Investing in Community Climate Resilience for a Healthier Future

Description

1) Objective

The Objective of the 2025 Climate Action & Health Resilience grants programme is to support the development and implementation of innovative approaches that have a strong potential to strengthen local community health systems to the most challenging impacts of extreme heat and air pollution in selected low- and middle-income countries, with a particular focus on women and young people-led initiatives and meeting the needs of the most vulnerable such as women and children.

For the 2025 call for proposals, Foundation S will fund proposals that are informed and implemented by communities and that address both the current and future impacts of extreme heat and air pollution on community health. This will be achieved through strengthening community systems for health and the application of scientific research and innovative approaches. Successful proposals will focus on community preparedness, awareness, resilience and community action in relation to the health impacts of extreme heat and air pollution and will be underpinned by women’s leadership and a focus on those most vulnerable
to the impacts.

2) Eligibility

Eligibility is limited to (1) Community based organisations (organisations that are based in the local district/area/region where the intervention will be implemented and where the impacts of climate change are apparent); (2) Local NGOs, networks of civil society organisations with a local, sub-national or national reach; and (3) National, regional, international NGOs demonstrating local community involvement at all levels of the project (from strategy to implementation).

3) Location

Actions must take place in (1) Africa: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Ghana, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania,
Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Togo, Zimbabwe; (2) Asia: Cambodia, Laos, Nepal, Pakistan.

4) Budget

Funding of €50,000–€100,000 per project per year will be awarded for a minimum of 12 and a maximum of 24 months. Proposals must allocate at least 80% of budgets to local activities and demonstrate sustainability, replicability, and alignment with government or municipal systems.

5) Application

Applications open on 30 October 2025 and are due via the Cybergrants platform by 28 November 2025, 23:00 CET.