Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) invites you to submit a proposal to the 2022 Summer of Action grant program.
Donor Name: Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)
State: Selected States
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 04/08/2022
Size of the Grant: $5k to $20K
Details:
Grants awarded support organizations working on resilient communities, climate and health equity, climate action, electrifying the transportation sector and ramping up clean energy investments, as well as support efforts serving vital constituencies.
The theme for the 2022 grant program is Building a Better United States: Climate, Jobs, Democracy and Justice.
This is the sixth year EDF has awarded Summer of Action grants with awards ranging from $5k to $20K. These grants are intended to help organizations build their base of advocates and amplify their existing federal, state, and local advocacy efforts around the urgent need for climate action, clean energy investments, electrifying the transportation sector, climate resilience, healthy communities, equity and efforts serving vital constituencies. EDF is also interested in proposals identifying work supporting democratic processes, such as voting access and voting reform.
Preference will be granted to proposals that creatively engage federal lawmakers and lift up local stories on the need for and benefits of climate investments and the Justice40 initiative over this summer and into the fall. While all proposals will be considered, priority will be placed on organizations working in the following states: Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.
Criteria
All organizations engaging in one or more of the following efforts are encouraged to apply:
- Educating constituents and stakeholders on the transformative BIL investments and their benefits (including economic, health, climate and clean energy), building public enthusiasm around the investments in the BIL and/or providing technical assistance, as needed, to access funding from BIL
- Educating community members on the positions and actions of their elected officials to ensure successful, equitable implementation of the BIL, making sure investments meet President Biden’s Justice40 goals
- Advocating for additional climate and clean energy investments like those included in the House-passed Build Back Better Act to create jobs, keep communities healthy, significantly cut pollution and advance environmental justice
- Engaging in work that supports democratic processes such as voting access and reform, Get Out the Vote efforts and voter registration
Note: The structure of this funding does not allow grant proposals to advocate for specific legislation.
For more information, visit Summer of Action Grant Program.
