that supports organizations or grassroots groups run by and primarily serving frontline communities in developing community solutions to environmental injustices in the US and Puerto Rico.
Donor Name: The Climate Reality Project
State: Selected States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/12/2023
Size of the Grant: Up to $20,000
Details:
At The Climate Reality Project, their mission is to catalyze a global solution to the climate crisis by making urgent action a necessity across every sector of society. To achieve this goal, they are committed to uplifting the voices of historically marginalized groups who have vital perspectives on the climate crisis and how they solve it. This includes people of color, low-income families, youth, and individuals living on the frontlines of climate change and facing systemic inequalities. In recognition of the expertise and much-needed leadership these communities bring to the success of the climate movement, they launched their Climate Justice for All Grant Program in April 2020.
As part of the grant cycle, organizations are invited to participate in capacity-building workshops, check-ins with Climate Reality staff, and peer-learning opportunities with other grantees.
The Climate Reality Project grant-making approach is based on working collaboratively with all grantees and building authentic relationships together. While they work closely with grantees to help them advance solutions, grantees are always in the driver’s seat. With flexibility, trust, and recognition of their expertise, they see organizations as working partners in the pursuit of an equitable and sustainable future for all.
Types of Projects
- Organizations are invited to implement community-driven solutions to the climate crisis that engage, empower, and benefit a disadvantaged community in the U.S or Puerto Rico. However, they will prioritize for selection projects implemented in the following states: AL, AZ, CO, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, NM, NV, OH, PA, TN, TX, WV.
- The project-based proposal must pursue one or more of the following objectives:
- Raise awareness of the disproportionate impacts of climate change in frontline communities and the need for clean energy and energy efficiency
- Mobilize communities against the fossil fuel industry or petrochemical production and in support of emissions reduction
- Engage communities in green workforce development opportunities (related to climate, natural disasters, environment, clean transportation, housing, water, and wastewater infrastructure) or in paths for a just transition to clean energy
- Further community resilience to climate change, environmental injustices, and/or legacy pollution.
Funding Information
Selected organizations receive a one-time grant of up to $20,000, access to their curated library of resources, and opportunities to help amplify and spread their message in partnership with Climate Reality and peer organizations.
Eligibility Criteria
- Your organization must be based in any of the 50 US states, the District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico. They strongly encourage applications from:
- Environmental or climate justice organizations
- Grassroots groups
- Faith groups
- Youth-led climate organizations
- HBCU campus organizations
- Organizations with members directly impacted by climate change in their communities.
- Previous CJA grantees
- Your organization must show proof of 501(c) (3) tax-exempt status or have a fiscal sponsor actively registered in one of the 50 states of the U.S., the District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico to do business
- Your organization’s board, senior leadership and staff must be primarily led by frontline members and reflect the communities served. They define organizations primarily lead by frontline communities as organizations where individuals impacted first and worst by the climate crisis make up all or the majority of board, senior leadership, and staff positions
- CJA grant recipients who have received funding in one round are eligible to apply for a second round of funding. If selected, these organizations will only be able to receive 20% of this year’s funds.
For more information, visit The Climate Reality Project.
