Agog is committing up to $1 million in grants to support innovators, technologists, artists, organizers, researchers, organizations, studios, and creative teams using immersive media to engage people on climate, from awareness to action.
Applications open May 12 and close June 12, 2026.
About the Open Call
This open call supports immersive media projects that help people better understand and respond to climate challenges and imagine what a better world could be.
We welcome proposals that use immersive technologies—including smart glasses, augmented reality, spatial sound, and mixed reality—to create more engaging, experiential forms of climate storytelling and civic participation.
The open call will support projects across a range of stages and formats, from early ideas to more developed work. What matters most is a compelling story or experience, a clear sense of purpose, and a thoughtful approach to bringing the work to life.
The review committee includes Agog leadership and climate and XR experts, including Myriam Achard, chief of new media partnerships and PR at PHI; Jerome Foster II, environmentalist; Anthony Leiserowitz, Ph.D., director of the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication; and Jacqueline Patterson, founder and executive director of The Chisholm Legacy Project. Grants may be awarded in denominations ranging from $25,000 to $200,000. In addition to funding, selected projects may receive mentorship, advisor support, and opportunities for partnership and distribution.
What We’re Looking For
Here are some ways we envision these tools could be used:
- Climate storytelling and civic participation: Place-based, immersive experiences that help people viscerally understand climate change and inspire meaningful civic engagement, organizing, and collective action.
- Community power and resilience: Resources that put real-time information, coordination capacity, and decision-making power in the hands of frontline communities before, during, and after climate disasters.
- Access and equity: Projects that center communities most impacted by climate disasters and explore pathways for repair, sovereignty, landback, and community-led climate leadership.
- Planetary connection: In the face of climate anxiety, tools and experiences that support and deepen meaningful connection to the natural world through immersive media.
- Future-building and world design: Projects that help us expand our collective imagination to envision a more livable, connected, and thriving future.
- Your brilliant ideas: Bold, imaginative approaches that we haven’t yet thought of that expand what climate participation can feel and look like for the public good.
If your project aligns with the spirit of using immersive media to rally people around climate realities and creating the future we want, we encourage you to apply.
All Experience Levels Welcome
Both XR creators and mission-driven organizations are encouraged to apply. We welcome applications from organizations with strong climate-focused work that are newer to XR and interested in exploring how immersive media can expand their impact.
Please note: All applications must be submitted through a US-based registered entity (e.g., nonprofit, company, or fiscal sponsor). Please see the FAQs for more details.
Key Dates
- May 12, 2026—Applications open
- June 12, 2026—Applications close at 23:59 PT. No late applications accepted.
- By fall 2026—All applicants notified of final decisions
Questions?
If you have questions about eligibility or the application process, please explore the FAQs or attend an information session. We also encourage you to join us on Discord where we will be sharing updates and answering common questions.
Ready to Apply?
Start your application today! You can save your progress and return at any time before submitting. Once submitted, applications are not able to be edited.