Reminder: CIEIF EIA-focused grants, application deadline - March 15; plus CIEIF webinar announcement for January 26

[Renaud de RICHTER]

On October 6, 2025, the Climate Intervention Environmental Impact Fund (CIEIF) announced its fifth round of grantmaking, https://cieif.org/news/. CIEIF will make three grant awards of US$ 75,000 each. Deadline for applications: March 15, 2026. Innovative climate intervention projects worldwide in need of funding for environmental impact assessment (EIA), impact modeling, and/or public-stakeholder outreach are encouraged to apply. 

Details of the EIA-focused eligibility requirements are at: cieif.org/what-we-do and cieif.org/guidelines-for-grant-applicants/.   

 

Additionally, this free webinar about CIEIF sponsored by the Institute for Responsible Carbon Removal (IRCR) of American University, Washington, DC, should be of interest, set for Monday, January 26, from 1 to 2pm EST: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cieif-a-grant-fund-dedicated-to-climate-intervention-impact-assessments-tickets-1978833595553?aff=oddtdtcreator . The presentations will be part of IRCR's “Scrubbing the Skies" series. Moderated by IRCR's Co-Director, Wil Burns, the speakers will be Peter T. Jenkins, CIEIF's Manager, describing its grantmaking in full, and Dr. Maarten van Herpen of Acacia Impact Innovation - a recent grantee - discussing his efforts to model the impacts of atmospheric methane removal to reduce radiative forcing. All are welcome.