The Boulder County Climate Equity Fund is a new grant program designed to advance climate justice in our community. The fund will distribute up to $2.5 million in 2025.
The Boulder County Climate Equity Fund will advance Boulder County’s racial equity goals, support those most impacted by the climate crisis, and enable grassroots and neighborhood leaders to implement impactful climate action.
The Climate Equity Fund welcomes lead applications from locally based, frontline, community-led organizations. These include:
These entities not eligible to serve as lead applicants, though they may participate as project partners:
Individuals applying as sole entities without collaborators are not eligible to apply.
The Boulder County Climate Equity Fund is designed to support frontline, community-led climate justice initiatives across Boulder County, amplifying local leadership in addressing climate impacts.
These questions may help you to understand if your project or organization is fit for this opportunity:
The Climate Equity Fund will support many types of community-led climate action. Categories for possible projects include:
The application is currently closed.
Those communities that experience the most immediate and worst impacts of climate change and are most often communities of color, Indigenous, and low-income (Ecotrust Frontline Communities).
Climate change disproportionately affects those who contribute least to its causes, and racial and ethnically diverse communities are most intensely impacted by climate change. Racism, economic inequality, and class discrimination are some of the root causes of climate injustice, and Boulder County recognizes a long history of harmful practices and institutional racism that have further perpetuated climate injustices.
Efforts that prioritize removing barriers and uplifting those historically excluded, ensuring decision-making and benefits center the voices and leadership of frontline communities. For the sake of the Boulder Climate Equity Fund, equity-centered means that frontline community leaders are driving the design, direction, and outcomes of the funded work.
