CBM in Action
Funding Fairer Futures is an initiative dedicated to strengthening the climate movement and building capacities for an inclusive, just transformation, by ensuring that the needs and perspectives of diverse stakeholders, including often marginalised communities, are heard and reflected in climate action.
On 13 January 2025, we will launch the first calls for proposals across five different funds dedicated to supporting civil society organisations and groups in delivering impactful awareness-raising, campaigning, advocacy, and citizen engagement projects that create more just and sustainable futures for all. Through this call, we aim to raise awareness of climate justice issues among citizens, empower them to take action, and promote gender-transformative actions and policies.
Who can apply?
Civil society organisations and groups in Europe (EU-27, Western Balkans and Turkey) and the Global South (Asia, Africa, and Pacific Islands) focusing on climate, youth, women, local communities, people with disabilities and other marginalised groups. Specific criteria apply based on the fund you wish to apply for.
What do we do?
We provide capacity-building and financial support to civil society organisations to deliver impactful projects for climate justice, with activities such as awareness-raising, campaigning, mobilisation, transformative advocacy, policy dialogues, networking, citizen engagement, people’s hearings, capacity building and organisational development. Together, supported projects, CSOs/groups will raise awareness and interest of people living in Europe for climate justice and empower them to take action for climate justice, while promoting gender-transformative actions and policies.
The call includes 5 different funds:
Climate Action Engagement Fund (500,000€)
Focus: Supports CSOs in EU-27, Western Balkans, and Turkey to promote just transition and climate justice.
Coordination: CAN Europe
Feminist Climate Action Fund (250,000€)
Focus: Supports women and feminist CSOs in 10 countries (Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sweden) to engage in climate dialogues and policy processes.
Coordination: WECF International
Youth Climate Changemakers Fund (grants up to 100,000€)
Focus: Supports youth-led CSOs in the EU-27 to promote inclusive climate justice.
Coordination: Generation Climate Europe
Focus: Supports grassroots Disabled People’s Organisations (DPOs) in Burkina Faso, Kenya, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Nepal, Laos, Philippines and Bangladesh to engage in climate justice activities.
Coordination: CBM Ireland
Regenerative Communities Fund (200,000€)
Focus: Supports 5 national hubs for the development of community-led initiatives working on climate action in Croatia, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia or Spain.
Coordination: ECOLISE
CBM Ireland, aims to fund collective, grassroots. movements of disabled people in the Global South. These movements will be able to effectively engage with the processes and policy making developments so that DPOs/OPDs are meaningfully engaged and consulted in the creation, implementation and oversight of climate and social justice policies.
Some of the activities funded can be one or a combination of the following:
- capacity-building
- Evidence gathering for effective advocacy to support advocacy for climate justice,
- Support for social and political engagement to enhance Disabled People’s representation,
- Support for networking and partnership building (Global South-Global North) and with relevant climate networks such as CAN national or regional nodes.
When can you apply?
The calls for proposals will officially open on 13 January 2025, until 7 March 2025. The selection process will take place in March and April, and projects are expected to start in May and June 2025
Join our information session
Want to know more about the calls for proposals, check if you are eligible and for which fund? Join our information session which will take place online on 22 January 2025, 11:00 AM - 01:00 PM CET.
Any questions?
Do not hesitate to contact us at saidbhoduffy@cbm.ie or jamescasey@cbm.ie and we will be happy to answer any questions you may have. If you would like to stay updated on upcoming news related to the Funding Fairer Futures project, sign up to our mailing list.
