Youth Climate Action Grant

Young people around the world are concerned about the impacts of climate change on people and the planet. City of Newcastle, with support from the Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Youth Climate Action Fund, are offering microgrants of $1,500 to $7,500 to young individuals or organisations that represent youth to fund climate initiatives. 

The grants will fund young people to design, produce and govern urgent climate solutions that advance a net-zero emissions Newcastle by 2040. 

Applications for round one are open 3 - 30 June 2024. Find out more and apply through our Community Grants Program.

You are eligible to apply if you are an individual aged 15-24, or an organisation, not-for-profit or small business that will deliver a project to support that age group. You must be based in Newcastle LGA and applicants do not need to match funds.

Applicants will be assessed on ability to deliver, value for money and most importantly, how they progress the Newcastle Climate Action Plan's objective of creating a resilient city that reduces its share of emissions to ensure a cleaner and more sustainable future. Priority areas include:

1. Encouraging Clean Technology: Research, promote and/ or implement energy efficiency and the uptake of renewable energy. For example, community renewable energy and battery storage initiatives.
2. Building a Circular Economy: Research, promote and/ or implement a circular economy. For example, sustainable procurement, waste avoidance and local sourcing, production and consumption of materials. Enhance our urban blue and green spaces. For example, tree planting and biodiversity, wetlands, bushland and waterways.
3. Supporting Electric Transport: Research, promote and/ or implement charging solutions for electric vehicles, and/or incentivise the uptake of electric vehicles and zero-emission transport.
4. Advancing New Zero Emission Industries: Research, promote and/ or implement zero-emission industries. For example, establishment of low emissions technology and/or support for a just transition.

Examples of potential projects (but not limited to):