Climate grants

Grants for cutting emissions and adapting to climate change.

Funding opportunities (199)

Business Fellowship

Breakthrough Energy

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

Breakthrough Energy

Grants for scientists and researchers worldwide to test high-risk, early-stage climate technologies while remaining in their current university, laboratory or research role.

EIC Accelerator

European Commission, EIC Fundcloses 4 Nov 2026

Grants and investment for companies taking breakthrough technologies from validated prototypes towards commercial deployment and growth, including clean energy and climate adaptation.

LIFE Climate Change Mitigation grants

CINEAclosed

Grants covering up to 60% of eligible costs for operational projects that cut greenhouse-gas emissions or increase carbon removals in LIFE participating countries.

RAPTOR city mobility pilots

EIT Urban Mobilityup to 60k EURclosed

€60,000 grants for single SMEs to develop and demonstrate a solution to a participating city’s mobility challenge. A mandatory commercial agreement applies; the 2026 round is closed.

Innovation Fund industrial heat auction

CINEAclosed

Competitive grants paid against verified low-carbon industrial heat production in the EU and EEA. Applicants finance delivery before payments begin; the 2025 auction is closed.

Large innovation projects

Adaptation Fundup to 5m USD

Grants of up to US$5 million to scale or spread innovative climate-adaptation solutions in eligible developing countries, submitted through accredited implementing entities.

EKOO

Netherlands Enterprise AgencyNetherlandscloses 3 Dec 2026

Grants for companies and research partners developing energy, climate and circular innovations through a joint research or development project.

LIFE Nature and Biodiversity grants

CINEAclosed

Grants for organisations restoring habitats and protecting wild species, including carbon-rich ecosystems and flood and drought resilience; the 2026 round is closed.

LIFE household energy poverty

CINEAclosed

Grants for organisations working together across countries to reduce household energy poverty through public-policy coordination or support for apartment-building renovation.

Climate adaptation grant

Gemeente RotterdamNetherlandsup to 40k EURcloses 31 Dec 2026

Grants for owners, tenants and resident groups in Rotterdam to add greenery, store rainwater and reduce heat around existing buildings.

Green roof grant

Municipality of KatwijkNetherlandsup to 1k EURcloses 31 Dec 2026

Owners, resident tenants and school authorities in Katwijk can receive a grant to install a planted roof on an existing home or school.

Green-roof grant

Gemeente NieuwegeinNetherlandsup to 1.5k EUR

Grants cover part of green-roof installation costs for residents, schools, owners’ associations and housing associations in Nieuwegein.

Home insulation subsidy

Gemeente DeventerNetherlandsup to 1.5k EUR

A grant for owner-occupiers in Deventer to insulate poorly insulated homes with a WOZ value below €477,000, including contractor-installed floor insulation.

Green-roof grant

Municipality of BloemendaalNetherlandscloses 31 Dec 2026

Material-cost grants for homeowners, private tenants, homeowners’ associations and businesses installing a rainwater-retaining green roof in Bloemendaal.

Green-roof grant

Gemeente SoestNetherlandsup to 20k EUR

Private owners can receive a grant to add a planted roof to an existing building in Soest, helping retain rainwater.

Home insulation grant

Gemeente ZeistNetherlandsup to 1.5k EURcloses 31 Dec 2026

Get up to €1,500 towards insulation installed by a company you choose in your poorly insulated, owner-occupied home in Zeist.

Klimaatkas grant

Gemeente SoestNetherlands

Grants for residents’ collective projects in Soest and Soesterberg that save energy, generate renewable energy or raise awareness, with the route below €5,000 explained here.

Energy-poverty grant

Gemeente ZeistNetherlandsup to 130k EURcloses 1 Nov 2026

Grants for nonprofit organisations helping financially vulnerable Zeist residents reduce energy use and improve comfort at home.

Energy-desk grant

Gemeente ZeistNetherlandsup to 512k EURcloses 1 Nov 2026

Grant for a nonprofit organisation running independent energy advice and outreach for residents and businesses in Zeist.

Green-roof promotion grant

Gemeente ZeistNetherlandsup to 51.3k EURcloses 1 Nov 2026

A grant for nonprofit organisations to encourage homeowners and owners’ associations in Zeist to install green roofs through outreach and a collective discount scheme.

Green roof subsidy

Gemeente WoerdenNetherlands

A grant for owners, owners’ associations and tenants installing rainwater-retaining green roofs in Woerden’s built-up area.

Home insulation grant

Gemeente OudewaterNetherlandsup to 1k EURcloses 30 Jun 2028

Up to €1,000 towards a first contractor-installed insulation measure for an eligible owner-occupied home in Oudewater.

Home insulation grant

Gemeente BunnikNetherlandsup to 1.5k EURcloses 30 Jun 2028

Up to €1,500 for a first contractor-installed insulation measure in an eligible owner-occupied home in Bunnik.

Smart energy system grant

Gemeente AmelandNetherlandsup to 1k EURcloses 30 Nov 2026

Up to €1,000 for owner-occupiers on Ameland to connect and configure existing home energy installations so they work together.

Home insulation grant

Gemeente AmelandNetherlandsup to 2.1k EURcloses 31 Aug 2027

Up to €2,100 for Ameland owner-occupiers to buy and install insulation themselves through the municipality-only reimbursement route.

Home insulation grant

Gemeente TexelNetherlandscloses 1 Jul 2028

A grant for managed insulation of poorly insulated owner-occupied homes on Texel, with support depending on the home’s assessed property value.

Sustainability fund

Municipality of TerneuzenNetherlandscloses 28 Feb 2027

Grants for resident groups, clubs and organisations near Terneuzen solar parks to install solar panels or energy-saving lighting for their local community.

Isoleerbonus

Municipality of HulstNetherlands

Grants for homeowners in Hulst whose energy bills cause ongoing financial problems, covering home insulation and solar panels.

Home energy-advice grant

Gemeente WaadhoekeNetherlandsup to 250 EURcloses 31 Dec 2026

Up to €250 towards certified tailored energy advice for owner-occupiers who live in their Waadhoeke home for at least nine months a year.

Local insulation grant

Gemeente WaadhoekeNetherlandsup to 3k EURcloses 31 Aug 2027

Up to €3,000 for owner-occupiers in Waadhoeke to have floor or bottom insulation installed in a poorly insulated house.

Home insulation grant

Gemeente DantumadielNetherlandsup to 2.5k EURcloses 31 Aug 2027

Owner-residents in Dantumadiel can receive up to €2,500 to have a poorly insulated home insulated by an installer they choose.

Rain barrel grant

Gemeente HeemstedeNetherlandscloses 1 Dec 2026

Property owners and tenants in Heemstede can receive €30 or €50 per rain barrel to collect and reuse rainwater.

Water initiatives subsidy

Waterschap Hollandse DeltaNetherlandsup to 10k EURclosed

Nonprofit legal entities can receive 20% of eligible costs for rainwater storage, infiltration and other water-related climate adaptation projects in the Hollandse Delta management area.

Rainwater disconnection grant

Gemeente RhenenNetherlandsup to 500 EUR

Residents of Rhenen can receive up to €500 for materials to disconnect existing roof or yard drainage from the public sewer and retain rainwater on their own land.

Green Spark Fund

Communities for Natureup to 2k GBPcloses 30 Nov 2026

Grants of up to £2,000 for community-led climate-resilience projects by Communities for Nature partners and groups in their partner communities.