The City’s Office of Sustainability in partnership with the Philadelphia City Fund, is excited to announce the Community Resilience and Environmental Justice Fund.
Donor Name: City of Philadelphia
State: Pennsylvania
City: Philadelphia
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/26/2023
Size of the Grant: $10,000
Grant Duration: 12 months
Details:
This Fund will support community groups working to ensure that all Philadelphia residents have a livable community, free of environmental toxins and hazards. This means:
- Clean air, land, and water
- Healthy, fresh, and culturally appropriate foods
- Homes, jobs, and neighborhoods free from pollutants and toxins
- Communities that are resilient to the impacts of climate change, such as flooding and extreme heat
This Fund comes from a recognition of the need to invest in the grassroot activism that residents living on the frontlines of environmental harm engage in every day. As such, this fund is dedicated to resourcing frontline communities experiencing environmental injustice to advance their vision of an equitable and resilient future. The grant fund is steered by the Philadelphia Environmental Justice Advisory Commission and supported by the Office of Sustainability and William Penn Foundation.
Funding Information
The Fund will provide $10,000 grants to 15 organizations and projects working towards long-term environmental justice in Philadelphia. These funds must be used within 12 months of being awarded.
Eligibility Criteria:
To be eligible for a grant from the Community Resilience & Environmental Justice Fund, organizations must be:
- Located in Philadelphia and serving Philadelphians experiencing environmental injustices
- Led by people most affected by the problem or issue that is being addressed
- Working on a long-term plan for environmental justice
- a 501(c)3 or a community-based organization (including school-based youth groups) working with a 501c3 fiscal sponsor
The Community Resilience & Environmental Justice Fund will award $10,000 grants to groups working on:
- Coalition and collaboration building activities
- Community organizing
- Organizational capacity building
- Removing barriers that create and perpetuate environmental injustices
- Environmental justice education and engagement
- Youth leadership and development
- Community-driven planning for environmental justice, climate adaptation, and decarbonization
- Implementation of projects related to environmental justice
For more information, visit City of Philadelphia.
