$75,000 for Innovative Climate Intervention Projects – CIEIF

The Climate Intervention Environmental Impact Fund (CIEIF) is offering grants to innovative climate projects around the world that are preparing to test technologies capable of addressing the causes or major effects of global warming.

The funding is specifically designed to help projects understand the potential environmental and social impacts of new climate technologies before field testing takes place.

Here’s what you can expect:

• $75,000 in grant funding per successful project

• Three grants available in the current funding round

• Funding for environmental impact assessments (EIA)

• Support for predictive environmental impact modelling

• Funding for engagement with potentially affected communities and stakeholders

• Support for independent consultants and specialist expertise

• Funding can include applicant salary time directly connected to the impact assessment work

• Opportunity to receive additional advice from CIEIF's team

• Potential for repeat annual funding

• Open to innovative climate-intervention projects worldwide

Who can apply?

• Nonprofit organisations

• Academic and research institutions

• Private businesses developing innovative climate-intervention technologies

• Qualified investigators and project teams around the world

• Projects approaching the stage where a small-scale field test can take place

• Projects that can demonstrate potential to scale and create meaningful climate benefits

• Applicants willing to publish their results through a peer-reviewed journal or independently peer-reviewed report

Priority is given to nonprofit organisations and academic institutions.

International projects are eligible, although projects outside the US may receive higher priority where they have a US nonprofit partner able to accept the grant as a donation.

Eligible technologies can include areas such as:

• Biochar

• Enhanced rock weathering

• Methane removal

• Marine carbon dioxide removal

• Ocean fertilisation and other ocean interventions

• Agricultural methane interventions

• Ice and land albedo technologies

• Greenhouse gas removal technologies

• Other innovative climate interventions

The fund does not support general climate adaptation, clean energy, climate resilience, emissions reduction or sustainable development projects. It also excludes Direct Air Capture (DAC), Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage (CCUS), individuals and student projects.

Funding: $75,000 per successful project, with three grants available.

Deadline: 1 December 2026

Successful applicants are expected to be announced by 1 February 2027.

⚠️ Important: CIEIF explicitly states that applicants must not use AI to write their application or cover letter. Applications where AI use is detected will be rejected.