How much funding does Rural Climate Partnership Grant provide?

Rural Climate Partnership Grant provides US $20,000 - US $150,000 in funding.

When is the deadline for Rural Climate Partnership Grant?

This grant has a rolling deadline or the deadline has not been announced.

Rural Climate Partnership Grant

Q: Who is eligible for Rural Climate Partnership Grant?

Geography: Based in rural communities, and directly serving or targeting rural areas, small towns and small cities under 50-thousa.

The Rural Climate Partnership

Foundation Environmental Grants Community Development Grants Grants for Grassroots Organizations

Funding Amount

US $20,000 - US $150,000

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

Foundation

Can we apply?

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Eligible organizations

Organizations that are nonprofits, public agencies, religious organizations or tribal governments.

Geography

Based in rural communities, and directly serving or targeting rural areas, small towns and small cities under 50-thousa

Other requirements

National organizations that have a distinct rural focus and are actively engaged in addressing critical rural issues.
Funding requests that support long-standing organizations or that scale up new organizations

Not eligible / not funded

Not eligible: What we don’t fund
Not eligible: Organizations based outside of the U.S or international funding projects.
Not eligible: Grants to individuals or scholarships for personal use, capital campaigns (e.g., to buy a building) or endowments.
Not eligible: Organizations that discriminate by race, color, creed, gender, sexual orientation or national origin.
Not eligible: Organizations or projects with an urban focus or impact, or those primarily serving areas with a population above 50,000

Overview

The Rural Climate Partnership Grant supports innovative, community-led climate solutions in rural America. With funding ranging from $20,000 to $150,000, it empowers organizations focused on rural leadership and equitable climate actions. The grant aims to strengthen rural economies and enhance climate resilience by providing critical resources and support to rural-serving entities. It prioritizes projects that benefit under-resourced communities and actively engage in addressing pressing rural issues, making a meaningful impact on local climate narratives.

Note: Groups aligned with our work and seeking funding from RCP are welcome to submit a Letter of Inquiry Form (LOI) first.
The Rural Climate Partnership is a funding collaborative rooted in rural America. We provide grantmaking, technical assistance, capacity-building resources, and narrative infrastructure to: Strengthen rural economies; Advance locally led climate solutions; Deliver equitable benefits from climate investments; and Transform climate narratives.
We believe that ambitious, rural-centric, climate grantmaking is needed now more than ever. That’s why our grant program is designed to provide critical funding and resources to grantees that are taking practical, community-focused and innovative actions to implement equitable climate solutions in rural America. Enabling our grantees to focus on driving meaningful change in rural communities is paramount at Rural Climate Partnership.
With the combined strength of pooled resources from foundations & donors, we offer general operating and project support grants to bolster the work of rural-led and rural-serving organizations. Our funding typically ranges from $20,000 to $100,000 for projects and from $75,000 to $150,000 for general operating support.

Eligibility

What we fund:Organizations with rural leadership, based in rural communities, and directly serving or targeting rural areas, small towns and small cities under 50-thousand across the United States, prioritizing communities with a population density under 10-thousandOrganizations that are nonprofits, public agencies, religious organizations or tribal governmentsNational organizations that have a distinct rural focus and are actively engaged in addressing critical rural issuesFunding requests that support long-standing organizations or that scale up new organizations

Ineligibility

What we don’t fund Organizations based outside of the U.S or international funding projectsGrants to individuals or scholarships for personal use, capital campaigns (e.g., to buy a building) or endowmentsOrganizations that discriminate by race, color, creed, gender, sexual orientation or national originOrganizations or projects with an urban focus or impact, or those primarily serving areas with a population above 50,000