Funding Opportunities - April 10, 2026
Inside: 36 grant & investment programs including $5m for advancing safe AI, $100k for blue economy, $500k for human agency, $50k for education in Africa & more!
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See below for the newest social impact funding opportunities in Africa and around the world.
Africa IFI Grant 2026. Africa Impact Finance Initiative.
• Projects that aim to improve the education of children or young adults up to the age of 25.
• Community-based, should have been operational for a period of 12 months.
• Africa.
• Up to £1,500 grant funding.
• April 13, 2026.
Field Conservation Grants. Taronga Zoo Sydney.
• Conservation projects making a real difference for wildlife, habitats and communities.
• NGOs, community groups and individuals.
• All countries.
• Up to $20k grants.
• April 20, 2026.
Supporting Grassroots Action. Welt hunger hilfe (WHH).
• Designed to strengthen the role of grassroots organizations in local governance and development.
• Key thematic areas include gender equality and women’s empowerment, social cohesion and peacebuilding, community awareness on rights and social justice, inclusive governance, and economic empowerment. Cross-cutting priorities such as human rights, environmental sustainability, and “Do No Harm” approaches are also central to the program.
• Informal civil society organizations (CSOs) and community-based organizations (CBOs).
• Ethiopia.
• Up to €10k grant funding.
• April 22, 2026.
The Creativity Pioneers Fund 2026. Creativity Pioneers Fund.
• Cultural and creative organisations that advance bold, unconventional practices towards a more just, inclusive, and equitable world. Prioritise disadvantaged and/or marginalised communities, primarily focusing on youth aged 16-27.
• Nonprofit organisations.
• All countries.
• €5k grant funding.
• April 24, 2026.
Sawfish Conservation Society Small Research Grant 2026. Sawfish Conservation Society.
• To connect the world to advance global sawfish education, research, and conservation.
• Students, early career scientists (e.g., within 5-years of receiving their degree), and members of civil society, as well as small NGOs.
• All countries.
• $1,500 grant.
• April 30, 2026.
ScaleUp Business Accelerator Program. Bet9ja Foundation.
• Designed to identify, support and accelerate high-potential Nigerian SMEs and startups that have operated for a minimum of 6 months.
• Early-stage businesses, founders should be between 22–40 years old.
• Nigeria.
• Up to ~$3,589 (₦5m) grant funding alongside mentorship.
• April 30, 2026.
The Digital Action Lab (DAL). CIVICUS.
• Supports civil society organisations to strengthen their ability to use digital tools for democratic action through a structured yet flexible approach that combines learning, practice, and collaboration.
• Civil society organisations, Individual activists formally affiliated with a CSO. Priority to underrepresented and marginalised actors, including women, youth, LGBTQI+, Indigenous Peoples, and grassroots groups.
• ODA-eligible countries.
• Up to $30k grant funding.
• April 30, 2026.
The Canada Fund for Local Initiatives – Morocco and Mauritania (2026). Government of Canada.
• Innovative projects that deliver measurable results.
• NGOs, community and not-for-profits, academic institutions and government institutions. They should all be working on local projects.
• Morocco and Mauritania.
• Up to ~$35,851 (CAD$50k) grants.
• May 1, 2026.
Open Ocean Research Grant Program. Global Fishing Watch.
• Aims to enhance ocean governance by publicly sharing data on human activity at sea through the expansion of our community of practice.
• Researchers.
• All countries.
• Up to $20k grant funding.
• May 10, 2026.
The Orange Social Venture Prize (OSVP). Orange.
• Entrepreneurial projects that use tech to address social and environmental challenges. Especially encouraging projects that use AI, data, or cybersecurity.
• Strongly encourage women founders and co-founders to apply. They’re eligible for the International Women’s Prize.
• Young entrepreneurs, founders, or co-founders of startups that have been operating for less than five years.
• Africa and the Middle East.
• Up to €25k prizes.
• May 10, 2026.
Keystone Grants. Save Our Seas Foundation.
• Supporting research, conservation and education projects focusing primarily on threatened marine wildlife and their habitats. Only projects concerned with marine chondrichthyan species (sharks, rays, skates, sawfishes and chimaeras) will be considered.
• Early career scientists.
• All countries.
• $25k grants.
• May 13, 2026.
ESD Okayama Award 2026. Okayama City.
• Aims to honor excellent examples of ESD around the world.
• ESD (Education for Sustainable Development) projects that have been implemented for more than 3 years.
• All countries.
• $3k prize per project.
• May 14, 2026.
Negroni Week Innovation Award. Slow Food.
• Community-based partnerships that want to develop innovative projects responding to the actual challenges of the hospitality and beverage sector and that center good, clean and fair values in the industry.
• Non-profit, operating in the hospitality and beverage sector.
• All countries.
• Up to $10k grants.
• May 15, 2026.
New organizations distributing proven poverty solutions. D-Prize.
• Proven poverty solutions in: 1) Agriculture, 2) Education, 3) Energy, 4) Health, 5) Livelihoods, 6) Public services, 7) Water.
• Does not support organizations that have more than 18 months of full-time operations, or raised more than $30k in outside funding.
• First-time entrepreneurs who have not yet launched or raised outside funding.
• All countries.
• Up to $20k grant funding to support a three-month pilot.
• May 17, 2026.
International Prize. #WeAreTogether.
• 1) Human Assistance: Projects aimed at improving the well-being of vulnerable categories of citizens and 2) Sustainable Future: Projects in the field of environmental protection, environmental education, ecological consumption, «green» economy and technology.
• Non-profits, individuals, public and business organizations.
• All countries.
• $10k prize.
• May 24, 2026.
Kyoto World Water Grand Prize 2027. Japan Water Forum.
• Aims to recognize and promote outstanding, practical, and community -driven initiatives that address water -related challenges and contribute to sustainable water management, particularly in developing regions.
• Non -profit, non -governmental, and locally led organizations.
• Least Developed Countries (LDCs), Low Income Countries (LICs), Lower Middle Income Countries (LMICs), and Upper Middle Income Countries (UMICs) from among the OECD ’s DAC list.
• ~$13k (JPY 2m) prize.
• June 12, 2026.
Nelson Mandela Essay Prize Competition 2026. icanstudent.
• Bold, original essays that offer specific, actionable proposals to address some of Africa’s most pressing challenges.
• Priority areas: 1) Climate change resilience, 2) Economic empowerment, 3) Healthcare systems, 4) Education, 5) Digital transformation, 6) Gender equality and 7) Peace and security.
• Individuals.
• Africa.
• $5k, shared among up to 3 winners.
• June 14, 2026.
Partial Grant Financing for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency tech. Uganda Institute of Banking and Financial Services.
• Supports demand – side SMEs to improve their access to finance for investment in Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency technologies through technical assistance, bankable proposal development, and linkage to RE/EE financing.
• SMEs, social considerations such as gender issues are critical as women-owned, or women led SMEs (at least 20% females in key leadership) as well as SMEs with integration / ownership by People with Disabilities are encouraged to apply.
• Uganda.
• Capital investment for the desired RE/ EE asset financed up to 50% through the partial grant while the rest of the investment is to be raised by the SMEs through credit applications to financial institutions or own financing. The grant has a maximum cap contribution of ~$13,525 (UGX 50 million).
• June 20, 2026.
HelpMum HealthCare Hackathon. HelpMum.
• Innovative projects that address critical challenges faced by Nigerian mothers and infants, spanning maternal care, newborn health, nutrition, and beyond.
• Applicant must be 18 years and not older than 35 years.
• Open to anyone including researchers, innovators, entrepreneurs, new graduates and everyone in the tech community with proficiency in software development and AI.
• Nigeria.
• Up to ~$3,614 (₦5m) prizes.
• July 20, 2026.
👇 17 Funding Opportunities above $50k 👇
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Funding Opportunities above $50k
What’s below?
● 11 opportunities from $50k to $200k
● 4 opportunities from $200k to $1m
● 2 opportunities for more than $1,000,000
Including:
- $50k in education in Africa
- $50k for open-source crisis mapping
- $100k for maritime & blue economy
- $500k for human agency
- $5m for advancing safe & trustworthy AI
