As covered in the articles on State Support and Federal Resources, leveraging state and federal funding is critical to launch and sustain your climate corps program. Below we provide guidance on how to navigate online financial databases.

Grants.gov

Grants.gov is a site where you can both search for federal grants and learn grant-writing skills. The Learn Grants tab features the following topics.

• Grants 101 — Basics about the grant lifecycle and management
• Grant Policies — Laws and regulations for federal awards
• Grant Eligibility — Are you eligible to apply for grants?
• Grant-Terms — Grant-related terminology and acronyms
• Grant Agencies — Federal grant-making agencies
• Grant Systems — Tools and apps to register and manage grants
• Grant Programs — Financial assistance and benefits
• Grant Careers — Tips for a career in grants management
• Grant Reporting — Learn about reporting and monitoring
• Grant Fraud — Recognize and avoid grant scams and fraud
• Grant Events — Upcoming grant trainings and conferences

Search Grants is a great tool to find posted and forecasted upcoming grant opportunities at the federal level. You can filter by eligibility, funding instrument type, category, and agency. A few key words to try searching include climate resilience, adaptation, mitigation, climate action plan, and vulnerability assessment.

GrantWatch

GrantWatch is an excellent site to find federal, state, and local funding opportunities. First, click the Search Filters button to set your filters. The first category is set to Environment and Conservation, but this can be changed to allow for all categories or check multiple categories. Other relevant categories include Social Justice, Science, Quality of Life, Research and Evaluation, Mental Health, Health and Medical, Disaster Relief, Climate Change, and BIPOC. You can then filter by location, selecting a state, country, or international scope. The types of funding sources you can filter by include corporations, federal government, foundations, state government, and local government. Finally, you can filter by recipient category, selecting either individuals, nonprofits, or small businesses. For Advanced Searches, you can also enter keywords, a grantwatch ID, or a deadline date range. Some suggested keywords include climate resilience, adaptation, mitigation, climate action plan, and vulnerability assessment.

Climate Health Equity Toolkit

Several philanthropy-serving organizations created a funder toolkit on climate, health, and equity. The toolkit is intended to be used by the philanthropic community and grant-seekers. The partners for this toolkit include: