Welcome Community Leaders!
The CSCI offers a wide array of resources to help communities across the country advance their climate resilience efforts. This page highlights the elements likely to be of greatest interest to those who work in local, regional or Tribal government, or with a community-based organization.
How to Get Involved
Funding Opportunities
CSCI provides grants to communities to support the development and implementation of community-based climate resilience plans and projects. The Initiative invites applications on a cyclical basis, and awards grants through a competitive process, prioritizing communities on the frontlines of the climate crisis. Community leaders will need to partner with a community-based organization and a government partner and apply with a climate adaptation practitioner.
Registry of Adaptation Practitioners
A searchable database designed to help community leaders connect with organizations that offer climate adaptation and resilience services. Community leaders can use this resource to identify qualified practitioners with whom to apply for a grant from the CSCI or collaborate on another climate resilience effort.
How CSCI Supports Communities
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Helping Communities Move From Risk to Resilience
How CSCI supports U.S. communities navigating climate impacts and build long-term resilience.
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Project Spotlights 2024-2025
Examples from previously funded U.S. communities — the climate challenges they faced and the projects they led.
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Project Spotlights 2025-2026
Progress updates from the currently awarded U.S. communities at the midpoint of their grant period.
Helpful Resources
The CSCI also offers the following resources that can help community leaders advance local and regional climate resilience efforts.
Training and Workforce Development, including opportunities for community leaders to learn about systematic approaches to building resilience, with an emphasis on understanding and applying the Steps to Resilience framework.
Adaptation Help Desk, where community leaders can search though a set of frequently asked questions, or submit their own request and receive expert advice.
Keep in Touch
To learn about new tools and resources, including and beyond the grant opportunities, please join the CSCI mailing list and follow the Initiative on LinkedIn.