Youth Climate Action Fund

Welcome to the City of Evanston’s Youth Climate Action Fund webpage! 

General Information: The Youth Climate Action Fund is a grant program funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies. The City of Evanston is one of 300 cities globally that was awarded $50,000 to distribute via microgrants to youth ages 15–24 for climate resilience projects in Evanston. Between $1,000 and $5,000 has been awarded to youth applicants partnering with community organizations on a climate project of their choosing. Stay tuned for a complete list of recipients and projects. 

Launch Event: A launch event was held on July 24th. A recording of the event can be found here, and the slide presentation from the event can be found here. 

For any questions regarding this program, please email owilsonthomas@cityofevanston.org.