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Name of the entity
Youth Climate Justice Fund (YCJF)
Type of Support Provider
Other
Close Date
Funding Amount
USD 20,000
Eligible to submit a proposal
Non-state actors (e.g., academic/research institutions, non-profits, etc.)
Climate Objective
Cross-cutting
Region
East Asia and Pacific
Europe and Central Asia
Latin America and the Caribbean
Middle East and North Africa
North America
South Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sectors and Themes
Youth
Co-financing Requirement
No
Consortium Requirement
No
Call Summary
The Youth Climate Justice Fund provides core flexible funding to emerging youth climate justice groups. Eligible local and national groups can apply for grants of up to USD 20,000 from June 3rd to July 1st, 23:59 UTC.
Review the FAQ guides, available in Arabic, English, French, Hindi, Portuguese, Spanish, and Swahili, and apply in your preferred language.
Review the FAQ guides, available in Arabic, English, French, Hindi, Portuguese, Spanish, and Swahili, and apply in your preferred language.
Eligibility Criteria
Groups should meet the following eligibility criteria:
• Your group or collective is led by young people aged 35 years and below. In order to be eligible for a YCJF grant, the majority of your leadership must be young people or the individuals with decision making power should be aged 35 years and below.
• Your group, network or collective is based in East Asia and Pacific, Middle East and North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, South Asia, Europe and Central Asia, and North America.*
• You believe in and exhibit inclusive organizing, collective action and intersectional movement building.
• Your group, network or collective is based in North America or Western Europe but is led by young people who are discriminated against and/or marginalized based on class, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, background, etc.
• Non-partisan, non-violent, and legal movements.
*Applicants from high-income countries should belong to a minority or underserved groups to be considered for funding. Groups that focus solely on international engagements without any community-based work are ineligible to apply.
Evaluation criteria seeks groups who are:
• Cultivating diverse leadership rooted in fair and equitable climate action with community power.
• Raising ambitions and commitments on climate & socio-environmental justice.
• Holding policymakers accountable to their promises and strengthening community power.
• Your group or collective is led by young people aged 35 years and below. In order to be eligible for a YCJF grant, the majority of your leadership must be young people or the individuals with decision making power should be aged 35 years and below.
• Your group, network or collective is based in East Asia and Pacific, Middle East and North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, South Asia, Europe and Central Asia, and North America.*
• You believe in and exhibit inclusive organizing, collective action and intersectional movement building.
• Your group, network or collective is based in North America or Western Europe but is led by young people who are discriminated against and/or marginalized based on class, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, background, etc.
• Non-partisan, non-violent, and legal movements.
*Applicants from high-income countries should belong to a minority or underserved groups to be considered for funding. Groups that focus solely on international engagements without any community-based work are ineligible to apply.
Evaluation criteria seeks groups who are:
• Cultivating diverse leadership rooted in fair and equitable climate action with community power.
• Raising ambitions and commitments on climate & socio-environmental justice.
• Holding policymakers accountable to their promises and strengthening community power.
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