Dear Green Members,
As every week, we are thrilled to present a fresh set of funding opportunities across various fields of sustainable development! Below, you will also find a comprehensive list of all currently open funding opportunities from previous editions.
New in:
Applications open for Catalytic Climate Finance Facility Initiative
Call for Applications: Research Grants on Urban Climate Resilience
All currently open calls:
Grant-making opportunities
1. Call for Proposals: STEG Small Research Grants
The Structural Transformation and Economic Growth (STEG) is currently inviting applications to the eighth call for proposals for Small Research Grants (SRGs). SRGs can fund research assistance, data collection and or purchase, and potentially research stipends teaching buyouts (if sufficiently justified). Grants also support travel to field sites, even when secondary data is utilized.
Funding information: USD 10,000 to USD 25,000
Deadline Date: September 30, 2024
2. Applications open for Stephenson Advancement Grant
Applications are now open for Stephenson Explorers Advancement Grant to support exploration and field research for marine exploration and conservation projects. The Philip Stephenson Foundation promotes marine exploration, protection, and conservation projects focused on adding value to people’s lives and the health of the environment.
Funding information: Up to USD 50,000
Deadline: Oct 4, 2024
3. Fjallraven Field Grant Program
The Explorers Club and Swedish-based outdoor gear and clothing company, Fjällräven, have partnered to create a grant program to promote excellence in field exploration through scientific research. This grant award supports exploration and research to better understand the environment, a changing climate, and the interconnectivity of wildlife and civilizations around the planet.
Funding information: Up to USD 100,000
Deadline: Oct 4, 2024
4. Open Call for Rolex Club Grants Program
The Explorers Club is pleased to announce an open call for the Rolex Explorers Club Grants program. The Rolex Explorers Club Grants send extraordinary young explorers into the field and promote the significant role that exploration plays in addressing cutting-edge scientific questions, understanding the environment and the world they live in, and learning more about the history to protect the future.
Funding information: Up to USD 10,000
Deadline: Oct 4, 2024
5. Ignacio H. de Larramendi Research Grants
The Fundación MAPFRE is pleased to announce the Ignacio H. de Larramendi Research Grants to promote projects carried out by individual researchers or research teams and whose object of study is related to health promotion or insurance and social protection.
Funding information: Up to USD 280,000
Deadline: Oct 7, 2024
6. World Childhood Foundation Grant Program
The World Childhood Foundation is inviting applications for its grant program to inspire, promote and develop solutions to end sexual abuse and exploitation against children. Project periods start from July 1 or January 1. The first grant period is maximum 12 months, with possibilities to apply for continuation and extend the project period up to a maximum of six years
Deadline: Oct 15, 2024
7. Request for Applications: Darwin Initiative Innovation Grants
The Darwin Initiative Innovation invites applications to evaluate a novel approach that, if proven by evaluation activities, could scale to deliver results for biodiversity conservation and multidimensional poverty reduction. Projects should last for between 1 to 2 years maximum, starting on or after 1 April 2025.
Funding information: USD 15,000 to USD 250,000
Deadline: Oct 21, 2024
8. CFAs: Commonwealth Foundation Grant Program
The Commonwealth Foundation is seeking grant application to facilitate constructive engagement between civil society and decision-makers, including civil society participation in policy development and implementation. The applicant must be a not-for-profit civil society organization (CSO) registered in an eligible Commonwealth Foundation member country.
Funding information: USD 15,000 to USD 30,000
Deadline: Oct 24, 2024
9. NEW Applications open for Catalytic Climate Finance Facility Initiative
Applications are now open for the Catalytic Climate Finance Facility (CC Facility) Initiative to support blended finance structures targeting climate action in developing economies. The program provides bespoke technical assistance and working capital to accelerate the scaling.
Funding information: Up to USD 500,000
Deadline: Oct 25, 2024
10. Applications open for USAID Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) Program
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is inviting applications for the Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) program. Through a year-round grant competition, Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) sources proposals for innovations that address international development challenges and improve the lives of people living in poverty in developing countries around the world. DIV provides tiered funding to pilot, test, and transition to scale (i.e., grow to reach the highest number of beneficiaries possible) those innovations that demonstrate evidence of impact, cost-effectiveness, and the potential to scale.
Funding information: More than USD 1 million
Deadline Date: Oct 31, 2024
11. Call for Proposals: Eurofins Foundation Project Grant 2024
The Eurofins Foundation is seeking applications for grant opportunity for projects that contribute to global health and safety and protecting the environment. The objective of the Eurofins Foundation are to support initiatives, across different fields, which share these same goals. The foundation supports initiatives aiming at protecting the environment, improving nutrition and health, helping nonprofits and social businesses working in the fields of environment or health protection and nutrition improvement, promoting inclusion, diversity and equality and all levels of society
Deadline Date: October 31, 2024
12. NEW Submit Applications for Wild Animal Initiative Seed Grants
The Wild Animal Initiative’s Seed Grants program provides small amounts of funding to help institutions develop new ideas or build wild animal welfare questions into existing projects. Eligible projects include those that are standalone, or those that add a wild animal welfare component to an existing non-Wild Animal Initiative funded project to broaden its scope.
Funding Information: Up to USD 10,000
Deadline Date: November 1, 2024
13. NEW Applications open for Sydney Bailey Fund
The Conflict Research Society is seeking applications for its Sydney Bailey Fund to promote academic and policy-relevant research on conflict processes and cooperation. The CRS boasts an international membership supporting leading and world class research on conflict and peace. The Society provides a forum of deliberation for their partners including leading global academic institutions and NGOs.
Funding Information: Up to USD 1,000
Deadline Date: November 1, 2024
14. NEW Call for Applications: Research Grants on Urban Climate Resilience
The Global Disaster Preparedness Center is pleased to announce the launch of its small research grants program, focused on the theme climate resilience in urban areas. The initiative aims to deepen their understanding of urban climate resilience by supporting original research in low and middle-income countries. The program is designed to expand the evidence base and contribute to building more resilient urban environments in the face of climate change.
Funding Information: Up to USD 10,000
Deadline Date: November 12, 2024
15. CFPs: DUT Program for Sustainable Urban Transitions
The Driving Urban Transitions is accepting grant proposals to support transnational research and/or innovation projects addressing urban challenges to help cities in their transition towards a more sustainable economy and functioning. The program focus on urban areas, in the context of achieving climate neutral and sustainable cities projects are expected to be focused on urban areas (including peri-urban areas) and their issues and challenges. Where appropriate, they may also consider the effects and impact on other territories like rural areas or consider urban-rural relationships.
Funding information: More than USD 1,000,000
Deadline Date: November 14, 2024
16. RFPs: Evaluating Plant-wide and Process-specific Quantification Methods Project
The Water Research Foundation is requesting proposals for the Evaluating Plant-wide and Process-specific Quantification Methods Project to perform greenhouse gas (GHG) measurements using multiple techniques at the same time at two or more water resource recovery facilities (WRRFs) to inform the industry of the advantages and disadvantages of each technique.
Funding information: Up to USD 350,000
Deadline Date: November 14, 2024
17. Pairi Daiza Foundation Grant for Biodiversity and Conservation Research
The Pairi Daiza Foundation was created from the desire to draw attention to the value of biodiversity, to create a stronger bond with nature, and to create a lasting commitment to its conservation. Pairi Daiza Foundation provides opportunities to Researchers via project funding or sampling agreements. Pairi Daiza Park belongs to the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) and the Pairi Daiza Foundation is a member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Funding information: USD 2,500
Deadline Date: November 15, 2024
18. The Conservation, Food and Health Foundation Grant
The Conservation, Food and Health Foundation is seeking applications to protect the environment, improve food production, and promote public health in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, and the Middle East. The Foundation prefers to support projects that address under-funded issues and geographic areas.
Funding information: USD 50,000
Deadline Date: January 01, 2025
19. Crowder Messersmith Conservation Grant Program
The Nature Forward is providing Crowder Messersmith Conservation Grant Program to help small, local conservation and education projects in developing countries by providing seed money to communities and individuals whose projects have not attracted major support from other sources.
Funding information: USD 3,000
Deadline Date: January 06, 2025
20. Open Call for Smurfit Kappa Foundation Grant Program (see link for eligible countries)
If you support projects that positively impact the lives of underprivileged people in the communities where Smurfit Kappa Group (SKG) has a presence, then apply for the Smurfit Kappa Foundation Grant Program. Projects must be focused on several areas, such as sustainability and support at least one SDG.
Funding information: USD 10,000 to USD 100,000
Deadline: Ongoing
21. Call for Applications: Global Impact Cash Grant Program for NGOs & NPOs
Cisco welcomes applications for Global Impact Cash Grants from community partners around the world who share their vision and offer an innovative approach to a critical social challenge, like climate impact and regeneration. They support programs that foster bold climate solutions as well as community education and activation.
Funding information: USD 10,000 to USD 100,000
Deadline: Ongoing
22. Open call for Amphibian Survival Alliance’s Emergency Grants Program
The Amphibian Survival Alliance (ASA) has announced the Emergency Grants Program to provide rapid financial support for urgent conservation actions that prevent the imminent extinction of threatened amphibian species or populations.
Funding information: USD 10,000 to USD 100,000
Deadline: Ongoing
23. Applications open for Lush Charity Pot Grant
Applicants are now encouraged to submit applications for the Lush Charity Pot Grant to groups working in the areas of Animal Protection, Environment and Human Rights (incl. social justice, peace & equality)
Funding information: USD 10,000 to USD 100,000
Deadline: Ongoing
24. Call for Applications: Time Land Purchase Grant Program
Are you a conservation NGO looking to protect biodiversity in your area? This is My Earth (TiME) is excited to offer grants to help local organizations purchase and protect land for the benefit of all species, now and in the future. TiME’s Grant Program offers funding for the purchase of land that will be permanently protected, owned, and managed by local partner organizations. To be eligible for the program, the land should be of significant importance for biodiversity conservation and under the threat of destruction or degradation. This unique opportunity is open to conservation organizations worldwide that wish to purchase biodiverse lands for their long-term protection.
Funding information: USD 10,000 to USD 100,000
Deadline: Ongoing
25. Call for Proposals: Innovating for Climate Resilience Fund
The Global Innovation Fund (GIF) has launched its Innovating for Climate Resilience fund in partnership with the Adaptation Research Alliance and the Global Resilience Partnership, with seed funding from the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office. The Innovating for Climate Resilience fund invests, through grant, equity, and debt instruments, in innovations with the potential to scale and support the world’s poorest to build resilience and adaptation.
Funding information: More than USD 1 million
Deadline: Ongoing
26. Rapid Ocean Conservation Grants Program
The Waitt Foundation is seeking applications for its Rapid Ocean Conservation (ROC) Grants Program. ROC Grants provide small grants with a quick turnaround time for solutions to emerging conservation issues and ocean protection. This complements the Waitt Foundation’s existing major grants program and is responsive to conservation opportunities, supports higher-risk ideas at a low financial cost, and engages with small, local NGOs on a global scale.
Funding information: USD 10,000 to USD 100,000
Deadline: Ongoing
27. Global Impact Cash Grant Program for NGOs and NPOs
Cisco welcomes applications for Global Impact Cash Grants from community partners around the world who share their vision and offer an innovative approach to a critical social challenge.
Funding information: USD 10,000 to USD 100,000
Deadline: Ongoing
28. Catalyst Fund, Roddenberry Foundation
The Roddenberry Foundation is accepting applications for its Catalyst Fund from anyone, anywhere in the world who has an early-stage idea.
Funding information: USD 10,000 to USD 100,000
Deadline: Ongoing
29. Climate Innovation Fund, Microsoft
Funding information: Microsoft is pleased to announce an open call for the Climate Innovation Fund to accelerate technology development and deployment of new climate innovations through equity and debt capital.
Deadline: Ongoing
30. Call for Applications, Daily Grant Program, The Pollination Project
Micro grants 365 days a year to grassroots global change agents who seek to spread compassion in their communities and in the world for the benefit of all. To contribute to the creation of a more just, sustainable, and compassionate world for all.
Funding information: total cost for the immediate project for which you are requesting funding from TPP must be less than USD 40,000
Deadline: Ongoing
31. Expedition Grants, Explorers Club and Discovery, Inc.
To foster scientific understanding for the betterment of humanity and all life on Earth and beyond, including our commitment to mitigate climate change, prevent the extinction of species and cultures, and ensure the health of our lands, oceans and all that inhabit them.
Funding information: grants generally range from USD 25,000 to USD 40,000.
Deadline: Ongoing
32. Call for Applications, Fund for International Development, OPEC
To provide financial assistance to developing countries, particularly low-income countries, in support of their economic and social development efforts.
Funding information: amounts of up to USD 100,000, OPEC Fund's contribution to a stand-alone project should not exceed 50% of the total cost of the said project
Deadline: Ongoing
33. Internet Freedom Fund, Open Technology Fund
To support projects and people working on open and accessible technology-focused projects that promote human rights, Internet freedom, open societies.
Funding information: Minimum of USD 10,000 and maximum of 900,000 for a year-long contract. Note, however, that OTF’s target support ceiling is USD 300,000; most supported efforts receive between USD 50,000 and 200,000.
Deadline: Ongoing
34. Rapid Response Fund, Open Technology Fund
Aims to facilitate the digital emergency response community to resolve threats in a timely and comprehensive manner for individuals, communities, and organizations whose free expression has recently been repressed.
Funding information: total value of support cannot exceed USD 50,000. Average support amounts are between USD 5,000 and USD 25,000.
Deadline: Ongoing
35. Grant Program, Fund for Innovation in Development
A new initiative to support innovation that contributes to reducing global poverty and inequality. Through flexible grant funding, FID enables innovators and researchers to test new ideas, build rigorous evidence of what works, and scale the highest-impact and most cost- effective solutions.
Deadline: Ongoing
36. Global Innovation Fund (GIF)
This program seeks to invest in social innovations that aim to improve the lives and opportunities of millions of people in the developing world. Open to funding innovations in any sector as long as they can demonstrate their innovation improves the lives of those living on less than USD 5 PPP per day.
Funding information: USD 50,000 to USD 15,000,000
Deadline: Ongoing
37. SwedBio Funding Program for CSOs, International Organisations, Institutes & Universities
SwedBio welcomes submissions of concept notes to support a limited number of strategic initiatives through their ‘Collaborative Partner Implementation Pathway’. Grouped under Themes are five different thematic focal areas, some with close interlinkages. These are Livelihood, food & health; Cities & biodiversity; Biocultural diversity; Climate change & ecosystems; and Values & governance.
Funding information: USD 10,000 to USD 100,000
Deadline: Ongoing