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This edition of Common River is focused on unlocking funding, jobs, and contracting opportunities that accelerate progress for those of us building a sustainable, just economic future. Let’s get it!
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Table of Contents
- 👉🏾 Explore the Airtable
- Funding Opportunities 💰
- Jobs & Fellowships 👨🏽💼👩🏽💼
- RFP & Contracting Opportunities 📑
- Lagniappe ⚜ (a lil extra) Resources:
By the numbers:
- Funding Opps: 10+
- Job Opps: 65+
- Contract Opps: 15+
👉🏾 Explore the Airtable of full opportunities here.
Funding Opportunities 💰
- Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking by the Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate Justice at Texas Southern University
- Who it's for: This funding supports community-driven environmental and climate justice initiatives in historically underserved and disadvantaged areas. Subgrants address diverse issues, from local cleanups and air quality to workforce development and disaster resilience. Administered through a committee of environmental justice leaders, the program aims to remove longstanding barriers to federal funding and ensure resources effectively reach frontline communities.
- Grant Amount: $40 million total allocation over three years with the following award tiers:
- Noncompetitive: $75,000 (1 year) for severely capacity-constrained organizations
- Tier I (Competitive): $150,000 (1 year) – assessment projects
- Tier II (Competitive): $250,000 (1 or 2 years) – planning projects
- Tier III (Competitive): $350,000 (2 years) – development and implementation projects
- Deadline: 2/13/25
- How to Apply: Click Here
- Community-Based Archives by the Mellon Foundation
- Who it's for: Grassroots archives that preserve underdocumented communities' voices, stories, and traditions. Open to U.S.-based organizations with an annual budget between $12,500 and $1M, operating for at least two years. No universities or K-12 initiatives—just passionate, community-driven archivists making their history accessible.
- Grant Amount: $25,000 - $100,000
- Deadline: 3/12/25
- How to Apply: Click Here
- Racial, Economic, and Environmental Justice Grants by the Nathan Cummings Foundation
- Who it's for: Partners committed to advancing racial, economic, and environmental justice (REEJ). Organizations should drive innovative, community-centered solutions that confront deep-rooted inequities. Priority given to the U.S. South and invites prospective partners to submit a Letter of Inquiry (LOI). Both grants and PRIs are available for proposals that align with NCF’s interconnected REEJ goals.
- Grant Amount: $50,000 - $250,000
- Deadline: 6/30/25
- How to Apply: Click Here
👉🏾 Vist this Airtable for all funding opps.
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Jobs & Fellowships 👨🏽💼👩🏽💼
- Director of Programs
- Organization: Common Future
- Location: Oakland, CA / Remote
- Description: The Director of Programs will design and implement programs that cultivate a network of community-based solutions addressing economic and racial justice. Responsibilities include fostering trust and collaboration among partners, designing frameworks for impact measurement, and aligning programs with Common Future’s strategic goals. This position involves network stewardship, team management, and serving as a thought leader in economic justice.
- Deadline to Apply: N/A
- Salary: $101,276.17 to $122,978.20
- Link to Apply: Click Here
- Vice President of Government Affairs
- Organization: Power Forward Communities
- Location: Remote
- Description: The VP of Government Affairs will lead PFC’s efforts in building strong relationships with federal, state, and local officials to drive decarbonization and resilience initiatives. This role includes developing congressional relations strategies, facilitating labor relations, and navigating complex policy environments. The VP will collaborate closely with coalition members and the VP of Communications to align advocacy efforts with PFC’s mission.
- Deadline to Apply: N/A
- Salary: $190,000 - $210,000
- Link to Apply: Click Here
- Climate Finance Manager, Clean Communities Investment Accelerator
- Organization: Justice Climate Fund (JCF)
- Location: Remote
- Description: The Climate Finance Manager will support project deployment by working with lenders, developers, and community-based organizations to grow a pipeline of eligible clean energy projects under the Clean Communities Investment Accelerator program. Responsibilities include conducting project due diligence, matching lenders with financeable opportunities, and addressing barriers to implementation. The position requires expertise in climate finance, underwriting, and engaging with community lenders.
- Deadline to Apply: N/A
- Salary: $110,000 - $130,000
- Link to Apply: Click Here
- Associate Director, Programs
- Organization: trubel&co
- Location: Remote
- Description: Manage and oversee trubel&co’s flagship program, "Mapping Justice," ensuring efficient program delivery and fostering community among participants. The role also includes organizational operations, partnership development, grant writing, and scaling programs that intersect STEM and civic engagement. This position offers the opportunity to advance liberatory education for underserved youth through equity-driven, innovative programming.
- Deadline to Apply: 2/10/25
- Salary: $75,000 - $85,000
- Link to Apply: Click Here
👉🏾 Vist this Airtable for all job opps.
RFP & Contracting Opportunities 📑
- RFP: CCIA Compliance Reporting Services
- Issued By: Justice Climate Fund
- Scope: Justice Climate Fund (JCF) seeks a data management and reporting consultant to support regulatory compliance under the EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) Clean Communities Investment Accelerator (CCIA) program. The selected firm will guide JCF in designing and executing systems for collecting, validating, and reporting environmental and grant-related data. This contract spans a broad scope of services—from data strategy and reporting architecture to environmental impact analytics—supporting JCF’s mission to provide equitable clean energy solutions in disadvantaged communities
- Budget: N/A
- Deadline for Proposals: 2/3/25
- Details & Submission Link: Click Here
- RFI: Shovel-Ready Clean Energy, Energy Efficiency, and Resilience Projects
- Issued By: Philadelphia Green Capital Corp (PGCC)
- Scope: Philadelphia Green Capital Corp (PGCC) seeks information on renewable energy, energy efficiency, and resilience projects through this RFI to help connect transformative initiatives in Pennsylvania to funding opportunities and technical assistance. By gathering project details, PGCC can facilitate partnerships with national Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund awardees and other funding sources. Although submitting does not guarantee funding, PGCC will actively monitor emerging programs and inform responders of relevant support opportunities.
- Budget: N/A
- Deadline for Proposals: 1/31/25
- Details & Submission Link: Click Here
- RFP: Individual Consultant – Climate and Health Expert Advisor
- Issued By: C40 Cities
- Scope: C40 Cities is seeking a Climate and Health Expert Advisor to provide time-based advisory services over 1.5 years, focusing on the intersection of extreme heat and public health. The consultant will support C40’s global network of cities—especially in the Global South—in designing and implementing pilot projects, developing a Heat-Health Accelerator, and producing knowledge resources. This role involves liaising with local governments and health departments to enhance urban resilience, align policy, and protect vulnerable communities from escalating heat risks.
- Budget: N/A
- Deadline for Proposals: 2/3/25
- Details & Submission Link: Click Here
Lagniappe ⚜ (a lil extra) Resources:
Because we’re living in wild times, it doesn’t help to have a little extra, right? Here are some resources that you might benefit from
- Ensuring Access to Climate and Environmental Data: The new administration is doing quick work to remove all things environmental justice from the White House and federal agency websites. Fortunately, several groups have been proactive in archiving these tools:
- The Public Environmental Data Project is archiving/recreating data and screening tools once provided by the EPA
- Harvard Law School’s Environmental and Energy Law Program has created a collection of permalinks from key EJ announcements under the previous admin and tracking rollbacks under the current administration.
- Urban Ocean Lab has a detailed resource hub of curated resources from data analysis and visualizations to case studies and beyond
- Impact of Recent Executive Orders on Nonprofits: The White House has issued a litany of EOs on everything ranging from environmental protections, DEI, immigration, and more.
- The Council of Nonprofits has put together a guide to track these EOs and the impacts that they might have on a nonprofit’s work.
- Webinar: Fighting for Justice, Multiracial Democracy, and an Equitable Economy in Dark Times by Common Future, PolicyLink, and Brava Leaders
- Date: Feb 12, 2025 01:00 PM
- Description: In 2025 and beyond, how can we craft a shared vision of an equitable economy in a multiracial democracy? What lessons can we learn from past movements? What agendas and plans can we put in place today? How can we strategically take on risk as we fight for justice? Join Common Future, PolicyLink, and Brava Leaders for our first webinar of the year where we will discuss these questions and more, exploring challenges ahead and the opportunities that could inform our collective work in 2025.
- Sign Up: Click Here
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