The City of Philadelphia’s Office of Sustainability seeks community-based organizations who are interested in serving as Climate Resilience Partners, in support of the Citywide Community Resilience Plan.
Donor Name: City of Philadelphia
State: Pennsylvania
City: Philadelphia
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/03/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Less than 1 Year
Details:
The City of Philadelphia Office of Sustainability is creating a Citywide Community Resilience Plan—a roadmap to help Philadelphia and its residents prepare for and respond to climate impacts such as hotter summers, increased flooding, and stronger storms. This plan will guide future policies and programs, identify funding opportunities, shape neighborhood-level resilience strategies, and influence city decision-making.
Philadelphia is especially vulnerable to climate impacts due to its location, history of development, and high poverty rates. Flooding is a major concern, as the city sits between the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers and experiences severe storms and hurricanes. Rising temperatures and the urban heat island effect increase health risks, particularly in underserved, densely populated areas. These challenges highlight the need for a strong, coordinated climate resilience strategy. Partner Organizations that work directly with communities most impacted by climate change are essential to developing meaningful, locally grounded solutions.
Additional program benefits will include:
- Connection to additional resources and networking with resource providers.
- Opportunities to bring forward community-specific resilience concerns and issues to City leadership
- Participation in training sessions such as Climate Change 101 and professional facilitation training, provided by Creative Praxis.
- Co-create a resilience toolkit to be shared with the community.
- Be directly involved in the drafting of the city’s resilience plan, which will inform policy and programs.
- Connect with other community-based organizations and the Office of Sustainability.
- Increase community connections and breadth of community knowledge.
- Workforce development, networking, and resume-building opportunities.
Funding Information
- Climate Resilience Partner organizations will receive $10,000.
- Climate Resilience Partner program runs for approximately 10 month.
Eligibility Criteria
- A community-based organization with a service boundary located within Philadelphia and works with Philadelphia residents.
- An organization with the ability to reach the most vulnerable communities in the planning district. These are communities most impacted by climate change (extreme heat, floodings, storms etc).
- An organization that can nominate a member of its staff to serve as a Partner Ambassador and commit to supporting the Ambassador’s involvement throughout the 10-month program.
- An organization that is interested in participating in the development and implementation of the Community Resilience Plan recommendations
- An organization that is an incorporated legal entity.
- Ineligible applicants to the Climate Resilience Partner Program include organizations that conduct lobbying, political organizations, and individuals. This funding cannot be used for lobbying or to influence elections.
For more inforamtion, visit City of Philadelphia.
