Auckland Climate Action - Climate and Emergency Ready Fund 2026

📝 About Auckland Climate Action - Climate and Emergency Ready Fund

The Climate and Emergency Ready Fund is designed to empower communities to take proactive, bold action on climate change and emergency preparedness. It supports initiatives that:

• Reduce greenhouse gas emissions
• Strengthen local hazard readiness
• Implement climate adaptation strategies to protect communities against the impacts of climate change

This programme acknowledges the diverse climate challenges faced by communities and aims to provide flexible funding to accommodate varying capacities and stages of climate action.

🎁 Benefits of the Fund

The Climate and Emergency Ready Fund offers flexible funding across multiple categories:

• Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction: Up to $15,000
• Emergency Readiness and Response: Up to $15,000
• Climate Adaptation Planning: Up to $40,000
• Climate Adaptation Implementation: Up to $175,000 over two years
• Minimum grant request: $5,000
• Applicants may apply for up to two categories per application

Total funding for this round exceeds $1,000,000, supporting projects at various stages of the climate action journey, from initial awareness to long-term adaptation implementation.

✅ Eligibility Criteria

Eligible applicants include:

• Not-for-profit and charitable organisations
• Mana whenua and Māori organisations
• Schools implementing community projects
• Neighbourhood or resident groups
• Business or social enterprise groups delivering community or public benefit
• Established organisations acting as umbrella fundholders to support unincorporated or new groups

Partnerships with other organisations and community members are strongly encouraged to enhance collaboration, reach, and impact.

📅 Application Date and Process

• Applications can be submitted via the official application portal.
• Application Deadline: 08 March, 2026

🌐 Application Portal

• View details of the fund on the Auckland Climate Action website.
• Apply directly via the application portal.

This opportunity is a significant step towards empowering communities to address climate change and emergency preparedness effectively. Don't miss the chance to make a difference!

• Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction: up to $15,000
• Emergency Readiness and Response: up to $15,000
• Climate Adaptation Planning: up to $40,000
• Climate Adaptation Implementation: up to $175,000 over two years
• Minimum grant request: $5,000
• Applicants may apply for up to two categories per application