Funding Opportunities
Thriving Farmers, Resilient Ecosystems, Empowered Communities
Agency: Common Fund for Commodities (CFC)
Grant Amount: USD 2 million for regular projects, and up to USD 300,000
Deadline: 1 April 2026
Eligible Countries: CFC has 101 Member States and 9 Institutional Members
Area of Interest:
- Trade Finance for Companies - Connecting Smallholder Farmers with Global Markets.
- Regenerative Agriculture & Biodiversity Protection.
- Local Value Addition with Low Environmental Impact.
- Agtech and Digital Tools for Inclusive, Sustainable and -Transparent Value Chains.
- Improving Financial Access for Smallholder Farmers.
- Women Entrepreneurship and Business Solutions with a Gender Lens
Agency: Dory Fund
Grant Amount: $10,000 to $250,000
Deadline: Ongoing
Eligible Countries: Globals
Area of Interest:
Open to any issue, especially AI-related
Learn MoreAgency: Amplify Change
Grant Amount: £75,000
Deadline: For 2027
Eligible Countries: Bangladesh, Nepal, India, Srilanka and other Countries
Area of Interest:
Violence, Abortion, Stigma, Youth, Access, Other Themes including Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) especially AI-related.
Learn MoreAgency: echo360
Grant Amount: Echo Impact Grant ($2,000–$4,000 USD) for research or the Echo Innovation Grant ($5,000–$10,000 USD)
Deadline: April 6, 2026
Eligible Countries: Global
Area of Interest:
Education, Learning and Research
Learn MoreAgency: The Barakat Trust
Grant Amount: "1. Student ScholarshipsUndergraduate/Postgraduate Students: Up to £25,000
Career Professionals: Up to £2,000
2. Research Scholarships
Research Projects: Up to £10,000
Postdoctoral Research: Up to £20,000
3. Arts, Architecture & Material Culture Scholarships
Projects in Art, Architecture, and Material Culture: Up to £6,000"
Deadline: March 31, 2026
Eligible Countries: Global
Area of Interest:
Conservation, Research, Arts & Culture, Archaeology, Architecture and Planning
Learn MoreAgency: Soroptimist International Great Britain and Ireland
Grant Amount: Average grant of the year £1,044
Deadline: April 15, 2026
Eligible Countries: Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and more
Area of Interest:
Women who are in need of financial assistance for educational purposes.
Learn MoreAgency: Embassy of Japan in Bangladesh
Grant Amount: maximum grant amount per project is 20 million
Deadline: March 31, 2026
Eligible Countries: Bangladesh
Area of Interest:
Community Development, Water & Sanitation,Poverty Alleviation, Sustainable Development, Health, Disability, Children, Agriculture, Food & Nutrition, Women & Gender, Education, Disaster Preparedness
Learn MoreIUCN - TFCA Financing Facility
Agency: Transfrontier Conservation Areas (TFCAs) in SADC
Deadline: 31 March 2026
Eligible Countries: —
Area of Interest: Climate & Green Economy
Grant Amount: €300,000 to €950,000
Learn MoreAgency: AU-EU Youth Action Lab
Deadline: 12 Feb 2026
Eligible Countries: Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia (Somaliland region), Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe
Area of Interest: Youth
Grant Amount: 50,000 EURO
Learn MoreAgency: Embassy of Japan in Uganda
Deadline: 15 Feb 2026
Eligible Countries: Uganda
Area of Interest: Human Security
Grant Amount: US$65,291
Learn MoreAgency: PeaceNexus Foundation
Deadline: 16 Feb 2026
Eligible Countries: West and Central Africa
Area of Interest: Environment
Grant Amount: CHF 15,000 – 45,000
Learn MoreAgency: Embassy of Japan in Namibia
Deadline: 28 Feb 2026
Eligible Countries: Namibia
Area of Interest: Human Security
Grant Amount: US$66,000
Learn MoreAgency: Embassy of Japan in South Africa
Deadline: 6 March 2026
Eligible Countries: South Africa
Area of Interest: Education, Health, and General
Grant Amount: ZAR 2 million
Learn MoreAgency: Million Lives Collective and Judith Neilson Foundation
Deadline: Rolling Basis / Ongoing
Eligible Countries: African Countries
Area of Interest: Innovation
Grant Amount: $75,000
Learn MoreAgency: Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation
Deadline: Rolling Basis / Ongoing
Eligible Countries: Africa, Europe, India, and the United States
Area of Interest: Capacity Building
Grant Amount: Up to US$300,000
Learn MoreAgency: European Commission - ERASMUS
Deadline: 2 March 2026
Eligible Countries: Africa
Area of Interest: Vocational Education / Education
Grant Amount: €7,500,000
Learn MoreAgency: European Commission - Horizon
Deadline: 4 March 2026
Eligible Countries: Sub-Saharan Africa
Area of Interest: Health
Grant Amount: EUR 25 million
Learn MoreAgency: European Commission - Horizon
Deadline: 15 April 2026
Eligible Countries: Africa
Area of Interest: Climate & Environment
Grant Amount: €21,000,000.00
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