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Business Fellowship
A full-time paid fellowship for experienced climate-business professionals to help early-stage climate-technology teams reach market, with an industry-competitive living stipend.
Explorer Grants
Grants for scientists and researchers worldwide to test high-risk, early-stage climate technologies while remaining in their current university, laboratory or research role.
Innovator Fellowship
Up to $500,000 through a SAFE investment agreement, with technical and commercial support, for early-stage climate-technology innovators worldwide who will work full time on their startup.
Community Resilience Centers Implementation Grants
Grants of USD 1–10 million to build or upgrade California community facilities that provide shelter, services and resources during climate emergencies.
Angel investment for early-stage climate technology
Angel equity investment for pre-seed, seed and Series A climate-technology companies located in the United States or Canada that can bring a product or validated service to market within 12 to 24 months.
Equity for companies scaling emissions-cutting solutions
Equity investment for companies nearing or already at commercial launch whose solutions can deliver large-scale greenhouse-gas reductions; the investor receives an ownership interest in return.
Climate-tech startup investment
Climate Tech Partners typically invests A$1 million to A$5 million in climate-tech companies that sell to businesses and are ready to scale with corporate partners; the investor takes an ownership interest in return.
Circular Economy Impact Grants
Reimbursement grants of USD 50,000–500,000 for Colorado organisations building lasting systems for reuse, repair, recycling and other circular material flows.
Early-stage climate investment
Investment for founders building climate companies in North America, starting as early as company formation.
Climate-tech investment
€1–4 million in equity investment for Pre-Seed and Seed climate-tech companies in Europe and the United States, excluding food and agriculture.
Project Track
Investment and coaching for climate companies building the first project of its kind or another early commercial facility or set of installations.
Strategy Track
Investment and coaching for companies typically at Pre-Seed or Seed stage that already have a working prototype and at least three full-time employees, to win early customers, launch products or enter new markets.
Renewables and low-carbon venture investment
Equinor buys a minority ownership share in early-phase and growing companies working mainly on renewable-energy and low-carbon solutions, with potential pilot, technical and scaling support.
Allstars investment for climate-tech funds
Allstars invests in funds worldwide that finance climate-technology companies.
Climate Seed Program
A €250,000 minority-equity investment and six months of hands-on support for pre-seed and seed climate or deep-tech startups worldwide with a product in or near the market and some traction.
Grants to scale ecosystem-based adaptation
Grants of up to USD 250,000 for organisations scaling ecosystem-based adaptation, with priority for work in ODA-eligible small island developing states and least developed countries.
Investment for early-stage climate technology
Equity investment for founders at the earliest stages developing commercially driven technology to cut greenhouse-gas emissions, remove atmospheric carbon or buy time by cooling the planet.
Commercial Refrigeration Grants
Grants for Massachusetts food retailers, food banks and nonprofit institutions to install refrigeration using refrigerants with very low climate impact.
MassEVIP Fleet Vehicles
Massachusetts public bodies can get grants to buy or lease new electric fleet vehicles, with up to USD 7,500 for each battery-electric vehicle purchased.
MassEVIP Multi-Unit Dwelling & Educational Campus Charging
Grants for shared EV charging at Massachusetts housing with at least five homes or educational campuses with at least 15 students.
MassEVIP Public Access Charging
Grants for electric-vehicle charging at non-residential parking open to the public in Massachusetts.
MassEVIP Workplace and Fleet Charging
Massachusetts employers and fleet operators can get up to 60% of eligible electric-vehicle charging costs, capped at USD 50,000 per street address. Applicants receiving utility support to prepare a charging site can receive equipment support, but no installation funding.
Investment for cleaner energy, industry and climate resilience
Investment for startups making energy or industry cleaner, or developing ways to address the impacts of climate change, with MCJ receiving a share of ownership in the company in return.
Loans for Nordic green companies
Loans of typically €2 million to €5 million for established Nordic small and medium-sized businesses investing to take proven environmental solutions into international markets.
Early-stage investment for emissions-reducing technology
New Climate Ventures invests in early-stage startups developing technology that reduces or avoids carbon emissions.
Critical-minerals technology investment
Investment for US and Canadian startups developing technology to produce minerals more efficiently or recover metals from waste.
Affordable Multifamily Program Upstate (AMP Up)
Funding and project support for energy-saving upgrades to affordable apartment buildings in upstate New York.
Appliance Upgrade Program
Purchase rebates for New York households with low or moderate incomes installing a heat-pump clothes dryer and any electrical upgrades it needs.
Charge Ready NY 2.0
Rebates for organisations installing electric-vehicle charging at New York workplaces, multifamily properties and hotels.
Clean Energy Career Pathways Training
Funding of $250,000 to $1.5 million for New York training providers to prepare new workers for entry-level clean energy careers and help graduates find full-time jobs.
Comfort Home
Rebates through participating contractors for complete air-sealing, insulation and window packages in eligible New York homes.
Drive Clean Rebate
An upfront dealer discount of $500–$2,000 for New York residents, businesses and government bodies buying or leasing eligible new electric vehicles.
Empire Building Challenge: Hospitals
Grants for New York hospitals to install and demonstrate building upgrades that cut fossil-fuel use and energy consumption.
EmPower+
Funding for insulation and eligible home-energy upgrades for low- and moderate-income New York homeowners and renters.
FlexTech
Funding for independent energy studies and clean-energy planning at New York business, institutional and multifamily sites.
Green Jobs – Green New York energy studies
Subsidised building-energy studies for New York small businesses and nonprofits using facilities of up to 50,000 square feet.
On-Bill Recovery Loan
Borrow USD 1,500–25,000 for eligible upgrades to an existing New York home and repay through your utility bill. Ownership, utility-account and energy-saving tests apply.
On-site Energy Manager Program
NYSERDA shares the cost of a dedicated energy manager for New York commercial, industrial and multifamily facilities without an existing full-time manager.
On-the-Job Training for Energy Efficiency and Clean Technology
NYSERDA reimburses New York employers that hire and train new clean-energy workers. Support can reach USD 11,000 per eligible new hire, including a conditional certification payment.
Small Affordable Multifamily Energy Studies
Free energy studies for owners of small affordable apartment buildings in New York, to plan energy-saving upgrades.
Smart Energy Loan
Borrow USD 1,500–25,000 for eligible energy upgrades to an existing New York home. Repay the unsecured loan monthly to the programme’s loan servicer.
NYTVIP vouchers for zero-emission work equipment
Replace working diesel machinery with eligible battery-electric or hydrogen-fuel-cell equipment for use in New York, with 35% of its base price deducted by the dealer.
Early-stage investment for energy and infrastructure software
$500,000 to $2 million in venture investment for pre-seed and seed companies building digital solutions or software for energy, mobility, buildings or industry, primarily for business customers.
Climate-tech venture investment
Investment and strategic support for climate-tech startups developing energy or industrial solutions that can scale into new markets.
Fund EX1 investment
Investment for European and North American startups developing technologies that electrify energy use and cut emissions.
Climate technology investment
Investment for founders worldwide whose early-stage companies are bringing renewable-energy, carbon-management, electric-vehicle, battery or other climate technologies to market; Toyota Ventures provides money in return for a share of the company.
Biorefinery and biobased manufacturing loan guarantee
Loan guarantees of up to $250 million for commercial-scale US facilities using new technology to produce advanced biofuels, renewable chemicals or biobased products.
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Loan Program
Loans with interest tied to Treasury rates for eligible rural electric utilities to finance consumer energy-efficiency and conservation programmes.
Conservation Stewardship Program
Annual payments for US agricultural and forest producers who maintain existing conservation work and add practices that improve resilience.
Environmental Quality Incentives Program
Financial assistance for US agricultural producers and forest managers to install conservation practices that cut emissions and make working land more resilient.
Rural Energy for America Program Grants
Grants for US agricultural producers and rural small businesses buying renewable-energy systems or making energy-efficiency improvements.
Rural Energy for America Program Guaranteed Loans
USDA loan guarantees for US agricultural producers and rural small businesses investing in renewable energy or energy efficiency.
Rural Energy Savings Program
Zero-interest USDA loans for eligible rural utilities and energy-service entities to finance energy upgrades for their consumers.
Early-stage energy-transition investment
Company investment and hands-on support for early-stage founders building energy-transition technology across energy, mobility, buildings or industry.
Investment for growing climate-technology companies
Venture investment of $500,000 to $15 million for high-growth companies commercialising and growing technology for the digitisation or sustainability of energy, mobility, buildings or industry.
Wetland Mitigation Banking Program
Competitive US grants for public bodies, Tribal governments and other bank sponsors to restore, enhance or create wetlands that supply mitigation credits to agricultural producers.