Implementation Grants for Community Resilience - Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Grant Opportunity | Apply by December 19
The MPCA is soliciting project proposals to distribute $5 million to communities for non-stormwater and non-wastewater implementation projects that will increase community resilience to climate change impacts.

Climate Services Federal Advisory Committee - NOAA
Call for Nominations | Submit by December 20
NOAA is seeking nominations for its first-ever Climate Services Advisory Committee (CSAC). The CSAC will advise NOAA on the accessibility and effectiveness of NOAA's climate services – data, information, science, tools and decision support – in preparing our nation for the impacts of climate change, consistent with its Equitable Climate Services Action Plan.

2025-26 Global Change Research Fellows - Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center
Fellowship Opportunity | Apply by January 6
Sponsored by SE CASC and NC State University, the Global Change Research Fellows program is designed to provide financial, scientific, and professional-development support for graduate students who are incoming or currently enrolled at a Consortium university of SE CASC or a citizen of a USET member Tribal Nation in the Southeast. SE CASC expects to fund 10 to 14 students for the 2025-26 academic year. 

NOAA Climate & Global Change (C&GC) Postdoctoral Program - Cooperative Programs for the Advancement of Earth System Science
Fellowship Opportunity | Apply by January 10
NOAA Climate and Global Change Postdoctoral Fellows focus on advancing Climate and Global Change Science. This includes science that furthers our understanding of physical earth system processes, climate impacts, and climate adaptation science. Applications may be focused on one discipline or be interdisciplinary, integrating across disciplines.

2025 Cohesive Fire Strategy Grant Program - USDA Forest Service Eastern Region
Grant Opportunity | Apply by January 15
The USDA Forest Service Eastern Region seeks applicants for the 2025 Cohesive Fire Strategy Grant Program to support and carry out the first two goals of the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy (NCS) across the Midwestern and Northeastern states. The projects supported by the WRR grant focus on reducing wildfire risk to communities and resources. WRR projects target goals one and two of the Cohesive Strategy: 1) restoring and maintaining resilient landscapes, and 2) creating fire-adapted communities.

Diverse Knowledge Systems for Climate Adaptation Fellowship - USGS Climate Adaptation Science Centers
Fellowship Opportunity | Apply by January 16
The Diverse Knowledge Systems in Climate Adaptation Fellowship supports graduate students from CASC consortium institutions and minority-serving institutions as they use their diverse experiences, viewpoints, value systems, and cultural knowledge to strengthen their climate adaptation efforts.

Science to Action Fellowship - USGS Climate Adaptation Science Centers
Fellowship Opportunity | Apply by January 16
The Science to Action Fellowship program supports graduate students in developing a product that puts science into action, directly applying scientific research related to climate change impacts on fish, wildlife, or ecosystems to decision making about natural resources. This opportunity is open to graduate students at any CASC consortium institution who are students for the entire fellowship year.

2025 Summer Science Communication Internship - Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center
Internship Opportunity | Apply by January 17
The Southeast CASC’s summer science communication internship program welcomes undergraduate students from minority serving institutions (MSIs) and provides interested students with career-based experiences and skills. Students will end the summer with portfolio-worthy science communication products, CV-building skills, and an expanded professional network. If you are passionate about climate change, love nature, and are interested in dipping your toes into several aspects of science communication, then this internship is for you!

Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change (ASCC) Fellowship Opportunity - USDA Forest Service
Fellowship Opportunity | Apply by January 17
The USDA Forest Service has an ORISE Fellow opportunity in Fort Collins, CO to research on the Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change (ASCC) Network, a collaborative effort to establish a series of experimental silvicultural trials across diverse forest ecosystems throughout the United States and Canada.

Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change (ASCC) Fellowship Opportunity - USDA Forest Service
Fellowship Opportunity | Apply by January 17
This fellowship opportunity is based out of Grand Rapids, MI and will focus on the Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change (ASCC) Network.

Community-Led Heat Monitoring Campaign - Center for Collaborative Heat Monitoring
Research Opportunity | Apply by January 17
The Center for Collaborative Heat Monitoring has opened applications for communities across the U.S. to monitor and evaluate factors influencing local heat risk. Selected communities will receive $10,000 and technical support to collect heat distribution data through community-led campaigns. The campaigns can help inform local cooling solutions, decision-making, advocacy, and education on heat resilience.

NIHHIS Center for Heat Resilient Communities 2025-26 - Center for Heat Resilient Communities
Funding and Assistance Opportunity | Apply by January 24
The Center for Heat Resilient Communities (Center), in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS), is now accepting applications from organizations interested in participating in the inaugural cohort of Heat Resilient Communities. The Center anticipates that approximately 10 communities will be selected to participate in the 2025-26 cohort. Selected communities will receive $10,000 and technical assistance to help determine and communicate the impacts of extreme heat in their communities, assess their capacity to respond and design a locally tailored blueprint for heat resilience.

Indigenous Climate Change Program Summer 2025 Internship - Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals
Internship Opportunity | Apply by January 31
Summer cohorts of Indigenous interns work directly with host organizations, ideally Tribal and Indigenous-led, from across the country to work on projects specifically benefiting the Tribal climate resilience efforts. The 10-week internship program provides each student intern with a $8,000 stipend. There are travel and housing stipends for those who relocate for the internship.

Adaptation Planning and Practices Online Training - Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science (NIACS) and USDA Northern Forests Climate Hub
Training Opportunity | January 27 - March 17 | Apply Today
This is an interactive training to learn about climate change impacts and to identify adaptation actions for ecosystems (rural and urban), habitats, and resource areas, and with cultural perspectives. Throughout this training participants will develop project-specific climate adaptation plans using the Adaptation Workbook. As part of this eight-week training, all participants will receive coaching and feedback from NIACS staff in structured weekly web-based lectures and group discussion meetings. NIACS technical support and coaching is available to all participants throughout the entire training.

Recruiting Emerging Climate and Adaptation Scientists and Transformers - National Science Foundation 
Funding Opportunity | Apply by January 29
Focus On Recruiting Emerging Climate and Adaptation Scientists and Transformers (FORECAST) seeks to facilitate the transition from status quo graduate career preparation to a student-centered model with a particular emphasis on building entrepreneurial and innovation capacity at emerging research institutions (ERIs). Transformers are scientists ready to tackle the challenges the nation and world are facing due to climate change. This opportunity will adopt the spirit of multiple directives for the research community.

Institute on the Environment Postdoctoral Fellowship - The University of Minnesota Institute on the Environment
Fellowship Opportunity | Apply by February 2 
The University of Minnesota Institute on the Environment is looking for PhD or PhD candidates who are interested in interdisciplinary academic research and community-engaged scholarship, with a focus on solutions-oriented research in sustainability, to support an equitable and just transition for all.

Host the Northeast, South Central and Pacific Islands CASC Regions - National Climate Adaptation Science Center Program
Funding Opportunity | Apply by February 3
Qualified organizations are invited to apply to host and, as applicable, serve as consortium partners for the Northeast, South Central, and Pacific Islands Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CASCs). Information sessions will be conducted to accommodate applicants' inquiries about this program, and the proposal review, evaluation, and selection process will be scheduled as follows: Tuesday, October 22, 2024, at 3 PM EDT and Thursday, November 7, 2024, at 3 PM EDT.

US Water Prize 2025 - US Water Alliance
Nomination Opportunity | Apply by February 12
Awarded at One Water Summit, the US Water Prize celebrates outstanding achievement in the advancement of sustainable, integrated, and inclusive solutions to our nation's water challenges. Now in its 14th year, it is the preeminent national recognition program for exemplary efforts to secure a sustainable water future for all.

Graduate Research Assistantships - University of Wyoming
Assistantship Opportunity | Apply by February 15
The University of Wyoming seeks applications for two fully funded Graduate Research Assistantships to evaluate the effects of climate on Indigenous cultural resources at Grand Teton National Park. The assistantships will support two academic years of tuition and salary toward a Master’s degree in Anthropology or a related field. To receive consideration for this opportunity, please specify your interest in participating in the project in your application. For additional information, contact Dr. Randy Haas (Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology) at whaas@uwyo.edu.

2025 Rising Voices Changing Coasts internship - Haskell Indian Nations University
Internship Opportunity | Apply by February 16
Native graduate and undergraduate students are sought to address climate impacts in Alaska, Hawai’i, Puerto Rico and Louisiana and to learn about the role of research in supporting Indigenous communities’ adaptive response to climate change. Located for 4 weeks at Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, KS and 1 week onsite in Indigenous communities along Louisiana’s southern coast. Interns will receive stipends totaling $3,840.00 for 8 weeks.

Sea Grant Knauss Fellowship - National Sea Grant College Program
Fellowship Opportunity | Apply by February 19 
The fellowship provides a one-year, paid experience for highly qualified early career professionals to work on issues related to coastal, marine and Great Lakes science and policy in offices within the executive or legislative branches of government in Washington, D.C.

Adaptation Futures 2025 - World Adaptation Science Program
Request for Session Proposals, Abstracts & Posters | Submit by February 25
The next Adaptation Futures biennial conference will be held on 13-16 October 2025 in Otautahi/Christchurch New Zealand. Adaptation Futures is the flagship event of the World Adaptation Science Program (WASP). It is the premier international climate change adaptation conference series where researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and community advocates from across the world gather to network, collaborate, learn, inspire and accelerate adaptation action.

NOAA Coastal Resilience Fellowship Program - NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Fellowship Opportunity | Apply by February 28
NOAA has announced the Coastal Resilience Fellowship, which will place 33 fellows with Climate Resilience Regional Challenge projects and will be funded through the Inflation Reduction Act. This fellowship is a two-year opportunity (June 2025 to June 2027), offering a competitive salary of $42,000 to $56,000, depending on the cost of living in the fellowship location, plus medical benefits and travel and relocation expense reimbursement. Eligibility requirements can be found on the Coastal Resilience Fellowship webpage

Native Youth Community Adaptation Leadership Congress
Leadership Opportunity | Apply by February 28
Join students from across the country June 21-26, 2025 in Shepherdstown, WV to discuss community adaptation and related environmental issues impacting Native peoples. The mission of the Native Youth Community Adaptation Leadership Congress (NYCALC) is to develop future conservation leaders with the skills, knowledge, and tools to address environmental change and conservation challenges to better serve their schools and home communities.

Research Internship on Climate Sciences and Community Resilience Education and Outreach - EPA
Internship Opportunity | Apply by February 28
Through this opportunity the research participant will learn about federal, especially EPA's, climate resilience tools and their applications in agencies and communities. The research participant will learn how to develop effective training materials for these types of tools and audiences, as well as evaluation techniques to better understand effectiveness and capacity building.

Grants to Advance Community-Based Climate Resilience Efforts - Climate Smart Communities Initiative
Grant Opportunity | Apply by March 3
This grant can help communities at any step in the planning process, and include funding, as well as training and technical support. The funding, anticipated at $100,000 per award, can be used over a twelve-month period to advance activities ranging from risk assessments and community engagement to project prioritization and initial implementation. To be eligible for consideration, the community must be located in the United States and facing significant climate-related challenges, based on environmental as well as socioeconomic considerations.

Flourishing in Community Grantmaker - Fordham University
Funding Opportunity | Apply by March 31
The Flourishing in Community Grantmaker is offering noncompetitive awards to support capacity-constrained communities and community-based organizations (CBOs) within Region 2. These $75,000 subawards are designed for ease of access, with a streamlined process that does not require participation in the competitive review process. Any person or organization in Region 2: New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, and eight federally recognized Indian Nations may submit a nomination, including self-nominations.

Unmeet Need Report 2023 - The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Branch of Tribal Community Resilience
Request for Proposals | Apply Today
The BIA Branch of Tribal Community Resilience and the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals are seeking contractors to work on a multi-media outreach project and a climate analyses project to accompany a report, The Estimated Unmet Need of Coastal Tribes in the Lower 48 States Facing Relocation Due to Climate Impacts. 

• Multi-media Outreach Project RFP: The purpose of these outreach materials is to enhance the awareness and understanding by Congress and broader audiences about the challenges faced by coastal Tribes in the lower 48 states as they address climate-related relocation and protection-in-place issues.
• Climate Analyses RFP: The purpose of the projections would be to support Tribal climate change adaptation planning efforts and provide supplemental information for the report describing anticipated climate change impacts for coastal Tribes and associated timeframes that the impacts might take place.

Understanding and Assessing Drought in a Changing Climate - NOAA National Integrated Drought Information System
Grant Panel Review Opportunity | Apply Today
The NOAA National Integrated Drought Information System is seeking experts to serve as virtual panelists for technical and relevance review of applications to the FY25 Coping with Drought: Understanding and Assessing Drought in a Changing Climate grant competition. This is an applied research competition and NIDIS is looking for a mix of scientists, technical experts, and decision-makers representing the drought community to ensure proposals are technically sound and will benefit drought assessment and decisions made based on assessments.

National Environmental Justice TCTAC Technical Assistance Provider - American Society of Adaptation Professionals
Technical Assistance Opportunity | Apply Today
Members and organizations with a proven track record in environmental justice and community advocacy are invited to sign-up to provide technical assistance to communities impacted by decades of structural environmental injustice. The Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers Program supports the communities already doing essential environmental and energy justice work. 

Technical assistance providers are needed to contribute their expertise in a range of services, including grant writing, training, data analysis, technical assistance for Native communities, financial management, and strategic planning, ensuring that community organizations are well-equipped. TA providers will be compensated for the assistance provided.

Quick Response Award Program - Natural Hazards Center
Funding Opportunity | Apply Today
The Natural Hazards Center's Quick Response Award Program provides training and funds for researchers to quickly collect perishable data following disasters and other extreme events.

Postdoctoral Research Scholar - Global Hydrology Lab at UNC Chapel Hill and the Coastal Hazards Lab at North Carolina State University
Fellowship Opportunity | 2 Year Term | $65k- $70k/year | Open Until Filled
The Sunny Day Flooding Project is seeking a postdoctoral researcher with expertise in satellite remote sensing to join a highly interdisciplinary and community-engaged research project. The successful candidate will join a vibrant and diverse research group across multiple universities dedicated to advancing its understanding of chronic flood hazards and contributing to climate adaptation strategies through innovative remote sensing approaches.

Registry of Climate Adaptation and Resilience Professionals - Climate Smart Communities Initiative
Registry Opportunity | Apply Today
The Climate Smart Communities Initiative (CSCI) is now accepting applications to join its Registry of Climate Adaptation and Resilience Professionals. Any organization that offers adaptation and/or resilience services can apply to join, and, once accepted, increase their visibility with community leaders from across the country who are seeking climate services, and become eligible to apply along with community leaders for funding from CSCI.

Special Call for Health Outcomes and Climate-Related Disaster Research - The Natural Hazards Center
Funding Opportunity | Apply Today
The Natural Hazards Center—with support from the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation—is issuing a special call for quick response research focused on health outcomes among groups disproportionately affected by climate-related disasters. Available funds will support awards in the amount of $10,000 to $50,000 each.

Small Research Projects - Midwest Climate Adaptation Science Center 
Funding Opportunity | Applications Accepted on a Rolling Basis
Midwest Climate Adaptation Science Center (MW CASC) Small Research Projects (SRP) are intended to help overcome these barriers to jumpstart the creation of new collaborative teams and enhance their capacity to conduct targeted research and needs assessments related to MW CASC research priorities.

Rooting Resilience: Funding and Technical Assistance for Urban and Community Forestry Projects - River Network
Funding Opportunity | Express Interest Today
River Network is seeking projects that will build equitable climate resilience and access to nature by increasing and improving the condition of a community’s tree canopy to address the challenges of flooding and extreme heat, community health concerns, and access to green jobs.  Individual grants will range from a minimum of $75,000 to a maximum of $200,000 total, over a 1-3-year period, depending on the scope of work, unique needs, and capabilities of the grantee.

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