Funding Opportunities - June 11, 2025

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Llama Impact Accelerator Program.META.
• Supporting startups building impactful solutions with Llama.
• Using AI in sectors: healthcare, agriculture, education, safety, and public services.
• Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, and Senegal.
• $25k.
• June 27, 2025.

2025 Grant Program. The International Foundation.
• Address the most pressing needs in the world today.
• Agriculture , Education, Environment, Health.
• Latin American & The Caribbean, Africa, South & Southeast Asia & Pacific.
• Eligible to US based non profit organizations working in geographic areas.
• $100k.
• June 18, 2025.

SA Tech Challenge 2025. Innovation Bridge.
• Support South African businesses in the tech sector.
• 6 challenge categories: Digital Platforms, FinTech, Secured Digital Infrastructure, Circular Economy, Innovations for Connectivity, Innovations for Development, Agritech, HealthTech, EdTech.
• South Africa.
• Eligible to Micro, Small and Medium (MSME) technology enterprises from South Africa that address at least one of the SDG’s.
• 1st - R1 m, (about 56k USD). 2nd - R750k (about 42k USD). 3rd - R500k (about 28k USD). 4th, 5th and 6th - R250k each (about 14k USD).
• June 30, 2025.

TiE Women Program 2025.
• Seeking women founders to showcase their innovative business ideas on a global stage.
• Global.
• Eligibility Criteria: Female-founded or co-founded startups. Female co-founder(s) must have a minimum 33% equity in the company. Companies in business for less than seven years only at the time of application (Company registration after Jan 1, 2018). Preference to startups raising funds. Idea Stage Startups do not qualify for screening.
• $50k.
• June 15, 2025.

Global Development Awards Competition.
• Award scheme that: Identifies talent and supports the career advancement of researchers in the Global South. Funds innovative social development projects implemented by NGOs that benefit marginalised groups in the developing world.
• Research and Development.
• LMICs. Social science researchers and NGO’s and CSO’s.
• Theme: Digital Transformation for Universal Health Coverage.
• $50k.
• June 18, 2025.

Commonwealth Startup Fellowship. Imperial Enterprise Lab.
• Six-month program designed to fuel high-potential startups through intensive in-person and online learning.
• Two-week bootcamp in Accra, Ghana.
• Fellows must be permanently resident in an eligible Commonwealth country.
• Training and mentorship and £35k.
• June 30, 2025.

Grant Assistance for Grass-roots Human Security Projects. Embassy of Japan in Nigeria.
• Prioritizing projects that improve basic human needs, particularly in underserved and vulnerable communities.
• Themes: Primary/secondary health care; Nutrition improvement; Agriculture/Fishery production improvement, or processing facilities; Infrastructure (e.g., solar power system); Peace and stability.
• Applicants must be non-profit organisations such as national/international NGOs, hospitals/clinics, educational institutions, and local governments that implement development projects at the grassroots level in Nigeria.
• 10m yen. (about 70k USD).
• June 13, 2025.

100+ Accelerator Cohort 7.
• Seeking pilot projects for accelerator program.
• Challenges: climate action; sustainable agriculture; circular economy; water stewardship; biodiversity; inclusive growth; health and wellness.
• Eligible to startups around the world.• Training and mentoring along with $100k.• July 11, 2025.

Enhancement of Management of breast cancer. Pfizer.
• Improve the quality of care and to help build capacity to address the needs of breast cancer (BC) patients in Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa.
• Eligible to medical, dental, nursing, allied health, and/or pharmacy professional schools; healthcare institutions (both large and small); professional organizations; government agencies; and other entities with a mission related to healthcare improvement.
• Mali, Senegal, DRC, Togo, Benin.
• $50k. Up to 3 awards.
• July 25, 2025.

Lloyd’s of London Foundation.
• Seeking projects in innovative research in risk management or climate adaptation.
• Supporting research in: Risk understanding and management for specific communities, and the greater good of society both in the UK and globally, which are aligned to UN Sustainable Development Goals; Climate adaptation and mitigation, an issue that has real synergy with risk-related research.
• Eligible to independent researchers, academics, research institutions, public sector organizations, registered charities, and (re)insurance industry participants.
• £100k.
• July 25, 2025.

SIPRA Challenge Fund. MetaMeta.
• Improve the productivity and resilience of smallholder farmers and agro-MSMEs, enhance market access and value chain integration, and strengthen local economies.
• Contribute to systemic change in Sudan’s rainfed agricultural sector.
• Seven states across Sudan: South Darfur, East Darfur, Central Darfur, South Kordofan, White Nile, Blue Nile, and Gedaref.
• Eligible to private sector actors, NGOs, producer organizations, and social enterprises, must have proof of Zakat payment.
• €100k.
• Rolling application.

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