UCLG has partnered with Bloomberg Philanthropies to implement the Youth Climate Action Fund (YCAF) — a groundbreaking initiative empowering cities to mobilize young people as key actors in local climate action.
For the first phase of the YCAF, the program provided support for 100 cities across 37 countries and worked with more than 100,000 young people, delivering nearly 3,000 climate projects from urban greening and composting to energy and waste reduction.
The second phase of the program is now open and will offer support for up to 300 city halls.
Local governments will receive $50,000 and technical assistance per project to launch open innovation competitions and mobilize young people ages 15-24 to design, develop, and implement solutions that meet pressing local needs aligned to city climate goals. After the first year of the support, municipalities will receive additional funding of $50,000 to support more youth-driven projects.
In the second phase of the program, the Expression of Interest (EoI) is now open for gathering city contacts. For EoI submission and further details, please find the link here.
Submitting the EoI is the first step and will be open until the end of November. The EoI application only requests the contact details of municipalities for the next steps.
As UCLG-MEWA, we encourage our members to apply for the EoI and stay updated on the funding opportunity for local climate action.