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The Federal Hydrogen Hub Program aims to establish a national hydrogen network through seven regional hubs, with funding distributed across four phases over 8-12 years. While hubs claim local economic and environmental benefits, the guide notes that many proposed projects may increase pollution or waste energy. As of January 28, 2025, the DOE has instructed all recipients to cease activities related to Community Benefits Plans, pending further guidance.

The National Sea Grant College Program, established in 1966 under NOAA, operates a network of 34 university programs to build resilience in coastal and Great Lakes regions. The program focuses on four key areas: healthy coastal ecosystems, sustainable fisheries and aquaculture, resilient coastal communities and economies, and environmental literacy and workforce development. Between February 2019 and January 2020, the program protected over 1.8 million acres of habitat and generated $412.4 million in economic benefits from an $80 million investment. A specific example of its impact is seen in Tybee Island, Georgia, where Sea Grant research helped create the city's first sea level rise plan, resulting in over $700,000 in flood insurance savings for property owners. The program was reauthorized through Fiscal Year 2025 with approximately $483 million in funding.

The University of Washington’s Climate Impacts Group (CIG) focuses on research, tool creation, and community connection to build climate resilience. Their work includes assisting tribes with vulnerability assessments and adaptation plans, managing trans-boundary water and wildlife projects with Canadian partners, and operating as part of a network of eight regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CASCs) that provide technical advice and projections to policymakers.

The document identifies critical infrastructure barriers to the clean energy transition and details CATF's strategies to overcome them through policy advocacy, research, and stakeholder engagement, requesting $12 million in funding over three years to support these efforts.

The Clean Air Task Force (CATF) is implementing an Africa-led program to address energy poverty and economic development by expanding energy access and building a foundation for decarbonization. The program emphasizes the need for centralized grids and industrial energy use over a limited focus on micro-grids and solar home systems. Key activities include developing energy transition modeling for Sub-Saharan Africa, establishing technology innovation hubs in West and East Africa, and improving the financial health of utilities. CATF is seeking $10 million over five years to scale these efforts, with current projects in Kenya, Nigeria, and Ghana, and scoping activities in Rwanda and West Africa Power Pool member countries.

The Clean Air Task Force (CATF) is working to advance the understanding of how forests mitigate climate change through carbon sequestration and other mechanisms, such as reducing urban heat and oxidizing methane. The program emphasizes sustainable forest management and provides specific guidance on the use of woody biomass in the northeastern US to reduce greenhouse gases over a 20-30 year horizon.

The Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) is an intergovernmental organization serving 19 member states in the Americas. It focuses on transdisciplinary research and the science-policy interface to develop evidence-based solutions for global change. Key initiatives include the health-climate-environment nexus, the Belmont Forum's global funding call for the Amazon and tropical forests, and the Science, Technology and Policy (STeP) fellows program for early-career researchers.

The Science, Technology, Policy (STeP) Fellowship Program is an initiative by the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) to bridge the gap between science and policy in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). The program places early to mid-career scientists, particularly postdoctoral candidates, within government agencies and private sector host organizations to provide expert advice on global change challenges. The program is structured in five phases, moving from design and host organization selection to fellow placement, activity implementation, and long-term evaluation. Key goals include building institutional capacity for science-informed decision-making, promoting transdisciplinary problem-solving, and addressing the 'scientific diaspora' by creating opportunities for national scientists living abroad to return to their home countries.

The NAP Global Network has partnered with 13 countries since 2017 to integrate gender considerations into National Adaptation Plan (NAP) processes, supporting the UNFCCC Gender Action Plan. The network provides support through targeted gender analysis, the development of gender-responsive strategies, increasing participation in decision-making, and establishing institutional arrangements. Specific examples of progress include gender and human rights analysis in the Marshall Islands, a gender integration strategy for Ghana's Green Climate Fund NAP readiness project, a Memorandum of Understanding between gender and climate ministries in Côte d’Ivoire, and storytelling training for women in Kenya.

WWF Colombia is supporting the National System of Protected Areas (SINAP) through policy formulation, financial sustainability, and governance. A central pillar of this effort is the 'Herencia Colombia' (HECO) program, which aims to secure $245 million to protect 29 million hectares of land and sea, contributing to Colombia's 30x30 goal. Within HECO, a GCF-funded project focuses on climate-resilient landscape management across 5.72 million hectares to sequester carbon, regulate water, and improve the resilience of local communities.