$40,000 Youth Climate Justice Fund Grants

At the Youth Climate Justice Fund, we support youth-led movements that offer creative, inclusive, and community-owned solutions to climate and environmental challenges. We are seeking dynamic, dedicated groups committed to advancing fair and equitable climate and environmental action worldwide.

Benefits include:

• Flexible core funding up to $40,000 USD
• Capacity‑strengthening opportunities (training, collaboration, peer learning)
• Support for grassroots, community‑owned initiatives

Focus areas:

• Raising ambition and commitments on climate action
• Holding policymakers accountable
• Strengthening community power
• Cultivating diverse next‑generation organizers

• Group, network, or collective must be youth‑led (≤35 years old)
• Majority of leadership/decision‑makers must be youth
• Must operate legally, non‑violently, and non‑partisan
• Applicants from high‑income countries must belong to minority or underserved communities
• Groups focused exclusively on international work without local engagement are not eligible
• Applications accepted in 7 languages: English, Arabic, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Swahili, Hindi
• Running a project or organization