RISE Challenge
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
Administrator: Earth Force (partnership with FEMA and Association of State Floodplain Managers Foundation)
Geographic Scope: Colorado, Montana, and Illinois
The RISE Challenge engages young people in policy making around community resilience to natural hazards.
Funding Available: Implementation grants and prize money
Past recipients of this program
Recent awards under this program (from Earth Force Inc's IRS filings)
Urbana, IL · 2025
$38K
Missoula, MT · 2025
$33K
Salt Lake City, UT · 2025
$33K
14 grants in Earth Force Inc's 2020–2025 filings reference “RISE Challenge” in their stated purpose. Amounts and places as reported by the funder.
What Earth Force Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 3
- Total given
- $104K
- Median grant
- $33K
- Range
- $33K–$38K
- By dollars: Illinois 36%, Montana 32%, Utah 32%. Top recipient cities: Urbana, IL; Missoula, MT; Salt Lake City, UT.
Example grants
Environmental Education Assoc · Urbana, IL
RISE Challenge subaward
$38K
Brightways Learning · Missoula, MT
RISE Challenge subaward
$33K
Utah Society for Environmenta · Salt Lake City, UT
RISE Challenge subaward
$33K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Youth programs
- Disaster relief
- Environmental education
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