Applications Open for Community Grants Fall 2026 Round

Donor Name: Open Air Foundation

Reference URL:https://openair.foundation/community-grants

Community Grants from the Open Air Foundation provide project funding and air-quality monitoring equipment, alongside technical and data support, to organisations working close to communities affected by air pollution, helping address gaps in public air-quality data and support local education, advocacy and decisions.

Applicants are asked to identify a local air-quality problem, who is affected, and where publicly available monitoring is missing or insufficient, grounding each project in a specific gap in evidence.

Projects should explain how their findings could support education, awareness, advocacy or local decisions, and show how the work can be sustained over time.

Applicants may request outdoor monitors suited to proposed locations, with Wi-Fi, cellular and solar-powered cellular options. The Open Air Foundation also provides technical and data support, communications and advocacy support, deployment cost support, training and support; equipment or funds are released after a grant agreement is signed.

Organisations close to people affected by air pollution are encouraged to apply. Technical experience is not required.

Applications should describe the local need, possible monitoring sites and requested support, and include a short introduction video and plans for lasting operation, reporting and shared learning. Equipment may be shipped in stages, with later shipments dependent on deployment of the first batch.

For more information, visit Open Air Foundation.

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