Yarra Youth Climate Action Fund Grant applications open 17 August

Young people in Yarra are invited to turn bold climate ideas into local action through Yarra's Youth Climate Action Fund Grants.

In Yarra, grants of $1,500 to $7,000 are available for youth-led projects that respond to the climate emergency and make a positive impact locally. Young people aged 15 to 24 can apply with the support of an eligible partner organisation.

Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies’ global Youth Climate Action Fund, this initiative is part of an international effort empowering young people to design and deliver solutions to local climate challenges, from reducing waste and emissions, to raising climate awareness, caring for Country and building community resilience.

Applications open Monday 17 August and close Monday 28 September 2026.

To learn more, join a drop-in information session on Wednesday 12 August, from 4.30–5.30pm at Collingwood Library or 6–7pm online. 

If you are a young person with a climate action idea, now is the time to shape your project and find a partner organisation. 

If your organisation supports young people, help get their ideas get ready to apply, or get in touch to express interest in auspicing a grant project as a host organisation. 

Learn more and access grant-writing resources here. 

For questions, support finding a partner organisation, or to express interest in becoming a host organisation, email [email protected]. 

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