Climate Program
Funds clean energy, climate resilience and low-carbon mobility work in Massachusetts and the wider Northeast, with an explicit emphasis on frontline communities and climate justice planning. Organizations submit a short unsolicited inquiry rather than responding to an RFP.
- Indicative award
- Amount not published (varies by call)The program page does not publish a grant size range or ceiling. Award sizes are described only through individual grant listings, not as a stated program range.
- Timing
- Rolling / openNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.No application deadlines. Inquiries are accepted at any time; the foundation responds within a few weeks and the full path from inquiry to funding typically takes four to six months.
- Who can apply
- Community organisation, Practitioner, Any faculty rank
- Eligibility
- Organizations working on climate solutions in Massachusetts and the Northeast; the program invites unsolicited inquiries (a brief form under two pages, or a short video/audio submission) rather than requiring an RFP response. Not for individuals.
- SSWR clusters
- Topics
- climate resilience · environmental justice · clean energy · mobility · frontline communities
- Apply at
- https://www.barrfoundation.org/climate/
- This entry
- Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. Funder link last confirmed to resolve on 2026-09-25.
Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.
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