Hey folks! Hope y’all are staying safe in this heat that’s got the Gulf Coast to the East Coast moving a lil bit slower.

😅 ← Me literally wiping sweat away.

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It’s Not Your Imagination — We’re Talking About He …
It used to be cliche to talk about the weather, bu …
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By the numbers:

Funding Opps: 60+
Job Opps: 110+
Contract Opps: 20+

Funding Opportunities 💰

Casas y Carreras (Homes & Jobs) Pilot by UnidosUS
- Who it's for: The Casas y Carreras Learning Pilot supports community-based models that expand affordable housing and strengthen the homebuilding workforce. Grants aim to connect housing production for first-time buyers with workforce development opportunities.
- Funding Amount: $50,000 - $75,000
- Deadline: 8/4/2025
- How to Apply: Click Here
Electric Innovation Awards by Electric Innovation Initiative
- Who it's for: The Electric Innovation Awards recognize bold electrification projects, policies, tools, and business models that bring electric solutions to new places and communities. Winners are honored during New York Climate Week 2025.
- Funding Amount: $10,000
- Deadline: 8/5/2025
- How to Apply: Click Here
Mobilize Power Fund by Third Wave Fund
- Who it's for: The Mobilize Power Fund provides rapid response grants to gender justice organizations facing unanticipated, time-sensitive opportunities or threats. Grants support activities like direct action, mutual aid, healing justice, and emergency safety needs.
- Funding Amount: $10,000 - $20,000
- Deadline: 8/5/2025
- How to Apply: Click Here
Production Grant by Southern Documentary Fund
- Who it's for: The Southern Documentary Fund Production Grant awards seven filmmakers to support nonfiction documentary projects in production. The grant emphasizes stories from or about the American South.
- Funding Amount: $15,000
- Deadline: 8/15/2025
- How to Apply: Click Here
Summer 2025 Open Call by Public Benefit Innovation Fund
- Who it's for: PBIF is offering non-dilutive funding to support AI-enabled solutions that improve access to public benefit programs like Medicaid and SNAP.
- Funding Amount: $500,000 - $2,000,000
- Deadline: 8/16/2025
- How to Apply: Click Here

💰 View All Funding Opps in the Funding Database 💰

Jobs & Fellowships 👨🏽‍💼👩🏽‍💼

Executive Director
- Organization: Southeast Sustainability Directors Network
- Location: Southeast U.S.; Remote
- Description: The Executive Director will lead SSDN’s strategic vision, team, and programs to support local government sustainability leaders across the Southeast. This role requires a dynamic leader with a passion for climate equity, strong nonprofit management skills, and the ability to grow organizational capacity and impact.
- Deadline to Apply: 8/15/25
- Salary: $180,000 – $210,000
- Link to Apply: Click Here
Program Operations Manager
- Organization: Community Purchasing Alliance Cooperative
- Location: Washington D.C., Boston, MA, Cleveland, OH; Remote
- Description: The Program Operations Manager supports program directors and the Finance & Operations team by managing data, contracts, and workflow processes.
- Deadline to Apply: Apply ASAP
- Salary: $65,300 - $96,800
- Link to Apply: Click Here
Senior Sustainability Consultant
- Organization: Kinetic Communities Consulting Corporation (KC3)
- Location: New York, NY; Hybrid
- Description: Lead clean energy and climate resiliency projects for government and utility clients, focusing on community engagement and decarbonization. Provide subject matter expertise and technical assistance to multifamily housing stakeholders across New York.
- Deadline to Apply: Apply ASAP
- Salary: $75,000 - $103,000
- Link to Apply: Click Here
Director of Strategic Communications
- Organization: Deep South Center for Environmental Justice
- Location: New Orleans, LA
- Description: The Director of Strategic Communications will lead DSCEJ’s communications strategy, aligning storytelling, media relations, and executive visibility with the organization's mission.
- Deadline to Apply: Apply ASAP
- Salary: $88,000 - $92,000
- Link to Apply: Click Here
Executive Director
- Organization: Black Women in Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Science
- Location: United States; Remote
- Description: The Executive Director will lead BWEEMS by overseeing staff, programs, and strategic initiatives to fulfill the organization's mission. Responsibilities include fundraising, board development, financial oversight, and public engagement.
- Deadline to Apply: Apply ASAP
- Salary: $80,000-$95,000
- Link to Apply: Click Here

💼. See all the Job Opps on the Job Board 💼

RFP & Contracting Opportunities 📑

RFP: Residential Solar Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Contractors
- Issued By: Nevada Clean Energy Fund
- Scope: Capital Good Fund & NCEF seeks qualified residential solar EPC contractors to support the Nevada Solar for All Lease program.
- Budget: Not disclosed
- Deadline for Proposals: 8/15/2025
- Details & Submission Link: Click Here
Call for Applicants: Impact Accelerator, Startup Track
- Issued By: Propeller
- Scope: Propeller is accepting applications for its Impact Accelerator: Startup Track, a 3-month program supporting early-stage entrepreneurs in New Orleans. The program provides mentorship, coworking space, subject matter expert support, and networking to help businesses scale and deepen their social and environmental impact.
- Funding: N/A
- Deadline for Proposals: 8/17/2025
- Details & Submission Link: Click Here
RFP: Podcast Producer
- Issued By: Indigenous Climate Action
- Scope: Indigenous Climate Action is seeking a podcast producer to support the relaunch of its Indigenous Climate Action Pod. The producer will collaborate with the Communications Team to co-create a four-episode season integrating Indigenous storytelling.
- Budget: Not disclosed
- Deadline for Proposals: 8/17/2025
- Details & Submission Link: Click Here

📝 View all opportunities in Contract & RFP Catalog 📝

Lagniappe ⚜ (a lil extra)

News Scan: Updates to Track📰

It’s Not Your Imagination — We’re Talking About Heat Domes a Lot More These Days by Jeva Lange for HeatMap News

It used to be cliche to talk about the weather, but how can we NOT talk about THIS weather!?! Approximately 150,000,000 Americans (yes that’s about half the country) are facing significant heat risks right now. Not only is this of concern for those who have to be outside (workers, commuters, animals, the unhoused, etc) but it also has implications for energy bills, especially for folks already energy burdened. Something that this article educated me on was how dangerous heat is.

”Heat is the deadliest weather hazard in the U.S., killing more people annually than hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, or extreme cold.”

Looking Ahead: Upcoming Events 🗓️

Date: 9/18/2025 - 9/20/2025
Location: Chicago, IL
Host: Boston Ujima Project, Kensington Corridor Trust, Community Desk Chicago & more
Description: “The Assembly of Black Possibilities is our biennial national convening for solidarity economy practitioners and communities. The gathering brings together working-class individuals, Black and Indigenous communities, people of color, and solidarity economy practitioners.”
Sign Up: Click Here

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Image Source: WEACT

As many of us are navigating the extreme heat its important to keep perspectives on how to show up for ourselves, our communities, and to spread the broader adoption of these models.

One such model - cooling centers! 😎

Municipalities across the country are opening up public spaces to function as cooling centers. Furthermore, leading environmental justice organizations like The Descendants Project are building Climate Resilience Hubs to support cooling and heating for folks. Orgs such as WE ACT for Environmental Justice have conducted audits and made recs to ensure that centers are operating and accessible to the community writ large.

Stay cool folks

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