Whidbey Community Foundation Climate Fund Grant 2024

Whidbey Climate ACTION is soliciting proposals to fund local projects that reduce greenhouse gases and enhance sustainability in community. Donor Name: Whidbey Community Foundation State: County: All Counties Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) 09/30/2024 Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000 Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned Details: The Whidbey Climate Fund supports climate change mitigation and resilience projects on Whidbey Island. Project outcomes might include but are not limited to the following:  Educates community & decision makers on how to live more lightly (e.g., lessening ecological footprint) Reduces carbon pollution from local sources – transportation, buildings, etc. Reduces/reuses  “waste” Benefits a marginalized community living with a greater burden from climate impacts Builds community around environmental health Improves local food system Improves aquifer health Regenerates soil and sequesters carbon Protects & restores ecosystem health Grants of up to $5,000 will be funded by the Whidbey Climate Fund, administered via a partnership with Whidbey Community Foundation. Whidbey Community Foundation expect projects to be: Credible (e.g. achieved with sound methodologies and practices), Additional (e.g. made possible because of the fund), Quantifiable (e.g. resulting in measurable carbon reductions or other ecosystem improvements), Permanent (e.g. the effects will not be easily undone) Eligibility Criteria The following are eligible to apply: Non-profits that propose a project on Whidbey Island Governmental entities based on Whidbey Island Individuals or businesses, with a non-profit fiscal sponsor For more information, visit Whidbey Community Foundation.