Now Accepting Grant Applications
October 28, 2025
Learn More & Apply The Climate Smart Communities Initiative (CSCI) is now accepting applications for grants to help communities accelerate their climate resilience plans and projects. The…
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CSCI Awards $2.2M to Accelerate Local Climate Resilience Efforts
August 7, 2025
The Climate Smart Communities Initiative (CSCI) is announcing 21 grants totaling $2.2M to help communities across the country plan and prepare for extreme weather events and other impacts of a changing climate.
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Grant Applications Reflect High Level of Community Interest in Climate Resilience
April 24, 2025
The Climate Smart Communities Initiative received 118 grant applications from communities across the country seeking assistance with their climate resilience plans and projects. “This is a clear signal of significant…
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Update: Regarding Questions around Federal Funding
February 3, 2025
The CSCI is confident that it will be able to award its next round of grants as planned. The Initiative has received a number of questions about the possible impact of a…
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Accepting Grant Applications – Deadline Extended to March 21, 2025
November 19, 2024
November 19, 2024 – The CSCI is now accepting grant applications to help communities accelerate their climate resilience plans and projects! “The grants can help communities no matter where they…
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Join the Registry of Climate Adaptation Practitioners
October 3, 2024
“Connecting interested communities with qualified professionals, that is the goal,” said Liz Tully, program officer for the CSCI at the Climate Resilience Fund (CRF). Tully was speaking to the creation…
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One Step at a Time – The Steps to Resilience Framework
September 2, 2024
The Steps to Resilience framework helps communities understand and address their risks, and provides the foundation for the CSCI. The Initiative offers support to communities that are early in the…
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CSCI Awards More Than $1 Million to 11 Communities
August 6, 2024
The Climate Smart Communities Initiative (CSCI) today announced its first round of awards, with more than $1 million going to help 11 communities on the front lines of the climate…
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Helping Communities on the Front Lines of the Climate Crisis
May 1, 2024
CSCI is focused on meeting the needs of the communities that are on the front lines of the climate crisis. These communities often have received some of the various designations…