HCLTech Global Grant for Climate Action, 2026-2027 is a competitive applicant-facing grant for legally registered nonprofit, charitable and nongovernmental organizations developing innovative, scalable and sustainable climate action and ecosystem protection projects. This global cycle covers 24 eligible countries, including the United States, Canada and United Kingdom, rather than the narrower previous Americas competition.
Individual grant awards: One selected winning organization will receive $500,000 and each of three runners-up will receive $250,000. These are alternative competitive award levels, not a total a single applicant can receive by combining winner and runner-up funding. HCLTech plans to announce winners June 5, 2027.
Eligibility: Applicants must be legally registered NGOs, NPOs or charitable organizations in the same eligible country where their proposed project will be implemented. Generally, the organization should have operated for at least three years. The official guidelines state that a track record managing grants averaging at least $125,000 and three years of audited financial statements are desirable. The proposed implementation must be tagged to a single participating country, and all other published prerequisite conditions must be satisfied.
Project scope and restrictions: Proposals should describe two-year climate-action projects in biodiversity conservation, land or ocean protection, clean energy, climate resilience, adaptation, mitigation or other qualifying solutions. Applicants must implement projects directly; subgranting HCLTech funds is prohibited. Funds may not be used solely for infrastructure development or fixed assets such as land, buildings and vehicles. Prohibited applicant circumstances include pending litigation affecting the organization or board, government or donor blacklisting, and loss of required legal status. The funder also publishes a political or religious affiliation restriction; applicants should read its exact wording in the controlling guidelines. No universal match or reimbursement percentage is published on the public instructions.
Application period: The global competition opened October 24, 2026. Full project proposals must be submitted by January 24, 2027, 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (New York). There is no preliminary abstract stage. Applicants must register their organization and complete all 12 sections of the detailed proposal in the official online application. Login is required to access the full form.
Official documents checked November 7, 2026: https://globalgrant.hcltech.com/ ; application guidelines https://globalgrant.hcltech.com/application-guidelines ; funder press release https://www.hcltech.com/press-releases/hcltech-scales-climate-action-grant-24-countries-strengthening-global-action-against . Complete the registered application and confirm any portal-specific declarations before submitting.