Funding Opportunities - July 10, 2026
Inside: 34 grant & investment programs including $800k for field-ready Ebola solutions, €10m for affordable quality seed in Uganda, €300k for preserving endangered languages, and more!
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See below for the newest social impact funding opportunities in Africa and around the world.
Tech Innovation Lab. U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Morocco.
• A national program that equips participants in two to four Moroccan cities with practical skills to use American technology and business practices to solve real-world challenges.
• Focuses on applying U.S.-developed tools, including AI, to priority sectors such as agriculture, fisheries and the blue economy, logistics, tourism, and services, while introducing participants to U.S. technology platforms and companies operating in these sectors.
• University students, recent graduates, or early-career professionals.
• U.S. and Morocco.
• Total available funding: $200k pending availability of funds. Applicants should submit a detailed budget describe each of the budget expenses in detail.
• July 13, 2026.
The Conservation Nation Grant Program. Conservation Nation.
• To help protect threatened wildlife species and the ecosystems on which they depend by building a stronger and more representative community of conservationists working to address today’s urgent biodiversity challenges.
• Early- to mid-career conservationists.
• All countries.
• Up to $5k grants.
• July 15, 2026.
Clean cooking leaders & champions programme. Safi Jiko.
• A 6-month acceleration programme empowering women entrepreneurs to build sustainable clean cooking businesses across Kenya’s communities.
• Engaged in cookstove manufacturing, distribution, fuel sales (LPG, briquettes, biogas, solar), or adjacent services.
• Woman entrepreneur, living and working in Meru, Makueni, or Kitui for at least 1 year with established community trust.
• Kenya.
• Up to €3k seed grants alongside coaching & mentorship.
• July 20, 2026.
Spirit of Togetherness Award 2026. One Young World.
• Young leaders who are creating opportunities for connection and belonging within their communities.
• Creating inclusive social environments and ecosystems that create bridges and bring diverse groups of people together (e.g. intergenerational, multicultural, diverse abilities).
• Individuals (aged 18 - 35).
• All countries.
• €8k grant.
• July 20, 2026.
AWIEF Pitch n Grow 2026. Africa Women Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF).
• Venture must be built around a deep technology core (2026 Theme).
• 1) AI & Machine Learning, 2) AgriTech, 3) HealthTech, 4) Clean Energy, 5) Water Tech, 6) Biotech, 7) FinTech, 8) Cybersecurity, 9) EdTech, 10) Smart Cities, 11) Circular Economy and 10) Frontier Tech.
• Woman founder or co-founder.
• Africa.
• Travel support, Opportunity to pitch on a global stage, Media and PR exposure and Cash prizes for winners.
• July 21, 2026.
Environmental Grants. Global Climbing Initiative.
• Locally led projects that protect climbing environments and promote responsible stewardship of climbing areas: 1) Trail construction and restoration, 2) Crag cleanups and habitat restoration, 3) Erosion mitigation, 4) Stewardship education and Leave No Trace initiatives, 5) Waste management or sanitation improvements at climbing areas.
• Local climbing organization with demonstrated climbing-related impact.
• All countries.
• Up to $1k grant funding.
• July 24, 2026.
Economic Development Grants. Global Climbing Initiative.
• Locally led projects that create income, jobs, tourism opportunities, and small businesses connected to climbing: 1) Guide training and certification, 2) Development of local guiding businesses, 3) Community climbing festivals that generate local economic activity, 4) Workforce development programs, 5) Climbing instructor training, 6) Social enterprises connected to climbing, 7) Projects that expand sustainable climbing tourism.
• Local climbing organization.
• All countries.
• Up to $2k grant funding.
• July 24, 2026.
AYuTe Africa Challenge Uganda 2026 Season 5. AYuTe Africa Challenge.
• Young people (18–35) who are already building solutions for agriculture, or are bold enough to start.
• Agritech builders, agribusiness founders, system disruptors, and problem solvers with solutions that go beyond ideas and into real use, real farms, and real impact.
• Uganda.
• Up to ~$13,696 (UGX 50 million) grant funding alongside mentorship.
• July 24, 2026.
Amphibian Conservation Fund. Stiftung Artenschutz.
• Projects that can show a clear, positive impact on the conservation of threatened amphibian species, listed as Critically Endangered, Endangered, or Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
• Direct conservation actions, habitat protection, scientific research with direct relevance to conservation, capacity building, education, public awareness, and project monitoring and evaluation.
• All countries except US, Canada, New Zealand and Australia.
• Up to €5k grant funding.
• July 31, 2026.
SME Grant Facility – PLACE Programme. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
• SMEs operating in, or directly supporting, the following pastoral and agro-pastoral value chains: 1) Milk and dairy products, 2) Red meat processing and trade, 3) Live animal trade, 4) Fodder production, processing and supply, 5) Honey and apiculture products and 6) Agro-forestry.
• May operate across different stages of these value chains, including input supply, veterinary and livestock services, aggregation, processing, storage, logistics, quality assurance and market distribution.
• SMEs, have an annual turnover below $100k.
• Kenya.
• Up to $15k matching grants, provide a minimum 25 percent cash co-contribution toward the total investment cost.
• August 7, 2026.
Urgent Need Fund. Lady Freethinker.
• Projects to rescue or care for animals or raise awareness to improve the way animals are treated. This may include rescue missions, medical care, food, or housing.
• Non-profits, NGO.
• All countries.
• Up to $10k grants.
• August 9, 2026.
ASIF Ignite Africa Cohort 1. BFA Global.
• An 8-week cohort-based program for founders with a prototype who need to put it in front of real users and come out the other side with credible proof points. Focuses on food and agriculture value chains.
• At least 40% women in leadership positions (ideally women-led or women co-led), and split roughly 50/50 between AI-first companies (where the model is the product) and AI-embedded companies (where AI sharpens an otherwise traditional solution).
• Early-stage MSMEs, startups, social enterprises.
• Africa.
• Weekly group workshops on AI methods and application, 1:1 office hours with specialists in AI, product and sector and subscriptions to select tools during the program.
• August 17, 2026.
Allianz Climate Risk Award. Allianz.
• Scientific research that helps us better understand how climate change shapes extreme weather events and how to foster resilience against climate-related risks by applying technological solutions.
• PhD candidates and post-doctoral researchers.
• All countries.
• Up to €7k prize.
• August 31, 2026.
AI for Climate Resilience in Africa. UbuntuNet Alliance.
• Advance existing AI-enabled proof-of-concepts into demonstrable, user-oriented applications that contribute to climate adaptation, resilience, and sustainable development within a one-year implementation period
• Priority shall be given to applications that address immediate and observable climate risks affecting communities, institutions, or economic sectors
• University-based research teams.
• Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
• $10k grant funding.
• August 31, 2026.
Halton Foundation Grant Program. Halton Foundation.
• Organizations that research improvements in human wellbeing in indoor environments, or that develop solutions for enhanced indoor environmental quality.
• Non-profit organizations: Universities, research institutes, and registered charities.
• All countries.
• Up to $30k grants.
• September 1, 2026.
👇 19 Funding Opportunities above $50k 👇
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Funding Opportunities above $50k
What’s below?
● 5 opportunities from $50k to $200k
● 12 opportunities from $200k to $1m
● 2 opportunities for more than $1,000,000
Including:
€300k for preserving endangered languages
£300k for Parkinson's disease research
$800k for field-ready Ebola solutions
$900k for Type 1 Diabetes Tech
€10m for affordable, quality seed in Uganda
