Client Alert: Grant, Funding & Technical Assistance Opportunities
/ Josh GrundNew funding opportunities continue to become available for climate action, sustainability, resilience, infrastructure, and community-focused projects. At the same time, application windows, eligibility requirements, and available funding can vary significantly by program.
KERAMIDA's team tracks federal, state, and regional funding opportunities to help keep clients informed of programs that may support current or planned projects. Below are several opportunities to be aware of, including upcoming application deadlines and programs that remain open on a rolling or ongoing basis.
Questions about an opportunity below? KERAMIDA's team is available to help determine how a program may apply to your project. Talk to our team.
Funding Roundup: Current Grant & Funding Opportunities
Filter by:
Opportunity
Deadline
Description
Deadline: September 30, 2026
Description: A $150,000 grant supporting shovel-ready capital projects that expand public access to lands within or connected to the Florida Wildlife Corridor. Potential work includes environmental review, permitting, site planning, sustainability and project implementation.
Deadline: September 30, 2026
Description: Illinois counties, municipalities, townships, special districts and other eligible local governments can pursue $50,000–$200,000 for energy-efficiency and resilience improvements to public buildings. Applications require an energy-efficiency assessment/audit completed within the past five years, making this particularly relevant for KERAMIDA assistance. Schools and school districts are not eligible.
Deadline: October 1, 2026
Description: Funding for two-year colleges and higher-education partnerships to strengthen technician education and workforce development in high-demand STEM fields. Potentially relevant to environmental technology, energy, sustainability, clean technology and related workforce programs.
Deadline: October 9, 2026
Description: Major federal funding for projects that improve the resilience of transportation infrastructure, including highways, public transportation, ports and passenger rail. Planning grants are anticipated at $100K–$10M, with other awards from $500K–$60M.
Deadline: October 9, 2026
Description: Provides loans, with potential loan forgiveness, for renewable energy generation, storage, microgrids, and related infrastructure. Letter of Interest deadline is October 9th.
Deadline: October 12, 2026
Description: Supports urban and community forestry projects, with a 2026 focus on beneficial uses for wood from tree maintenance and removal.
Deadline: October 13, 2026
Description: Supports acquisition and conservation of forest land for public access, recreation, environmental, and community benefits.
Deadline: November 8, 2026
Description: Provides $100,000 Phase I contracts to eligible small businesses developing innovative environmental technologies in clean and safe water, air quality, circular economy/sustainable materials, and safer chemicals. Successful projects may compete for $400,000 in Phase II funding for further development and commercialization.
Deadline: November 18, 2026
Description: Provides eligible coastal, remote and island communities with technical assistance and funding for strategic energy planning and development of energy projects.
Deadline: December 8, 2026
Description: Supports acquisition of threatened forest land in eligible portions of the Lake Superior Basin in Michigan and Wisconsin.
Deadline: December 31, 2026
Description: Current application cycle runs through Dec. 31. Eligible Illinois residents can receive $2,000 for an eligible new or used EV, with qualifying low-income applicants eligible for $4,000 total. For individual residents, but can be shared as a community/employee sustainability resource.
Deadline: January 22, 2027
Description: Provides approximately $180 million in competitive funding to accelerate upgrades, retrofits, and turnover of legacy diesel fleets, including school buses, heavy-duty trucks, locomotives, marine engines, and nonroad equipment. EPA anticipates approximately 120 awards, up to a $12 million ceiling per project.
Deadline: Rolling
Description: U.S. K–12 schools and school districts can receive up to $9,500 per school and $95,000 per district to assess indoor air quality and develop and implement IAQ Management Plans. Strong opportunity for IAQ assessments, environmental evaluations and implementation planning.
Deadline: Rolling / Varies by Location
Description: The Duke Energy Foundation accepts grant applications of $20,000 or less throughout the year on a rolling basis. Funding supports vibrant communities, local resiliency, and community opportunity in eligible Duke Energy communities.
Deadline: Rolling
Description: Provides funding and technical assistance to create healthier, shaded playground areas at elementary schools. Funding of up to $5,000 can support tree planting and projects addressing extreme heat, shade, urban forestry, air quality and campus sustainability.
Deadline: Rolling / Current Cycle
Description: Provides $10,000 seed grants for eligible small cities and towns to implement a resident-driven community planning process. Can complement sustainability, resilience, comprehensive planning and community-engagement initiatives. A local match is required.
Deadline: Check Current Availability
Description: Funding to support energy-efficiency assessments, helping public entities identify energy-saving opportunities and establish the technical basis for facility improvements and future capital funding.
Deadline: Open / Check Current Availability
Description: Supports eligible Illinois communities in developing plans to address inadequate wastewater infrastructure in unsewered areas. Potential work includes wastewater planning, environmental assessment, infrastructure evaluation and development of improvement strategies.
Deadline: Open / Check Current Funding Round
Description: Supports cleaner transportation and emissions-reduction initiatives in Illinois. This current round of funding applies to open freight-truck electrification.
Deadline: Ongoing
Description: Provides communities with technical assistance for brownfield assessment, cleanup, redevelopment and grant readiness. Useful for municipalities developing brownfield inventories, site-assessment strategies, redevelopment plans or future EPA Brownfields grant applications.
Deadline: Event-Driven / Following Eligible Natural Disasters
Description: Helps communities address flooding, erosion, damaged drainage infrastructure, streambank damage and other watershed hazards following natural disasters. Potential work includes environmental assessment, resilience planning, permitting and project development.
Deadline: Anticipated Fall 2026
Description: Provides funding to help eligible communities assess, clean up, and redevelop brownfield properties. Awards range up to $500,000–$1 million, depending on grant type. EPA anticipates opening the FY2027 competition in fall 2026.
