Climate and Equity Grant Program Climate and Equity Grant Program – 2024 Climate and Equity Grant Program - 2024 General Applicant InformationOrganization Name* Contact Address* Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCongo, Democratic Republic of theCook IslandsCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzechiaCôte d'IvoireDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard Island and McDonald IslandsHoly SeeHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea, Democratic People's Republic ofKorea, Republic ofKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People's Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth MacedoniaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestine, State ofPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaRéunionSaint BarthélemySaint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan MayenSwedenSwitzerlandSyria Arab RepublicTaiwanTajikistanTanzania, the United Republic ofThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluTürkiyeUS Minor Outlying IslandsUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaViet NamVirgin Islands, BritishVirgin Islands, U.S.Wallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweÅland Islands Country Head of Organization Name* First Last Head of Organization Title* Organization Contact Email* Organization Contact Phone*Organization Website (if applicable) EIN (if applicable) Please Select Funding Track* Track 1 ($2,000 - $9,999) Track 2 ($10,000 - $50,000) Optional: Select optional add-on to support participation in state planning meetingsIn order to support participation of CBOs in state planning efforts, applicants may choose to increase their budget to include attendance at state planning meetings, such as those held by the Governor’s Council on Climate Change (GC3), the Connecticut Equity and Environmental Justice Advisory Committee (CEEJAC), or associated subcommittees. Applicants may choose either the $2,500 (5 meetings) add-on or the $5,000 (10 meetings) add-on. $2,500 add-on to attend 5 meetings $5,000 add-on to attend 10 meetings No add-on Total Grant Request ($)*Total grant request, including the optional participation add-on of $2,500 or $5,000 if desired.Data for Climate Funders Justice PledgePlease select any/all of the attributes that apply to your organization from the list below (adapted from https://www.climate.donorsofcolor.org/). Note: These attributes will not affect an organization’s eligibility for this grant award, but will be considered as part of the multi-step application evaluation described in the Request for Applications document. Over 50% of my organization’s Board (or equivalent group) is comprised of Latin, Black, Indigenous, or other people of color (BIPOC) members Over 50% of my organization’s senior staff (or equivalent group) is comprised of BIPOC members My organization’s mission statement, guiding principles, strategy, or other foundational texts explicitly commit to building power within BIPOC communities Required AttachmentsNarrative Document, Including Work Plan*Please attach a PDF containing all five of the following sections. Further details are available in the Request for Applications document and the Examples and Explanations document linked on the Climate and Equity Grant webpage. 1. Description or screenshot of your organization’s mission or activities demonstrating a commitment to and/or previous work related to environmental justice. (1 paragraph or screenshot) 2. Description of the need the proposed project seeks to address, and how addressing this need will increase the community’s adaptation and resilience to the impacts of climate change and/or climate mitigation action efforts. This description should include at least one clear and measurable goal for the project. (1 paragraph). 3. Description of the community to be served by the project, and how community members are involved in planning and carrying out the project. (1 paragraph). 4. Description of how the proposed project will advance equity for vulnerable communities within Connecticut. (1 paragraph). 5. Description of the proposed work plan following the provided template, including major stages of work and project deliverable(s), as well as a general timeline for accomplishing each stage. Please specify who will be responsible for completing the work plan, and if you are partnering with an outside organization please briefly describe the partnership and the respective roles of the partners. It is not necessary to attach resumes. (3 paragraphs, or 2 paragraphs and a timeline in list or table form). Optional: Letters of support may be attached to the end of the narrative document or else emailed to mary.buchanan@uconn.edu before the application deadline. Drop files here or Select files Max. file size: 250 MB. Project Budget*Please provide a project budget with a breakdown of how grant funds will be spent. You may follow the provided template available on the Climate and Equity Grant program webpage or you may choose to use your own format. CIRCA reserves the right to request additional information. Drop files here or Select files Max. file size: 250 MB. CaptchaCommentsThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.