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Climate Justice Grants

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The Climate Justice Grants is a new part of Het Actiefonds which responds to the growing stigmatization, demonization and criminalization of the climate movement. They provide grants of up to €2,500 per year per group to frontline grassroot activist groups and communities, for projects which enable movement building, and the development of radical strategies toward climate justice.

General information

Since 1968, Het Actiefonds specialises in supporting the demonstrations, occupations and other forms of direct actions of radical grassroot groups. With the Climate Justice Grants, we fund much more than just direct actions. We cover activities for movement building and strengthening, such as events, workshops, climate camps, activist research, and more, as long as they are working towards one of these goals:

  • Political education and awareness
  • Recruitment and reinforcement of organizational structures
  • Direct action, mobilization and training
  • Strategies and tactics building
  • Alliances and cross-movement learning
  • Defence strategies against attacks (by governments, companies, media, etc.)
  • Resilience, recovery and care strategies for the climate movement

We fund groups worldwide, with a focus on small grassroot groups, politically controversial and often radical projects that have difficulty finding funding elsewhere and who challenge the status quo. We do not ask for elaborate (financial) reporting and impact results, as we trust action groups. They know best how to (re)build their movement.

It’s always possible to submit a confidential application. We understand that in some cases, activism can be dangerous because activists are criminalized for the work they do or for who they are. In such cases, you can indicate in the application that it is confidential, and we will treat it as such. If it needs to be treated even more carefully you can email us, and we will let you know how to send a confidential application through secure communication channels.

You can find the full criteria for an application here, and apply for funding here.

 

These are three examples of actions we have funded with the Climate Justice Grants: