Allen Family Philanthropies believes that science and technology solutions can be catalytic in deploying high integrity Natural Climate Solutions (NCS) projects. NCS are some of the few shovel-ready climate change mitigation technologies available today, and they have broad public support. To be effective, NCS must be implemented rapidly and rigorously, but there are numerous technical, social, economic, and other barriers to implementation. The foundation is particularly interested in U.S.-based projects consisting of diverse teams of scientists, practitioners, and key stakeholders (e.g., community members, landowners, state land managers, etc.) to co-develop, test, and deploy science and technology solutions addressing barriers to NCS implementation.

NCS pathways are deliberate human actions that protect, restore, and improve management of ecosystems to mitigate climate change. Some examples of some of the more well-established natural climate solution (NCS) pathways include avoided forest conversion, forest plantation management, coastal wetland restoration, freshwater wetland restoration, grassland restoration, trees in agricultural lands, and kelp management and restoration. (See RFP site for more details.) Projects up to 3 years in duration will be considered. The project period should be appropriate for the proposed work.