Climate and Clean Energy Equity Fund

The Equity Fund advances equitable climate action through strategic grants, grassroots advocacy, and policy change in diverse communities. The organization builds power by investing in the leadership and organizing of multiracial, working-class communities—particularly people of color, Indigenous people, and those most impacted by climate change—to achieve ambitious and equitable climate action and clean energy policy.

The organization operates through two primary programmatic approaches:

Policy Accelerator Program supports the field with:

• Technical assistance including policy research and impact analysis
• Development of decarbonization road maps
• Placement, training, and coaching of policy fellows housed in local community organizations
• Capacity-building, coaching, and peer-learning programming
• Strategic campaigns influencing the implementation of federal policies and public funding by supporting coalitions that encourage state and local agencies to utilize federal funding streams in infrastructure and clean energy transition to meet community priorities for workforce development, job quality, health outcomes, energy affordability, transportation, and affordable housing

Communications Accelerator Program provides:

• Technical assistance including voter modeling
• A content bank of culturally competent resources including tested messaging