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Overview
GCI's Creative Impact Grants support climbing communities worldwide in sharing their perspectives and experiences through innovative projects in the arts.
Within our global community, storytelling is a powerful tool to uplift communities and provide pathways of support to climbing leaders. GCI’s Creative Grant aims to facilitate sustainable community development by supporting and spotlighting creative initiatives that amplify diverse voices in climbing. Each community has its own distinct stories, struggles, and triumphs. Therefore, we are committed to working closely with grant recipients to ensure that the awarded funds contribute to addressing the specific needs of their community.
What this grant supports
We are looking to fund direct impact projects that seek to highlight the voices and visions of local, underrepresented climbing communities.
Project examples include:
Short films
Climbing photography
Literary projects
Creative clinics, such as climbing photography clinics
Festivals centered on climbing and storytelling/creative expression
Proposed projects must meet the following requirements:
Requests of or under $1000 USD
Led by a local climbing organization
Implemented between October 2024 and March 2025
Clear scope of work
Quantifiable impacts on the selected community
Detailed timeline and budget information
Activities that are sustainable beyond the grant term
We will be prioritizing funding for climbing communities that do not currently have avenues of financial support for projects like these. We are also specifically interested in supporting projects led by individuals who are currently underrepresented in the climbing industry, including climbers who are Black, Indigenous, or People of Color.
What we can't fund for this grant
Projects that take place inside the continental United States
Projects not led by local climbers or artists
Projects without a significant relationship to climbing
Projects not centered on creative works
Projects that are not aligned with the values of GCI
Proposals without a clear scope or plan
Research, white papers, academic projects, or conferences
Social media or public awareness campaigns
Political campaigns or advocacy
Land endowment, acquisitions, or easements
Salaries, stipends, or general operating costs
Applications for the Fall 2024 cycle have closed.
Applications for the Spring 2025 cycle will be open February 1-28 for projects between April and September 2025.
Please send any questions to grants@globalclimbing.org.
Click here to preview Creative Grant application questions (subject to change for the Spring 2025 cycle)