Youth Climate Action Fund
The Youth Climate Action Fund provides capital and capacity to help municipalities mobilize young residents ages 15–24 in designing and delivering solutions aligned with citywide priorities. Through the Fund, city halls open innovation competitions, inviting young people’s ideas, selecting the strongest proposals, and funding the projects with a total of $50,000 and technical assistance from Bloomberg Philanthropies. They then assign staff to support implementation, helping young residents lead in carrying their plans through to completion — creating public space, strengthening infrastructure, mitigating disasters, and building resilience. Municipalities that move quickly and successfully receive an additional $50,000 to support more youth-driven projects and expand participation.
300,000 young people across five continents have taken part in the Bloomberg Philanthropies Youth Climate Action Fund
In 2026 the program grew to 300 cities including 76 from Central and South America, 63 from North America, 60 from Africa, 58 from Europe, 35 from Asia, 6 from Oceania, and 2 from the Middle East. The expansion builds on results already achieved by 98 municipalities across 34 countries who delivered tangibly for residents and improved trust in city hall — helping a new generation believe in government again.
To date, more than 300,000 young people across five continents have taken part in the Bloomberg Philanthropies Youth Climate Action Fund — working with their city halls to create over 1,600 green spaces, plant over 1.8 million plants and 235,000 trees, develop nearly 5,000 gardens, launch 268 composting stations, and collect more than 405,000 pounds of trash and recyclables — producing visible improvements and bettering quality of life in their communities.
The 300 cities currently in the Youth Climate Action Fund are:
CENTRAL AND
SOUTH AMERICA
- Alajuelita, Costa Rica
- Alta Gracia, Argentina
- Arapongas, Brazil
- Atacames, Ecuador
- Avellaneda, Argentina
- Barranqueras, Argentina
- Belo Horizonte, Brazil
- Bogotá, Colombia
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Cali, Colombia
- Campinas, Brazil
- Canelones, Uruguay
- Cartagena, Colombia
- Concordia, Argentina
- Contagem, Brazil
- Córdoba, Argentina
- Cotacachi, Ecuador
- Crato, Brazil
- Cuenca, Ecuador
- Curitiba, Brazil
- Curvelo, Brazil
- Despeñaderos, Argentina
- Durazno, Uruguay
- Esperanza, Argentina
- Florencia, Colombia
- General Pico, Argentina
- Godoy Cruz, Argentina
- Goiânia, Brazil
- Guatemala City, Guatemala
- Itapipoca, Brazil
- Juazeiro, Brazil
- Juiz De Fora, Brazil
- La Dorada, Colombia
- La Estrella, Colombia
- Lo Barnechea, Chile
- Lomas De Zamora, Argentina
- Maipú, Chile
- Manizales, Colombia
- Maranguape, Brazil
- Medellín, Colombia
- Mendoza, Argentina
- Montecristi, Ecuador
- Montevideo, Uruguay
- Quilmes, Argentina
- Oreamuno, Costa Rica
- Padre Hurtado, Chile
- Peñalolén, Chile
- Pérez, Argentina
- Piraquara, Brazil
- Poá, Brazil
- Puerto Barrios, Guatemala
- Punta Arenas, Chile
- Quevedo, Ecuador
- Quillota, Chile
- Quinta Normal, Chile
- Quito, Ecuador
- Renca, Chile
- Río Grande, Argentina
- Rosario, Argentina
- Salto, Uruguay
- Salvador, Brazil
- Samborondón, Ecuador
- San Fernando, Chile
- Santa Fe, Argentina
- São João De Meriti, Brazil
- São Paulo, Brazil
- Serra Talhada, Brazil
- Simões Filho, Brazil
- Temuco, Chile
- Teresina, Brazil
- Tolhuin, Argentina
- Tucumán, Argentina
- Ushuaia, Argentina
- Valparaíso, Chile
- Vicente López, Argentina
- Villavicencio, Colombia
NORTH AMERICA:
- Akron, Ohio, United States of America
- Albany, New York, United States of America
- Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
- Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Ames, Iowa, United States of America
- Anchorage, Alaska, United States of America
- Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Aurora, Illinois, United States of America
- Bellevue, Washington, United States of America
- Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
- Boise, Idaho, United States of America
- Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
- Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
- Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
- Colima, Mexico
- Dayton, Ohio, United States of America
- Denver, Colorado, United States of America
- Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
- El Paso, Texas, United States of America
- Evanston, Illinois, United States of America
- Halifax, Canada
- Hampton, Virginia, United States of America
- Hastings-On-Hudson, New York, United States of America
- Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America
- Iguala, Mexico
- Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America
- Juárez, Mexico
- Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America
- Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
- Malden, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Miami, Florida, United States of America
- Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
- Minnetonka, Minnesota, United States of America
- Montego Bay, Jamaica
- Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America
- Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
- New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
- New Rochelle, New York, United States of America
- New York City, New York, United States of America
- Oberlin, Ohio, United States of America
- Olympia, Washington, United States of America
- Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America
- Orlando, Florida, United States of America
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Redmond, Washington, United States of America
- Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
- Riverside, California, United States of America
- Rochester, New York, United States of America
- Salem, Oregon, United States of America
- San Francisco, California, United States of America
- San Jose, California, United States of America
- Savannah, Georgia, United States of America
- Somerville, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Louis, Missouri, United States of America
- Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
- Vallejo, California, United States of America
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
- White Plains, New York, United States of America
AFRICA:
- Abidjan Autonomous District, Côte D’Ivoire
- Accra, Ghana
- Agona West District, Ghana
- Alto Molocue, Mozambique
- Arlit, Niger
- Banjul, The Gambia
- Bariga, Nigeria
- Bombali, Sierra Leone
- Bonthe, Sierra Leone
- Bungoma County, Kenya
- Choma, Zambia
- Engineer, Kenya
- Freetown, Sierra Leone
- Ganta, Liberia
- Gomoa West, Ghana
- Ikorodu North, Nigeria
- Insaca, Mozambique
- Kailahun, Sierra Leone
- Kajiado, Kenya
- Kamakwie, Sierra Leone
- Kambia, Sierra Leone
- Kathwana, Kenya
- Katooke, Uganda
- Kenema, Sierra Leone
- Keur Massar Nord, Senegal
- Kovié, Togo
- Kpone Katamanso, Ghana
- Kumasi, Ghana
- Lacs 1, Togo
- Lagos, Nigeria
- La Mé, Côte D’Ivoire
- Maiduguri, Nigeria
- Mango, Togo
- Marondera, Zimbabwe
- Masaka, Uganda
- Masvingo, Zimbabwe
- Matola, Mozambique
- Matola Rio, Mozambique
- Mayahi, Niger
- Mogale City, South Africa
- Mombasa, Kenya
- Mozambique Island, Mozambique
- Nairobi, Kenya
- Nouakchott, Mauritania
- Nyaruguru, Rwanda
- Nyeri, Kenya
- Nzema East, Ghana
- Obuasi, Ghana
- Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
- Paynesville, Liberia
- Pikine, Senegal
- Praia, Cabo Verde
- Shaggar City, Ethiopia
- Thiès, Senegal
- Trans Nzoia, Kenya
- Walvis Bay, Namibia
- Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia
- Wote, Kenya
- Yoff, Senegal
- Zanzibar, Tanzania
EUROPE
- Alba Iulia, Romania
- Allerød, Denmark
- Athens, Greece
- Batumi, Georgia
- Barcelona, Spain
- Blackpool, United Kingdom of Great Britain And Northern Ireland
- Bologna, Italy
- Bristol, United Kingdom of Great Britain And Northern Ireland
- Brovary, Ukraine
- Budapest, Hungary
- Buzau, Romania
- Charleroi, Belgium
- Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Copenhagen, Denmark
- Durrës, Albania
- Enschede, Netherlands
- Etterbeek, Belgium
- Forest, Belgium
- Ghent, Belgium
- Glasgow, Scotland
- Haderslev, Denmark
- Heidelberg, Germany
- Kalamata, Greece
- Khelvachauri, Georgia
- Kyiv, Ukraine
- Liège, Belgium
- Limerick, Ireland
- Lousada, Portugal
- Maastricht, Netherlands
- Mafra, Portugal
- Mannheim, Germany
- Mingachevir, Azerbaijan
- Moinesti, Romania
- Molenbeek, Belgium
- Mons, Belgium
- Namur, Belgium
- Nicosia, Cyprus
- Nikšić, Montenegro
- Norddjurs, Denmark
- Parma, Italy
- Rzeszów, Poland
- Saint-Gilles, Belgium
- Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Setúbal, Portugal
- South Yorkshire, United Kingdom of Great Britain And Northern Ireland
- Terrassa, Spain
- Thessaloniki, Greece
- Timișoara, Romania
- Torino, Italy
- Tskaltubo, Georgia
- Tulcea, Romania
- Turku, Finland
- Valencia, Spain
- Vicenza, Italy
- West Midlands, United Kingdom of Great Britain And Northern Ireland
- Zagreb, Croatia
- Zaragoza, Spain
- Zestafoni, Georgia
ASIA
- Baguio City, Philippines
- Bandırma, Türkiye
- Bedkot, Nepal
- Belauri, Nepal
- Biratnagar, Nepal
- Çekmeköy, Türkiye
- Chiang Mai, Thailand
- Chitradurga, India
- Edirne, Türkiye
- Gampola, Sri Lanka
- Garuda, Nepal
- Ilam, Nepal
- Indore, India
- Izmir, Türkiye
- Jakarta, Indonesia
- Kadıköy, Türkiye
- Kageshwori Manohara, Nepal
- Khon Kaen, Thailand
- Konak, Türkiye
- Konya, Türkiye
- Lahan, Nepal
- Manisa, Türkiye
- Mersin, Türkiye
- Muğla, Türkiye
- Muratpaşa, Türkiye
- Nilüfer, Türkiye
- North Minahasa Regency, Indonesia
- Parshuram, Nepal
- San Francisco, Philippines
- Selçuklu, Türkiye
- Sultanbeyli, Türkiye
- Tangerang Regency, Indonesia
- Tulsipur, Nepal
- Üsküdar, Türkiye
- Wichit Municipality, Thailand
OCEANIA
- Brisbane, Australia
- Christchurch, New Zealand
- Melbourne, Australia
- Perth, Australia
- Tauranga, New Zealand
- Yarra City, Australia
MIDDLE EAST
- Amman, Jordan
- As-Salt, Jordan