The Pulitzer Center is currently accepting applications for its Africa Climate and Environment (ACE) Micro Grants 2025, offering grants ranging from $2,500 to $3,000 to support community-led outreach projects across Africa that creatively integrate Pulitzer Center-supported journalism to engage audiences on climate and environmental issues.
Key Details:
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Grant Amount: $2,500 to $3,000
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Application Deadline: April 30, 2025
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Project Duration: June to September 2025
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Eligible Applicants: Africa-based organizations, including grassroots movements, youth groups, civil society organizations, and social enterprises with a track record in climate and environmental work
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Focus Areas: Projects must align with one or more of the following themes:
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Climate and Labor: Exploring the intersection of climate change and labor, including challenges faced by vulnerable communities and the business sector’s response to climate-related impacts on workers’ rights
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Rainforest: Addressing critical issues and solutions in tropical forests, such as deforestation, biodiversity loss, and the effects on Indigenous and local communities
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Ocean: Highlighting pressing issues like overfishing, marine pollution, and the climate change impacts on ocean ecosystems and coastal communities
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Project Requirements: Proposals must creatively integrate at least one Pulitzer Center-supported story and target young professionals or communities on topics including rainforest, ocean and marine protection, and the impacts of climate change on labor and workers
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Types of Activities Supported: Examples include multi-stakeholder dialogues, community engagement initiatives, knowledge-sharing activities, exhibitions, forums, and campaigns designed to mobilize communities and encourage platforms for community members to voice, engage, share, and act for the mutual benefit of their own communities.
For more information and to apply, visit the Pulitzer Center
