“Money won’t create success, the freedom to make it will...”

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Welcome to Green Jobs Rising!

“Money won’t create success, the freedom to make it will” – Nelson Mandela

In the fight for climate justice and sustainability, freedom often begins with access to capital, to opportunity, and to platforms that amplify your impact. Opportunity is what unlocks your ability to act boldly, build locally, and innovate globally.

That’s why we’ve curated this powerful list of grants and opportunities designed to give you the resources to empower your vision for climate impact. Here’s what’s open now:

1. Climate Justice Impact Fund for Africa (CJIFA) – 2025 Call for Proposals

   Accelerates the launch and scale-up of high-impact, market-ready blended climate finance structures in developing African economies.

2. Lloyd’s of London Foundation Grant Programme

   Supports innovative research in risk management and climate adaptation to build a safer, more resilient future. Open to researchers and organisations.

3. RELX Environmental challenge

   Funds projects improving sustainable access to safe water and/or improved sanitation. Open to for-profit and non-profit sectors.

4. Climate & Clean Air Coalition – 2025 calls for proposals

   Supports projects that advance national policies and mitigation actions for climate and air quality.

5. Vital Impacts Environmental Photography grant – 2025

   Supports visual storytellers working on long-term documentary photography projects related to environmental and wildlife conservation, fostering local collaboration.

6. Emerging Climate Champions award

   Awards $1 million each to 25 youth-led organisations working on innovative climate solutions globally. Prioritises localised and youth-informed approaches.

7. GREEN Institute Sustainability Impact grant – 2025

   Provides up to $5,000 in funding for global sustainability-driven projects led by researchers, innovators, nonprofits, and change makers.

8. Africa–Ireland Agri-Food Development programme (AADP) – 2025

   Offers up to €250,000 in matched funding for partnerships between African and Irish agri-food businesses to promote sustainable, inclusive food systems.

9. One Million Youth Actions challenge – call for projects 2025

   Supports youth-led projects related to clean water, sanitation, climate action, biodiversity, and responsible consumption.

 Go make a difference!