Welcome to the Santa Clara Climate Resilience Fund – Investing in Community Solutions

Our Purpose

Unlocking funds for collective and community-centered climate action.

Providing flexible financing and hands-on technical support, the Fund accelerates high-impact projects that advance SC4’s Strategic Plan (2024) and deliver measurable benefits to Santa Clara County communities.

North San Jose skyline at dusk — North San Jose · Image courtesy of Sanjose.org

Our Approach

Solution: The Resilience Fund

Climate action requires funding opportunities that are locally led and rooted in community priorities.

1 – Catalytic Funding for Priority Projects & Programs

Advance projects from concept to implementation and unlock additional funding opportunities through seed and match grants.

2 – Technical Assistance & Capacity Building

Strengthen project readiness, improve grant competitiveness, and help secure public funding for climate solutions.

3 – Long-term Sustainable Financing

Build public and political momentum and align investments to secure sustainable, long-term climate financing.

Measures of Our Impact

Measures of Success

Achieve Net Zero Emissions

Advance clean energy and grid resilience through building retrofitting, battery storage, and green transportation systems.

Empower Communities to Build Resilience to Climate Change

Support community organizations to improve equitable resilience — over 50% of total funding directed to projects serving vulnerable communities.

Prepare Communities for Extreme Heat and Impaired Air Quality

Design and deploy Resilience Hubs while strengthening emergency community resource networks countywide.

Eliminate Risk from Flooding and Rising Seas

Protect critical assets, including homes, roads, and businesses, from costly flooding damages.

Our Supporters

Funders & Partners

The Fund is powered by a coalition of local and national funders and community partners.

Santa Clara County Climate Collaborative