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Community Climate Transitions Innovation Fund
Last Update: February 3, 2026
Canada
Supports innovative community climate mitigation and adaptation projects
Grant and Funding
At a glance
Funding available
Financing goals
No objectives are currently available
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Minimum amount : 2,000 $
Timeline
- Closing date : September 12, 2025
Eligible candidates
Eligible Industries
- Other services (except public administration)
Location
- Canada
Legal structures
- Non-profit
Annual revenue
- All revenue ranges
Organisation size
- All organization sizes
Audience
- All groups
Non-profit candidates
Sector of operation
- Environment
Target groups
- All the groups
Revenue structures
- All structures
Scope
- All dimensions
Overview
Supports Canadian community climate projects with up to C$10,000 in funding. It funds innovative, participatory, equitable initiatives focused on climate mitigation and/or adaptation, from early experimentation to scaling impact.
Activities funded
- Community-based projects that mitigate climate change.
- Community-based projects that help communities adapt to climate change.
- Early-stage experimentation with new climate-related approaches (Seed level).
- Growth of promising climate-related projects (Sprouting level).
- Scaling climate-related projects to increase policy impact, reach more people, or deepen cultural and relationship change (Scaling level).
Examples of admissible projects:
$ 9,500
Pop-up cooling room and heat-buddy network designed with residents
$ 9,900
Food-waste compost pilot co-designed with gardens and local kitchens
Documents Needed
Eligibility
- The applicant must be fiscally and legally based in Canada.
- The proposed project must be based in a Canadian province or territory.
- The project must focus on helping communities mitigate and/or adapt to climate change.
- The approach should be innovative, participatory, equitable, and multi-solving.
Who is eligible?
Who is not eligible
Eligible expenses
Ineligible Costs and Activities
Eligible geographic areas
- Canada (projects based in any Canadian province or territory)
Selection criteria
- Innovative approach.
- Participatory approach.
- Equitable approach.
- Multi-solving approach.
- Contribution to climate change mitigation and/or adaptation in communities.
Processing and Agreement
- Applications are assessed and a decision is issued by the end of September.
- Applicants are contacted with the funding decision.
Additional information
- Funding is available for 13 climate-related projects across Canada.
- Applicants will be contacted with a decision by the end of September.
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