EcoSolution™ Grants ecoSolution™ Grants range from $500-$2,500 and are intended to support solution-oriented, youth-led projects that result in real environmental outcomes. ecoSolution™ Grants are available to educators working with youth in the United States (international projects are by invitation only). Please note that ecoSolution™ Grants will only support direct project costs. Date/Time: Deadline January 15, 2021
KEEN Effect Youth Grant Program KEEN's Youth Grant Program funds grassroots organizations immersing kids in the outdoors. Since 2014, their partners have brought thousands of youth outside for recreation, nature-based education, and environmental stewardship, actively building a future full of formative experiences and lasting values built in nature. They support programs inspiring outdoor participation, engaging underserved communities of youth with innovative and creative programming, and are willing to share their stories with KEEN's audience. Date/Time: Deadline January, 31 2021
People For Bikes Community Grant Program The PeopleForBikes Community Grant Program offers funding to build momentum for bicycling in communities across the United States. Grants of up to $10,000 are provided for bicycle infrastructure projects and targeted advocacy efforts that make it easier and safer for people of all ages and abilities to ride. Date/Time: Deadline Letters of interest will be accepted from December 14th to January 22nd. Full applications are due April 9th, 2021
All in Neighborhood Grants Grassroots organizations responding to the immediate needs of struggling New Yorkers will receive unrestricted grants of up to $10,000 to open food pantries, distribute surgical masks, arrange elderly check-ins, or design other projects to meet their neighborhoods’ urgent needs amid the COVID-19 crisis. This grant program is a renaming of their keystone Neighborhood Grants program, which for decades has been awarding micro-grants to resident-led groups to improve the quality of life in their neighborhoods. Grants supported projects in arts, health, environmental justice, beautification, tenants’ rights, and more. Date/Time: Application process will open in January 2021
ePromos for Good Could your organization use $500 in free promotional products? Do you have at least a month before you need the products? epromos gives away $500 in free promotional products to organizations in need. Apply to win free promotional materials! Date/Time: Bimonthly
Gardens for the City Grant Is there a community space in your neighborhood you’d like to see transformed? If so, apply for NYRP’s help. NYRP provides support for projects of various scales — from building a few vegetable beds to large-scale restoration work. NYRP helps provide materials, horticultural knowledge, environmental education, and construction expertise in order to help create community gardens and accessible landscapes in under-resourced neighborhoods. Date/Time: Applications accepted on a rolling basis
Patagonia Retail Grants Program Patagonia’s Retail Grants Program funds environmental work that takes place near one of their Patagonia retail stores. The Retail Grants Program supports small grassroots activist organizations with direct-action agendas. They are most interested in making Retail Grants to organizations that identify and work on the root causes of problems and approach issues with a commitment to long-term change. The funding range for a retail grant is typically between $8,000 and $12,000, depending on the specific needs of the project. Note: Each store’s grants program is handled differently and could be subject to change, depending on your location. Find and contact a Patagonia store near you. Date/Time: Applications accepted on a rolling basis
Good Sports Equipment Donations All interested programs must submit an application in order to be considered for an equipment donation. All applicants must directly serve youth between the ages of 3-18, serve youth in an economically disadvantaged area, and provide access to play for kids. Good Sports is not able to donate to short term events such as sports camps, running/walking events or tournaments. Please review the eligibility guidelines before applying. Date/Time: Applications accepted on a rolling basis
Rapid Response Grant Apply for grants of up to $5,000 to support organizing, activism, and strategic convening in response to urgent threats or breaking opportunities, especially during critical junctures of a campaign. Date/Time: Applications accepted on a rolling basis.
Crush It Crusade Description: Are you interested in kick starting a recycling program in your local community? Apply for a Crush it Crusade recycling grant! Can’d Aid Foundation awards small grants, around $5,000, to fund program expenses including signage and education, and provides in-kind recycling tents and bins and training on sustainable waste management. Date/Time: Applications accepted on a rolling basis
Green Mountain Energy Sun Club Sustainability Grant Are you a U.S. based nonprofit looking to make a positive environmental impact and want access to a network of sustainability experts? Applicants must be nonprofit organizations with programs benefiting communities where Green Mountain Energy Company does business. Some sustainability initiatives can include: education and awareness, energy efficiency, renewable energy, resource conservation etc. Email them at sunclub@greenmountain.com if you have questions you’d like to ask before starting the application process. Date/Time: Rolling Deadline. Recipients will be chosen on a quarterly basis
ioby Healthy Neighborhoods Challenge Have a great idea for making your neighborhood a healthier place to live? Fundraise for your idea with ioby’s Healthy Neighborhood Challenge. Anyone can receive one-on-one fundraising support and dollar-for-dollar matching funds up to $10,000 on their ioby crowdfunding campaign in support of projects that improve public health outcomes in the following communities in New York City: Brownsville, Brooklyn; Lower East Side, Manhattan, and East Harlem, Manhattan. Date/Time: Applications accepted on a rolling basis
ioby Power up Neighborhood Match 2020 Get up to $5,000 doubled for creative, resident-led projects that are powering our thriving neighborhoods. The Power Up Neighborhood Match is available for projects that: promote local solution to environmental issues, make your neighborhood greener through caring for parks, gardens, or street trees, and that encourage resident use of and engagement with green spaces, beautify and enliven communities with the visual and performing arts, and take place in an eligible location in New York City. When you crowdfund on ioby for a project that is eligible for this match, donations will be doubled instantly so you can raise the money you need twice as fast. Date/Time: Applications accepted on a rolling basis
Lisa Libraries Grant Program Non Profit organizations that serve under resourced areas are eligible to apply for in-kind donations from The Lisa Libraries. Lisa Libraries provides donations of free books for community facilities to host their own small libraries or operate programs where children can take the book home. While book donations are free, The Lisa Libraries requests that recipients cover the shipping and handling costs, which are based on the destination and quantity of books. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis. Learn more and apply. Date/Time: Rolling Deadline
Waste Management Charitable Giving Waste Management offers charitable gifts to promote civic pride, economic development and revitalization. Waste Management primarily supports environmental initiatives, including promoting parklands and green spaces for people to enjoy and play, and environmental education initiatives targeted at middle and high school students. Eligible entities include 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations and public organizations. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis. Date/Time: Rolling Deadline
Robin Hood Relief Fund The Robin Hood Relief Fund will provide support to nonprofit organizations in two areas of relief response: general operating support to continue to run their organizations and provide services, and emergency cash assistance provided to individuals in need, as identified by community partners. Robin Hood anticipates making grants to 501(c)(3) organizations in New York City that are well-positioned to serve low-income communities. The initial grants, expected to last three months in duration, will average $45,000. The purpose of these grants is to provide resources to support nonprofits that are on the front lines of this work and can move swiftly to serve affected communities. Date/Time: Rolling Deadline | 
