Background check pattern

Grants

APPAREL IMPACT INSTITUTE’S 
Grants

textiles factory montage

About our Grants

Apparel Impact Institute (Aii) focuses its grant funding on helping suppliers reduce emissions where it matters most: on the factory floor.

Through the Climate Solutions Portfolio (CSP), we support suppliers that are testing and validating decarbonization solutions that reduce energy demand and prepare facilities for electrification.

Our Deployment Gap Grant (DGG) builds on this by helping suppliers implement proven solutions that are ready to scale but face financial or technical barriers, such as long payback periods. 

Together, these grants are designed to move solutions from pilot to deployment, enabling faster, supplier-led decarbonization at scale.
OUR IMPACT
01
0
Geographies reached
Total number of geographies where grants have been deployed.
02
0
Total CO2 impact
Total carbon impact delivered across the funded grant portfolio.
03
0
Total value of projects funded
Total dollar value of projects funded through this grants program.
04
0
Total projects funded
Total number of funded projects in the grant portfolio.

Climate Solutions Portfolio Registry

open

Available now
No scheduled close date for applications
tick
Supplier capex support for pilot & demonstration projects (i.e., solution has been implemented fewer than 10 times globally & has technical and or commercial barriers to scale
tick
Focus is on electrification or thermal load reduction projects
tick
Includes recognition for being a first mover
tick
Grantees lead industry learning and demonstration to scale new technologies
Want to learn more about eligibility and the application process? Head to the application hub.

Climate Solutions Portfolio Registry

open

Available now
No scheduled close date for applications
tick
Supplier capex support for proven high-impact projects going beyond energy efficiency
tick
Supports electrification or thermal load-reducing projects
tick
Developed for projects that have 3+ years of ROI and need financial support
Want to learn more about eligibility and the application process? Head to the application hub.

Solutions Maturity Level

The data presented for CSP Grantees and Registrants will differ according to each solution’s maturity level. Grantee solutions, which are often less mature, are required to show a strong case for the solution’s effectiveness. Registered solutions, which are more mature, must provide tangible evidence that the solution delivers the expected effectiveness.

Below we have outlined the maturity definitions and how this relates to the data:

Pre-seed

Definition:
Solutions that are at a concept level and in the process of evaluating and establishing their impact potential.

Pilot

Definition:
Solutions that are in the process of testing their solution in order to demonstrate a proof of concept.

Model

Definition:
Solutions that are working towards de-risking and reducing known barriers to scale.

Scale

Definition:
Solutions that are commercially viable with a proven go-to-market strategy.
tick icon
Pre-seed
arroworange
tick icon
Pilot
arroworange
tick icon
Model
arroworange
tick icon
Scale
swirls graphic blue
Pre-seed DEFINITION
Solutions that are at a concept level and in the process of evaluating and establishing their impact potential.
Learn more about our maturity levels
swirls graphic blue
Pilot DEFINITION
Solutions that are in the process of testing their solution in order to demonstrate a proof of concept.
Learn more about our maturity levels
swirls graphic blue
Model DEFINITION
Solutions that are working towards de-risking and reducing known barriers to scale.
Learn more about our maturity levels
Scale DEFINITION
Solutions that are commercially viable with a proven go-to-market strategy.
swirls graphic blueLearn more about our maturity levels

our evaluation criteria

target icon

Effectiveness

Reduction relative to a typical industrial baseline
target icon

Reach

Breadth of the supply chain the solution can affect at scale
target icon

Scale

How quickly the solution can scale by 2030

 Climate Solutions Portfolio Advisory Council (CSPAC)