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US Municipal Heat Resilience Grants: Get $8.5M to Cool Your City

Grants for US municipalities implementing extreme heat resilience strategies including cooling infrastructure, urban greening, and community outreach.

Type: Grant Amount: USD $8,500,000 per city Deadline: Apr 30, 2025 Location: United States

USDA Community Facilities Loan & Grant: Funding for Rural Infrastructure

Low-interest loans and grants that help rural communities build and improve essential facilities such as clinics, public safety buildings, and childcare centers.

Type: Loan Amount: Up to 100% of Project Cost (Loan) + Grants (up to 75% for poorest areas) Deadline: Rolling (Year-Round) Location: United States

USDA Rural Business Development Grants (RBDG)

USDA Rural Development grant program supporting rural business opportunity and enterprise projects through eligible public and nonprofit applicants.

Type: Grant Amount: Award amounts vary by project type, state office priorities, and annual funding notices Deadline: Varies by state office and notice cycle (many FY 2025 state notices closed February 28, 2025 at local-time cutoffs) Location: United States

Utah Promise Scholarship

Last-dollar scholarship covering tuition and fees for Pell-eligible students at Utah's public colleges and universities.

Type: Grant Amount: Covers remaining tuition and fees after Pell and other grants Deadline: FAFSA priority deadlines vary by institution; typically March 1 Location: United States - Utah

Vinnova Innovation Project Grant

Funds Swedish organizations developing solutions with strong sustainability impact.

Type: Grant Amount: SEK 2,500,000 Deadline: Oct 18, 2024 Location: Sweden

Washington College Grant 2025: How Washington Students Can Get “Free” Tuition for College, Training, or Apprenticeships

If you live in Washington State and you think college or career training is financially out of reach, this program should be on your radar.

Type: Grant Amount: Covers up to full tuition at public institutions; prorated awards for private and apprenticeship programs Deadline: Priority FAFSA/WASFA deadlines set by individual campuses; awards available year-round until funds exhausted Location: United States - Washington

Win $100,000 for Student Climate Startups: The Complete Guide to the MIT Climate and Energy Prize 2025-2026

If you and a teammate have a student-led climate or energy startup with real promise, this is one of those rare competitions that actually changes trajectories.

Amount: $100,000+ in non-dilutive cash prizes Deadline: Jan 11, 2026 Location: Global

Win a $10M to $60M Global Environment Grant: How to Pitch a GEF Integrated Program That Actually Gets Funded

If you’ve ever stared at a perfectly reasonable environmental project and thought, *This would work… if only we had, say, fifty million dollars and a few neighboring countries on board*, then welcome.

Amount: Indicative grants USD $10 million–$60 million Deadline: Sep 12, 2025 Location: Global

Win Up to CLP 1.8 Billion for Mining Circularity: CORFO Chile Copper Circularity Challenge 2025 Guide

Chile produces roughly one third of the world's copper.

Amount: Up to CLP $1,800,000,000 per consortium Deadline: Aug 11, 2025 Location: Chile

Win Up to KES 5,000,000 for Kenya Climate Tech Growth: A Practical Guide to the KCIC Acceleration Grant 2025

There are two kinds of climate-tech funding stories in Kenya. The first is the “we met someone at a conference and now we’re waiting” story. Long on hope, short on cash.

Amount: KES 5,000,000 blended support Deadline: Aug 22, 2025 Location: Kenya