CSCI Now Accepting Year Two Grant Applications!
The CSCI is now accepting grant applications to help communities accelerate their climate resilience plans and projects!
“The grants can help communities no matter where they are in the resilience planning process,” said Liz Tully, program officer for the CSCI at the Climate Resilience Fund (CRF). “The funds, as well as the training and technical support that comes with each grant, can be used over a twelve-month period to advance activities ranging from risk assessments and community engagement to project prioritization and initial implementation.”
To be eligible for consideration, the community must be located in the United States and facing significant climate-related challenges, based on environmental as well as socioeconomic considerations. The application and the effort must also be done as a collaboration between a community-based organization; a local, regional or Tribal government partner; and a climate adaptation professional.
A unique aspect of the CSCI is its ability to connect communities and practitioners through its Registry of Climate Adaptation and Resilience Professionals. Communities interested in applying for a grant, but not yet connected with a practitioner, can complete a brief sign-up form and the initiative will provide the names of potential candidates. And practitioners who want to connect with communities that are interested in their services should apply now to join the Registry.
The initiative will be accepting grant applications into March of 2025, and expects to announce multiple awards in the summer of 2025. For more details on the grant program, including the benefits, the requirements, and the application, as well as the Registry, please visit www.climatesmartcommunity.org