Environment & Climate Grants for Nonprofits and Municipalities

Top opportunities

• Environmental and Climate Justice Block Grants (IRA Section 60201)

  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)Up to $2800Mopen

  These grants are for climate resiliency, adaptation, and mitigation activities; reducing indoor toxics and air pollution; community-led pollution moni...

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• Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities Grant (SDC)

  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)Up to $1000Mopen

  Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities Grant (SDC) is sponsored by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Emerging Contamina...

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• Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) Loans

  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)Up to $1000Mopen

  Low-interest federal loans for water infrastructure projects, including those supporting climate adaptation, resilience, and water security improvemen...

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• Clean School Bus Program Grants

  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)Up to $965Mopen

  Clean School Bus Program Grants is sponsored by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA's Clean School Bus Program, created by President B...

  clean_energyair_qualityenvironmental_justiceenergy_efficiencycommunity_development

• One Bay Area Grant 4 (OBAG 4)

  Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC)Up to $820Mopen

  One Bay Area Grant 4 (OBAG 4) is sponsored by Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC). Regional grant program supporting Plan Bay Area 2050+ prio...

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• California Pollution Control Financing Authority (CPCFA)

  California Pollution Control Financing Authority (CPCFA)Up to $550Mopen

  California Pollution Control Financing Authority (CPCFA) is sponsored by California Pollution Control Financing Authority (CPCFA).

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• Last Mile Freight Program (INVEST CLEAN)

  South Coast Air Quality Management District (with EPA funding)Up to $500Mopen

  Last Mile Freight Program (INVEST CLEAN) is sponsored by South Coast Air Quality Management District (with EPA funding). Rebate program supporting pur...

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• Solar for All

  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)Up to $400Mopen

  Solar for All is sponsored by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The Solar for All program provides financial and technical assistance to sta...

  clean_energyclimate_changeenvironmental_justicesolar energyenergy justice

• Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program

  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)Up to $275Mopen

  Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program is sponsored by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Assists local waste managem...

  waste_managementenvironmental_educationland_conservationrecyclingwaste management

• Water Pollution Control Loan Program

  Illinois Environmental Protection AgencyUp to $146Mopen

  The Water Pollution Control Loan Program (WPCLP) provides low-interest loans and principal forgiveness (a grant component) for wastewater and stormwat...

• Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Oil Spill Impact Program

  GULF COAST ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION COUNCILUp to $141Mopen

  Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Oil Spill Impact Program is sponsored by GULF COAST ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION COUNCIL. In response to the 2010 De...

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• Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) Program

  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)Up to $125Mopen

  Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) Program is sponsored by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The DERA Program funds grants and rebates th...

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• All‑Electric Grant Program

  Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TxVEMP)Up to $109MDeadline: Aug 31, 2026open

  All-Electric Grant Program is a grant from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TxVEMP) that funds the purchase of all-electric vehicles and...

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• DoW’s Energy, Installations, and Environment Innovation Partners Programs

  Up to $100MDeadline: Jan 8, 2028open

  Max award: $100,000,000 Eligibility: Public and private agencies, organizations, institutions, and individuals are invited to apply.

• DoW’s Energy, Installations, and Environment Innovation Partners Programs

  Washington Headquarters ServicesUp to $100MDeadline: Jan 8, 2028open

  The Office of the Under Secretary of War (OUSW), intends to award non-research cooperative agreements (CA) to help manage and sustain Department of Wa...

• Clean Transportation Program (formerly Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program)

  California Energy Commission (CEC)Up to $100Mopen

  Clean Transportation Program is a grant from the California Energy Commission (CEC) that funds innovation and accelerates development and deployment o...

  clean_energyelectric_vehiclesenergy_efficiencyclimate_changecommunity_development

• Land Acquisition 2025

  California Wildlife Conservation BoardUp to $100Mopen

  Land Acquisition 2025 is a grant from the California Wildlife Conservation Board that funds the acquisition of real property or property rights to pro...

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• Remediation of environmental burden at site B2 (020) / Bratislava - Vrakuňa - Vrakunská cesta - landfill CHZJD (SK/EZ/B2/136)

  Up to $94MDeadline: Dec 1, 2029open

  Environmental burdens represent a long-term serious environmental problem in Slovakia. In the past, they arose mainly from the unprofessional handling...

• Resilient and Efficient Codes Implementation Grants

  U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)Up to $90Mopen

  Resilient and Efficient Codes Implementation Grants is sponsored by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). This program prioritizes collaboration among stat...

  energy_efficiencycommunity_developmenturban_planningenergy efficiencybuilding codes

• Local Assistance for Stormwater Infrastructure Investments Program (LASII)

  North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NC DEQ)Up to $82Mopen

  Local Assistance for Stormwater Infrastructure Investments Program (LASII) is a grant from the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality that...

  water_qualitycommunity_developmentenvironmental_justiceurban_planningstormwater management

What's included in environment & climate grants

We track grants tagged with the following keywords. If your work uses different language internally, AI mission-fit search (available after signup) will catch the conceptual matches that exact-keyword filtering misses.

How GrantMind sources these grants

• Federal sources — Grants.gov, NIH RePORTER, and SAM.gov, filtered for opportunities tagged or thematically aligned with environment & climate.
• State portals — state-administered programs across all 50 states and D.C.
• Foundations — community and private foundations active in this category, drawn from IRS Form 990 filings and curated foundation directories.
• Corporate giving — a curated set of corporate philanthropy programs.

Make these grants count

The leverage point isn't writing more proposals — it's qualifying funders before you write. A 1–2 page Letter of Inquiry tells you in days whether a foundation is going to fund you, instead of forty hours from now. Our guide walks through the structure that gets a yes: