US-based Climate Resilience Projects
Program Information:
Organization Name: Climate Smart Communities Initiative
Funding Source: Private Foundation
Funding Type: Grant
Minimum Award Amount: 75000
Maximum Award Amount: 115000
Expenses Covered: Organizational Capacity
Eligible Applicants: Tribal Agencies and Indigenous Led Partnerships, State Agency, Non-Profit Organization, Conservation District, Watershed Group, Local Government
Match Requirement: No Match Required
Application Deadline: 03/12/2026
CSCI awards provide funding and technical assistance to advance community-based climate resilience in US communities or regions that are highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.
The program prioritizes funding for communities that include historically disinvested populations at increased risk to climate-related impacts. It is open to US-based project teams composed of a climate adaptation practitioner and representatives from a local or regional government entity and a community-based organization.