The Climate Justice Resilience Fund is a grantmaking initiative
dedicated to helping women, youth, and indigenous peoples create and
share their own solutions for resilience. We believe that lasting
climate resilience must start with those communities first hit by
climate change. We help communities reduce risks, manage shocks,
rebound, and continue charting a path to sustainable development.
The Climate Justice Resilience Fund was created in 2016 through a grant from the Oak Foundation. It is a project of New Venture Fund, a 501(c)(3) public charity registered in the United States. In 2017, the Kendeda Fund became CJRF’s second member foundation. We welcome funding partners who share our commitment to addressing climate change by giving voice and power to women, youth, and indigenous communities. Please contact us if you would like more information.
Criteria
1. Operations:
Organizations that are more likely to be considered for a grant...
- Are registered with the local or national government as a nonprofit organization
- Have an annual budget greater than $500,000 USD.
- Have already secured, or are in the process of securing some level of co-funding.
- Have a paid staff and/or Board that includes youth, women, or indigenous people.
2. Fit:
Organizations that are more likely to be considered for a grant...
- Have a track record of working with or regranting to grassroots organizations.
- Have local voices informing their strategy and vision.
- Focus on issue areas that overlap with CJRF project entry points.
- Fit within the CJRF pillars of work.
- Can demonstrate a vision for scaling their impact beyond their organization’s direct beneficiaries.
3. Geography:
Organizations that are more likely to be considered for a grant…
- Operate in one or more of CJRF’s priority geographies: Alaska, northern Canada, Kenya, Tanzania, Bangladesh, and the Indian states of West Bengal and Orissa.
AND/OR
- Promote knowledge exchange and capacity building across the CJRF regions.
- Advocate for global climate finance policies and programs that benefit women, youth, or indigenous peoples, with emphasis on adaptation.
Moreinfo: https://www.cjrfund.org/grant-applicants