Rockefeller Foundation Grants (Health Focus Area)

The Adaptation and Resilience Fund channels over $50 million to locally led adaptation solutions that support people facing the greatest climate risks such as extreme heat, floods, and droughts. Projects funded include AI/ML-enabled early warning systems, machine learning for climate risk modeling and impact projection (including impacts on housing and food security), satellite-AI for monitoring vulnerable communities, digital twins for resilient infrastructure planning, and innovative AI-driven financial tools that direct adaptation finance to the most affected communities. The fund initially focuses on South Asia, Southeast Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa, with priority to community-centered adaptation and locally led organizations. The collaborative includes ClimateWorks Foundation as the lead and pooled-fund partners Howden Foundation, Laudes Foundation, Quadrature Climate Foundation, and The Rockefeller Foundation. Strong fit for civil society organizations, local research institutions, and AI/data science teams working with frontline communities on climate resilience.