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Grant Opportunities

A curated list of grants and other funding opportunites in the many academic disciplines working on climate change.
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Grant Opportunities
Calls for Proposals

EII is pleased to share the following government and foundation grant opportunities that may be of interest to the Penn community interested in climate and the environment. 

If your organization has any grant or funding opportunities that you would like to have posted on this page, please send details including eligibility requirements and deadlines to contact@environment.upenn.edu with "Grants" in the subject line.

Anchor link: https://environment.upenn.edu/grant-opportunities#grants
Link field url: #grants

Grant Opportunities

Grant Opportunity: Forecasting Tipping Points - Advanced Research + Intervention Agency  (ARIA)  
Deadline: September 23, 2025  
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Grant Opportunity: Long-term breeding effects on maize adaptation to climate change - Corteva  
Deadline: September 26  
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Grant Opportunity: University Research Foundation (URF) Grants Program: Fall 2025  
Deadline: September 30  
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Grant Opportunity: Giving Fund - Weyerhaeuser  
Deadline: September 30, 2025  
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Grant Opportunity: Center of Excellence for Alternative Jet Fuels and Environment -National Science Foundation (NSF) 
Deadline: September 30, 2025 
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Grant Opportunity: Water Resources Research Act Program National Competitive Grants FY2025 Program announcement for Per – and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAs) - National Science Foundation (NSF) 
Deadline: September 30, 2025 
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Grant Opportunity: Promoting biodiversity in a changing climate - Charlotte Martin Foundation 
Deadline: 01-Jun-2025. 01-Oct-2025 
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Grant Opportunity: Coral Accelerator Program (CAP) -Coral Research and Development Accelerator Platform (CORDAP) 
Deadline: October 20, 2025 
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Grant Opportunity: Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program Foundational and Applied Science Program 
Deadline: Dec. 31, 2025 
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Grant Opportunity: Climate Change and Human Health Seed Grants – Burroughs Wellcome Fund  
Deadline: Rolling basis through July 2026  
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Grant Opportunity: NSF-DFG Lead Agency Opportunity on Collaborative Research on Climate Change (NSF-DFG GEO)  
Deadline: Continuous enrolling  
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Grant Opportunity: Life and Environments Through Time  
Deadline: Continuous submission 
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Grant Opportunity: Water, Landscape, and Critical Zone Processes 
Deadline: Continuous submission 
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Grant Opportunity: Climate Justice 
Deadline: Rolling basis 
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Anchor link: https://environment.upenn.edu/grant-opportunities#callproposals
Link field url: #callproposals

Calls for Proposals

Check back here often for more opportunities.