Photo by Lissi Chábeli / Uma Rumi

The Global Climbing Initiative’s Community Grants support local climbing organizations working in places with limited access to funding and climbing industry resources. These grants fund projects created and led by local climbers, shaped by the priorities and needs of the communities they serve.

Our Community Grants fund initiatives that:

Advance environmental stewardship
Build leadership and access for underrepresented climbers
Expand local economic benefits from climbing

We prioritize projects that address inequities and structural challenges within local climbing communities, with a focus on supporting individuals from low-resource backgrounds and those underrepresented in the climbing industry, including climbers who are Black, Indigenous, or People of Color.

Eligibility requirements

Projects must be:

Related to climbing (indoor or outdoor)
Led by a local climbing organization with demonstrated climbing-related impact
Proposed by a local leader of that climbing organization
Located outside of the continental United States, or led by an Indigenous community within the U.S.