The Climate Action Grant Program is designed to support community involvement in reducing energy use, encouraging low-emissions transportation, reducing waste, conserving water, and utilizing nature-based solutions.
Donor Name: City of Ames
State: Iowa
City: Ames
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/03/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The City of Ames provides funding for programs and activities that align with the City’s community sustainability goals, including the Climate Action Plan and EcoSmart Programs. Projects must also include an education or engagement component.
The grant program does not limit the nature of proposed projects, but the primary purpose should include one or more of these concepts:
- Physical change or improvement of a structure that improves energy efficiency, long-term sustainability.
- Education or outreach, building community partnerships, understanding, inclusion, and awareness.
- Introduction of a new project or program.
- Improvement and/or expansion of an existing project or program.
- Volunteer engagement or management.
Funding Information
Grants of up to $10,000 are available to organizations in Ames for projects or activities that meaningfully advance the Climate Action Plan by:
- Reducing energy use
- Encouraging low-emissions transportation
- Reducing waste
- Conserving water
- Utilizing nature-based solutions.
Eligibility Requirements
- All organizations and businesses within the city of Ames geographic limits are eligible for funding. Partnerships between multiple organizations are encouraged, but only one lead applicant can receive funding for each project. The project must benefit Ames residents. Any applicant or group partnering with an applicant located outside of Ames must demonstrate that the population or area served will primarily be people or places within Ames.
- Successful applicants are eligible for one grant award and the project must be completed within the specified timeframe for each grant cycle, typically one year. All application materials and outcomes from awarded projects will be considered public information. Applicants are required to abide by all City, State, and Federal laws and regulations.
- The project must align with the program’s purpose. Funding will go to projects that are:
- Ready to be implemented and can be completed within 12 months or less
- Focused, planned, and reasonable in scope
- Innovative and impactful, directly related to the City’s Climate Action goals
- Sustainable past the project period and/or replicable in the future
- Impactful and measurable (kWh, MT CO2e, number of people reached, etc.)
- Locally focused and beneficial to residents of Ames.
For more information, visit City of Ames.
