Communities First Pilot Fund: Loss and Damage Grants

CJRF’s special initiative on climate-related loss and damage launched in late 2021 with funding from the Scottish Government. Now called the Communities First Pilot Fund, the initiative supports a growing portfolio of grants that address loss and damage through the lens of equity and inclusion.

Through grants from the pilot fund, people experiencing the worst impacts of climate change can access immediate support. This early action allows CJRF to test and showcase how community-driven approaches to addressing L&D work. In less than two years, these lessons have already informed the work of government and philanthropic L&D funders, as well as the new UNFCCC Loss and Damage Fund.

Our loss and damage grantmaking in 2024 and 2025 will have a strong non-economic loss and damage emphasis. Stay engaged to learn more about these grants.

Read more about the grants in our Communities First Pilot Fund in 2021 and 2022: