Nonprofit Grants Addressing Reproductive Health and Climate Change

Nonprofit Grants Addressing Reproductive Health and Climate Change is sponsored by The Grant Portal (likely an intermediary for various funders). This funding opportunity supports nonprofit organizations working to improve public health, strengthen communities, and protect natural resources through. The explicit mention of climate change and public health, which can relate to environmental rights, makes this relevant.

Climate Change and Human Health Seed Grants - Burroughs Wellcome Fund Climate Change and Human Health Seed Grants Share this Grant Apply Now This program has concluded and is no longer accepting proposals.

The Burroughs Wellcome Fund’s Climate Change and Human Health Seed Grants program was created to stimulate new connections among thinkers working in fields that have often approached climate change and human health from different perspectives.

From Fall 2023 through Summer 2026, BWF provided small, early-stage grants ranging from $2,500 to $50,000 to encourage new collaborations, test emerging ideas, and strengthen the field at the intersection of climate and health.

The program supported activities connecting basic and biomedical science with ecological, environmental, geological, geographic, and planetary-scale thinking, as well as population-focused fields including epidemiology, public health, demography, economics, and urban planning.

Seed grants also supported new approaches to reducing the environmental impact of health-related activities, including efforts to develop more sustainable systems for healthcare, care delivery, and biomedical research. Other areas of interest included preparing for extreme weather and other climate-related disruptions that affect human health and healthcare delivery, as well as public outreach, climate communication, and education.

The program welcomed creative, interdisciplinary approaches and supported a wide range of participants, including academic scientists, physicians, public health experts, community organizations, science outreach centers, and researchers from fields beyond biomedicine.

Although the Climate Change and Human Health Seed Grants program has concluded, the work it supported contributed to BWF’s broader efforts to foster interdisciplinary approaches to understanding and addressing the connections among climate, the environment, and human health.

Due Date: As stated in the Contract Progress and financial reports are required of all BWF grants, and are due on the date specified in the award letter or contract. BWF has provided progress report guidelines to assist in the preparation and submission of Progress Reports in an acceptable manner. Award recipients must provide BWF with a progress report detailing outcomes as well as a financial report.

A Progress Report must be completed (form accessible below) and should contain the following information: A brief narrative on the outcome of the project. Please address in your narrative the goals of the project and how/if these goals were met. If this activity was a conference, meeting, or a seminar, attach an agenda, a program, and a participant/speaker list.

A Financial Report must be completed (form accessible below) and should contain the following information: An itemized financial statement reporting how the funds were used. For meetings and conferences, include a breakdown of the expenses for speakers, young investigators, postdoctoral students, etc., where appropriate. Can I submit a paper application?

No. BWF requires that all applications for this program be submitted electronically. Paper applications will not be accepted. Can I change my application once submitted?

No. Once your application is submitted, it cannot be changed. Can Letters of Collaboration be included in the application? No. Collaborative situations can be described in the five-page Project Plan - there is no need for individual collaborative letters.

How serious are you about the page limit on the project plan? All applicants must stay within the set five-page limit or the application will be rejected. Does the bibliography count toward the five-page maximum Research Plan?

No. It is considered part of the required supporting materials. Abbreviations should be limited in the text. Is there a font or margin requirement for the research plan?

Use standard 11- or 12-point type for the text. The text must be single-spaced, with a one-half inch or larger margins on all sides. Accessing the Application Do I need to complete my application in one session?

No, you can start an application and return at a later time to complete the application. When beginning a new application, you are required to establish a ProposalCentral log-in and password if you do not already have one. At any time during the application process, you may click the "save" button, exit the application, and return at a later time.

I forgot my user id and/or password. What should I do? For a forgotten password or user ID, visit the BWF grant application system and click the forgotten password link.

I completed my application. How do I submit it? Once the application is complete, proceed with the following steps: Click “Validate” on the sidebar to see if any errors are identified.

All information must be provided prior to application submission. If there are no missing items in the application, click on the SUBMIT link on the sidebar. Click the blue SUBMIT button.

The application is NOT submitted until you complete this step. Applications submissions must occur prior to 3:00 pm (EST) on the day of the deadline. The submit button will disappear after that time.

Applicants should receive a confirmation email once your application is submitted. If you do not receive this email, please reach out to BWF. If I’m having trouble with the electronic application, whom can I contact for help?

For questions about the electronic application, please contact Darcy Lewandowski via email or by phone at 919-991-5132 .

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Principal Investigator: Erik MacIntosh Morehead Planetarium and Science Center Sharing Your Science: An Online Science Communication Pilot Project to Train Climate and Human Health Experts. Principal Investigator: Lil Milagro Henriquez Mapping the Impact of Climate Resilient Education on the Social-Emotional Wellness of Youth.

Principal Investigator: Max Cawley North Carolina Museum of Life and Science Imagine Durham: A Whole-Family Humanities Approach to Climate, Health, and Possible Futures.

Principal Investigator: William Marciel de Souza, PhD University of Texas Medical Branch-Galveston Data science and genomic approach to mitigate arboviruses in the current era of climate change Principal Investigator: Christine Goforth Friends of the North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences North Carolina Climate Change Challenge: Engaging the Public in Citizen Science To Change the World Principal Investigator: Anpo Jensen International Indian Treaty Council Black Hills Environmental Health Project Principal Investigator: Gabi Steinbach, PhD Georgia Tech Research Corporation Translational fellowship program for establishing a community for 'Integrative Health and Environment' Principal Investigator: Bruce Keaulani Living Life Source Foundation Ecological Restoration of a Royal Fishpond with Native Hawaiian Youth as a Climate Change Strategy to Promote Wellbeing Principal Investigator: Braden Tierney, PhD Weill Medical College of Cornell University Towards combating climate change-induced coral bleaching with optimized DNA sequencing and strain-resolved bioinformatics Principal Investigator: Ahzin Bahraini Principal Investigator: LuAnne Pendergraft North Carolina Public Television Foundation Step Up: Youth Voices on Climate Change & Human Health Principal Investigator: Melissa S Nolan, PhD University of South Carolina Employing big data methods to elucidate the impact of three decade’s extreme weather events on early childhood development in the United States Principal Investigator: Ginny Whitelaw, PhD Institute for Zen Leadership One Earth, One Health, One With - A leadership summit for people, planet and the future Principal Investigator: Dana Haine University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Using the power of place-based, solutions-focused case studies, and hands-on STEM instruction to engage diverse youth in learning about extreme heat in Durham, NC Principal Investigator: Rebecca Fry, PhD University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Climate and Environmental Change and Preterm Birth Principal Investigator: Nina Fefferman, PhD University of Tennessee- Knoxville A Tasting Menu of Quantitative Modeling for Researchers in the Life and Earth Sciences Tackling the Interface of Climate Change and Health Principal Investigator: Ami Radunskaya, PhD The Sylvia Bozeman and Rhonda Hughes EDGE Foundation Opportunity for Students from Under-Represented Populations to Build Professional Skills and Networks in Quantitative Life and Earth Sciences at the Interface of Climate Change and Health There is currently no timeline details.