Funding Opportunities - August 29, 2025

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Priority Markets Expression of Interest. Dovetail Impact Foundation.
• Fueling extraordinary organizations serving individuals experiencing extreme poverty. Solutions that put people on a meaningful pathway out of poverty.
• Sector focus: 1) Health, 2) Education, 3) Livelihoods and 4) Justice.
• Madagascar, Mozambique, DRC, Burundi, Zambia, Niger, Tanzania, Burkina Faso, Chad, Ethiopia and Bangladesh.
• “Please note that this is not a funding application, simply a way for our team to learn about your organization and follow up if there is strategic fit.”
• Inquiries accepted on a rolling basis.

The Egmont Trust EOI. Egmont.
• Innovative ways of combating the impact of HIV & AIDS on children and families and provide financial support and project management advice to local, grassroots organisations.
• NGOs/CSOs.
• Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia & Zimbabwe.
• Up to $20k grant.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

Apply for a Rufford Small Grant. Rufford Foundation.
• Funds nature conservation projects.
• Species you are working on must be considered threatened.
• Early stages of conservation career. Focus on supporting current MSc or PhD students or recent graduates.
• Emerging or developing economy countries.
• Up to £18k.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

Fundación Ama Amoedo Grants 2025. Fundación Ama Amoedo.
• Providing resources and opportunities for the strengthening of the art ecosystem and its institutions.
• Artists, artistic collectives, art professionals, non-profit organizations, institutions and foundations.
• A significant connection with Latin America, either by nationality, cultural heritage and/or the site where the project will be carried out.
• 10 grants of $10k awarded in four categories: Artists (4 grants), Art and Social Engagement (2 grants), Organizations (2 grants), and Publications (2 grants).
• August 31, 2025.

AHAC Small Grants Program. Alliance for Human Animal Coexistence (AHAC).
• Projects that enhance and unify the well-being of people, animals, and the environment in ways that fuse Indigenous knowledge systems with contemporary scientific approaches.
• Registered as a non-profit, community-based organization, academic institution, or social enterprise.
• African organizations.
• Up to $10k grant.
• September 1, 2025.

CALL FOR EXPRESIONS OF INTEREST: Support for Early Childhood Development Advocacy Efforts. Africa Early Childhood Network (AfECN).
• 1) Maternal Mental Wellbeing, 2) Scalable and Contextual Childcare Models, 3) Translation of Evidence into Policy Action and 4) Strengthening Grassroots Networks for ECD Advocacy.
• Proven working experience in community-based interventions.
• Networks or advocacy groups, grassroots organizations, professional associations, registered women’s groups, or coalitions of ECD actors with demonstrable experience in the thematic areas outlined above.
• Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Senegal, Ghana and Nigeria.
• Up to $10k seed grant, one year duration.
• September 1, 2025.

UNESCO Prize for Global Citizenship Education. UNESCO.
• Recognizes outstanding efforts in promoting and advancing GCED through two categories: 1) Youth-led organisations (18-30 years old) and 2) Other: individuals, institutions, non-governmental organisations and other entities.
• Be nominated by either a UNESCO National Commission or an NGO in official relation with UNESCO.
• should have been implemented for at least 1 year with evidence of concrete activities-relevant to GCED.
• All countries.
• $50k for each prize winner.
• September 1, 2025.

Call for proposals for: CSOs and CBOs in Moyale, Kenya, and Moyale, Ethiopia. Life & Peace Institute (LPI).
• Innovative, community-led initiatives in peacebuilding, climate resilience, livelihoods, gender equality, and social inclusion across the Moyale borderlands.
• Women- and youth-led organisations are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and Community-Based Organisations (CBOs).
• Ethiopia and Kenya.
• Up to €2k.
• September 4, 2025.

START Fellowship Accelerator. START Global.
• Fully funded, 3‑month mentoring and coaching program in Switzerland with an opportunity to pitch and compete for funding.
• 18 - 25 years old, already have an MVP or a first prototype.
• Enrollment at a partner university in LatAm or Africa (If you’re not already enrolled we still encourage you to apply since we can help you to get enrolled upon being selected for the program).
• Latin America and Africa.
• Up to ~$74,830 in equity-free funding. (60K CHF).
• September 14, 2025.

The 10th Africa Energy Innovation Challenge (AEIC). NEF.
• Mobilizes early-stage young energy entrepreneurs to develop a prototype for social enterprise, agri-business, fintech solutions or energy management system using local resources.
• Four innovation tracks: 1) Powering Youth Employment & Jobs Creation, 2) Energizing Agribusiness & Social Development, 3) Greening Local Manufacturing & Value Addition and 4) CNG for Transport & Electrified Mobility.
• 18 and 35 years.
• Africa.
• Up to $10k cash prize grants.
• September 15, 2025.

Extreme Weather and Natural Hazards Solutions Grant Program. National Geographic Society.
• Impactful projects driving science-based solutions to the growing threat of extreme weather events and natural hazards such as wildfires, hurricanes, tornados, droughts, floods, heatwaves and severe storms.
• Applicants should demonstrate that they have the expertise, skill and passion to successfully complete their project.
• Applicant must be over the age of 18.
• All countries.
• Up to $50k in funding for a two year project.
• September 19, 2025.

Stanley 1913 Creators Fund. Stanley.
• Uplift emerging leaders as they create and develop innovative ideas that strengthen communities.
• Early-stage nonprofit organizations.
• All countries.
• $50k unrestricted support grant.
• September 19, 2025.

Giga Accelerator Programme. Giga.
• Scalable, tech-based innovations that tackle school connectivity or related infrastructure challenges, with strong potential for deployment in underserved or unserved regions.
• Organizations based in Spain and women-owned enterprises are encouraged to apply.
• Commercial and not-for-profit organizations.
• Legally registered entity based in or has operations in an ITU Member State.
• Up to $50k non-dilutive grant alongside a mentorship programme.
• September 21, 2025.

Support for Energy Communities. European Energy Communities Facility.
• Supports the development of business plans both for energy communities that are setting up their first activity, as well as for communities that already have an activity and would like to develop a business plan for a new activity.
• Formally organised legal entities such as a cooperative, association, limited company, or similar organisation.
• EU, Iceland, Moldova, North Macedonia and Ukraine.
• Up to €45k grant.
• September 30, 2025.

Coastal Ecosystems for People and Planet Fund. National Geographic Society.
• Conservation, restoration, or research related to blue forests (such as mangroves, seagrass meadows, kelp forests, or coastal salt marshes).
• Primary discipline of Science, and a primary focus area of Ocean.
• Alaska, Arctic, Asia, Baja California, Caribbean, Central America and Colombia, Galapagos, Mediterranean and Azores, Pacific Northwest, Southern Ocean, UK and Ireland.
• Up to $75k.
• October 3, 2025.

Ocean Exploration and Discovery Program. National Geographic Society.
• Recruiting and supporting early career scientists who can take advantage of one berth space and the research infrastructure aboard SOI’s Falkor (too) research vessel during its 2026 season traversing the east coast of South America.
• Biogeochemistry, Mid-Water Biodiversity Exploration, Physical Oceanography, Mesophotic Ecosystems, Marine Technology, and Underwater Seamounts.
• Experience in marine sciences and the ability to lead ship-based oceanographic science, deep sea research and/or other exploratory research with limited guidance.
• Focus on one geographical region (ocean basin or sea) around all seven continents.
• Up to $20k grant.
• October 8, 2025.

Earth Partner Prize. Earth Partner.
• Work that comments on the ecological crisis.
• Apply with any medium, including, but not limited to, photography projects, docu-style and experimental film, performance art, spoken word, musical compositions, dance, fashion design, new media, app development, and social media projects.
• 14-30 years.
• All countries.
• Up to $10k cash prizes.
• October 10, 2025.

Call for Proposals: Small Scale Projects (SSPs) 2026 in Thailand and Laos. Embassy of the Czech Republic in Bangkok.
• Projects based on the principle of sustainability. Can focus on various sectors.
• Local civil society organizations (including NGOs) and other institutions working at the local level.
• Thailand and Laos.
• Up to ~$23,500. (500k CZK).
• October 10, 2025 for electronic submissions, October 15, 2025 for paper submissions. (Both electronic and paper versions of the submission are required).

Luxury Retail Challenge. Agorize.
• Ready to disrupt the future of digital retail.
• Reimagining the future of premium customer experience through cutting-edge digital innovation.
• Startups with a MVP.
• All countries.
• Up to ~$62,300. (CHF 50k).
• October 13, 2025.

The Environmental Fellows Program. Harvard University.
• To enable recent doctorate recipients to use and expand Harvard’s extraordinary resources to tackle complex environmental issues.
• Candidates with a doctorate or equivalent in any field are eligible, and they may propose research projects in any discipline.
• Post-doctoral fellowship for recent recipients of a PhD.
• All countries.
• Up to $95k. (Salary of $90,000 per year, employee health insurance eligibility, up to $2,500 reimbursement for relocation expenses, and a $2,500 annual allowance for travel and other professional expenses).
• December 1, 2025.

Grant Competition for Development Cooperation Projects 2025. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia.
• Support to financing of pre-assessment visits for development cooperation projects in recipient countries designated by the Republic of Latvia.
• It envisages the organising of business trips for feasibility studies in partner countries in order to establish contacts with new partners and draw up an application for a development cooperation project.
• Any institutions of direct and indirect public administration, local governments, derived public persons, other government agencies of the Republic of Latvia as well as associations, foundations, businesses, trade unions and other subjects registered in Latvia.
• EU’s Eastern Partnership countries (Ukraine, Moldova, Armenia), in Central Asian countries (Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan) and in African countries.
• Up to $25k.
• December 31, 2025.

NEF Commemorative Grant Fund for Capacity Building of Young Scientists (CGF). Nagao Foundation.
• Helping young scientists grow up as world-class scientists in the fields of conservation of wildlife and ecosystem.
• Under 40 years old, a researcher working in a university or research institution with a PhD or Doctor’s degree.
• Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Fiji, Indonesia, Kiribati, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federal of), Mongolia, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, Palau, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, and Vietnam.
• Up to ~$16,905. (2.5m Japanese yen maximum grant size).
• January 30, 2026.

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