Environment & Sustainability Tenders & Grants

Discover procurement opportunities and grant funding for sustainability, climate and environment. Renewable energy, water and sanitation, waste management, climate adaptation, biodiversity and nature-based solutions — curated for green contractors, climate consultancies, ESG-focused firms and environmental NGOs.

Who this is for

Renewable energy EPCs, water engineering firms, climate advisory, carbon verification bodies, environmental NGOs, ESG consultancies.

Top funders

Green Climate Fund

The largest dedicated climate finance pool, funding mitigation and adaptation projects in developing countries.

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World Bank

Climate Change Action Plan, PROBLUE, energy transition and water global practice lending.

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GEF

Global Environment Facility — biodiversity, climate change, chemicals and waste.

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EU Green Deal

Horizon Europe, Innovation Fund, Modernisation Fund and the Circular Economy Action Plan.

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AfDB

African Development Bank — Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa, Desert to Power, African Water Facility.

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USAID

Climate and water security programming, resilience funding.

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Environment & Sustainability opportunities

A selection of recent tenders and grants. Register for free to see all environment & sustainability opportunities.

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Pushing the frontiers of environmental researchNatural Environment Research Council (NERC)GBOpen£950KThe Future Made in Australia (FMA) Innovation Fund (the Program) administered by ARENA will provide up to $1Australian Renewable Energy AgencyAUGO8141OpenA$1,500.0MThe Advancing Renewables Program is continuously open for applications that address ARENA's investment focus areas: Ultra low-cost solar Optimise the transition to renewable electricity CommercialiseAustralian Renewable Energy AgencyAUGO8120OpenThe Driving the Nation Program is continuously open for applications that contribute to the Program Objectives: Overcome barriers to accelerate uptake of ZEVsAustralian Renewable Energy AgencyAUGO8121OpenThe Industrial Transformation Stream (ITS) is open for applications supporting a range of industrial decarbonisation solutions, including but not limited, to electrification, energy efficiency, low emAustralian Renewable Energy AgencyAUGO8104OpenA$400.0MUK International Ocean Drilling Programme moratorium awardsNatural Environment Research Council (NERC)GBOpenCollaborate with researchers in NorwayArts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)GBOpenNERC urgency fundingNatural Environment Research Council (NERC)GBnerc-urgency-funding-openOpen£100KWork with US-based researchers on environmental science: NERC-NSF lead agencyNatural Environment Research Council (NERC)GBOpenNational Lottery Heritage Grants £250,000 to £10millionThe National Lottery Heritage FundGBOpen£10.0MNational Lottery Heritage Grants £10,000 to £250,000The National Lottery Heritage FundGBOpen£250KWork with Brazilian researchers: NERC FAPESP lead agencyNatural Environment Research Council (NERC)GBOpenSustainable Steps Wales - Egin GrantsThe National Lottery Community FundGBOpen£35KClimate Action Fund - Food SystemsThe National Lottery Community FundGBOpen£7.0MNational Lottery Awards for All England – EnvironmentThe National Lottery Community FundGBOpen£20KReaching Communities EnglandThe National Lottery Community FundGBOpen£20.0MNature Networks Fund (round six)The National Lottery Heritage FundGBOpenSpaces of Culture - Building a strong project proposal: 6 things to considerEUNIC (EU National Institutes for Culture)INTOpenSmall Eco AwardsThe National Lottery Community FundGBsmall-eco-awardsOpen£20KMPS Astronomical Sciences Research Programs (MPS Astro)U.S. National Science FoundationUS26-522Open$100.0MFlood Partnership: Real-time Data Grant ProgramDepartment of Water ResourcesUSOpen$3.5MCost-Share for Federal Geothermal Energy Funding OpportunitiesCA Energy CommissionUSGFO-25-902Open$3.0MProp 4 – Wildfire and Forest ResilienceSan Diego River ConservancyUSOpen$8.0MProp 4 – Nature-Based Solutions (NBS)San Diego River ConservancyUSOpen$8.0MBaldwin Hills & Urban Watersheds Conservancy (BH UWC) Proposition 4: Community and Climate Resilience Grant ProgramBaldwin Hills & Urban Watersheds ConservancyUSOpen$48.0M

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Questions

Who buys green tenders?

State utilities, national energy and water regulators, multilateral development banks, climate funds, and municipalities. Increasingly, private off-takers procure via public PPA frameworks.

How do grants differ from tenders in this space?

Grants typically fund feasibility, pilots, capacity building and TA — issued by climate funds, bilateral agencies and foundations. Tenders fund construction, equipment supply and O&M.

What compliance do green tenders require?

IFC Performance Standards, environmental and social safeguards, increasingly EU Taxonomy alignment for European-funded work, and local-content commitments.

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