A volunteer places a plant in a garden bed.

Barr’s Climate Program aims to address climate change by advancing local, equitable solutions.

Across three strategies — Clean Energy, Climate Resilience, and Mobility — we work in concert to reduce emissions, build community resilience, and elevate the leadership of those most impacted by the climate crisis.

We believe that frontline communities, those most often hit first and worst by the impacts of climate change, should have the power, resources, and self-determination to shape a just, healthy, and climate-resilient future.

Boston Food Forest Coalition

Strategies

Learn more about our work.

  • Climate Resilience

    Strengthening Massachusetts’ resilience to climate impacts by enhancing the adaptive capacity of residents, communities, governance systems, and infrastructure

    Read More Read More
  • Mobility

    Expanding low-carbon transportation options and supporting communities so people can easily and affordably reach their daily needs

    Read More Read More
  • Clean Energy

    Transforming how the Northeast conserves, generates, and uses energy to accelerate the transition to clean, renewable resources

    Read More Read More
“Those most affected know what it takes to drive change.”

Recent Grants in Climate

Regulatory Assistance Project

To support clean energy regulatory work in New England

Applied Economics Clinic, Inc.

To support independent clean energy research and analysis in New England

Building Electrification Accelerator Inc

To support local government learning cohorts and city-based project work on decarbonization

More Climate Grants Visit More Climate Grants

Grantmaking Process

To submit an inquiry to the Climate Program, complete our inquiry form. We welcome you to save time by keeping your response short (less than 2 pages of writing or 5 minutes for video or audio).

We’ll get back to you in a few weeks to let you know if the proposal is a good fit with our priorities. If we move forward, we’ll help you through the grantmaking process, which typically takes 4 to 6 months from initial conversation to payout.

If you have questions about how to submit an inquiry, contact climate@barrfoundation.org.

A field trip to the Mystic River, hosted by MassECAN and the Mystic River Watershed Association.