Climate Action Engagement Fund

Provides grants to civil society organizations (CSOs) to boost climate action and citizen engagement.

Project duration:

• From 6 to 19 months. Projects can start as early as April 1st, 2026

Types of activities:

• Raising awareness, critical understanding, and public engagement about climate justice and just transition.
• Mobilising people in Europe to act for climate justice and just transition.
• Engaging with decision-makers in order to drive change.

Priorities:

• Cross-cutting priorities around a Just Transition: for instance, promoting an intersectional approach to climate justice, connecting climate and social justice, fostering stronger solidarity between people from the Global North and Global South.
• Just transition, with a focus on housing & energy: strengthening the link between climate, social and housing justice.
• A European Budget for a Socially Just Green Transition: bringing awareness to and fostering a public debate around the upcoming EU budget negotiations.

Who we are funding:

• We want to support small to medium organisations and groups based in the EU. This includes those that usually work with small budgets, have small teams, or find it hard to get grants or core funding.
• We strongly encourage organisations and groups led by women/non-binary, youth, frontline communities, people with disability or people with a marginalised background or identity to apply.

• Must be a civil society organization (CSO) based in Europe
• Project must focus on climate action and public engagement
• Must submit detailed project proposal and budget
• Commitment to reporting and evaluation requirements