Most Prominent Funding Calls for African NGOs and Individuals

(October 2019)

This list will provide you with the brief information on several grant opportunities that are open for funding in African countries.

ACT Foundation inviting Non-Profits Organizations and Social Enterprises for 2020 Grant Cycle
Aspire Coronation Trust (ACT) Foundation is currently accepting applications from non-profits organizations and social enterprises for its 2020 Grant Cycle…[more]

Innovative Solutions for access to Sustainable Energy Outside Networks
The ADEME and the French Development Agency (AFD) have launched a second call for projects to strengthen the existing momentum, that support the development of new innovations in view of their wider deployment scale, this time exclusively in Africa…[more]

AfDB’s USD 5 Million to broaden Economic Opportunities for African Youth in Business Development
The Youth Entrepreneurship and Innovation Multi Donor Trust Fund (YEI MDTF) is a key grantmaking vehicle of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB). The YEI MDTF is seeking project proposals from eligible grant recipients to provide business development services to youth-led MSMEs and start-ups on the African continent…[more]

Enel Foundation launches Open Africa Power 2020
Enel Foundation has launched the Open Africa Power (OAP) 2020. Open Africa Power is an education venture initiated by Enel Foundation in 2018 in partnership with top Academic institutions in Italy and Africa, aiming to forge a new generation of African leaders deeply engaged with their country’s clean energy future…[more]

Investigative Sports Reporting Programme for Journalists in Africa
The Thomson Reuters Foundation is accepting applications for its Investigative Sports Reporting programme for journalists in Africa who want to report on how sport is run in their own country or wider region. This is an opportunity provided by the Sport and Society programme…[more]

Apply for the AFD Digital Challenge and Boost Your Digital Projects
Applications are now open for “Agence Française de Développement (AFD) Digital Challenge – African Cities for a sustainable future”…[more]

Applications Open for Africave Fellowship 2020
Applicants are invited to submit their applications for Africave Fellowship 2020. Africave provides world-class professional personal mentoring…[more]

Waaw Foundation announces 2019-2020 STEM Scholarship for African Womens
WAAW (Working to Advance Science and Technology Education for African Women) Foundation is seeking applications for its STEM Scholarship in order to support need based African female STEM-focused college education…[more]

GIZ-SAIS Investment Readiness Programme for Agritech and Food Start Ups entering the Growth Phase in Africa
Applications are open for GIZ-SAIS Investment Readiness Programme for African agritech and food start ups entering the growth stage…[more]

Applications Open for African Women’s Public Service Fellowship
Applications are open for African Women’s Public Service Fellowship, made possible by a donation from the Oprah Winfrey Foundation, expands the opportunity for African women to impact for public service in their home countries…[more]

Funding Call for Groups, Organizations & Networks to Improve the Lives of LGBTQI People
Initiative Sankofa d’Afrique de L’Ouest (ISDAO) has launched the second call for proposals to fund groups, organizations, and networks that are led by lesbian, gay, bi, queer, intersex, and trans people…[more]

USADF/Power Africa seeking Proposals for Sahel-Horn Off-Grid Energy Challenge
The U.S. African Development Foundation (USADF) and Power Africa are seeking proposals for the Sahel/Horn Off-Grid Energy Challenge…[more]

IFRA-Nairobi seeking Applications for Fieldwork Grants 2019
The French Institute for Research in Africa (IFRA)-Nairobi is seeking applications for the Fieldwork Grants from Masters and PhD students who conduct research in the social sciences and humanities in the East African region…[more]

2020 GrowthAfrica Accelerator Programme: Grow Your Business and Join the Entrepreneurial Super League
Applicants are invited to submit their applications for the 2020 GrowthAfrica Accelerator Programme in Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Zambia, and Ghana…[more]

Small Scale Projects open for Kenya, Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic has opened a call for proposals for small scale projects (SSPs). The proposals of legal entities registered in Kenya, Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda may be submitted to the Czech Embassy in Nairobi…[more]

Call for Applications: East Africa Wildlife Journalism Media Grants 2019
This open Request for Applications, Internews invites environmental, conservation or science-based journalism organizations and associations in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania to apply for grants to work with African journalists to improve and increase wildlife and conservation coverage in the media…[more]

Submit Your Applications Now! Rising from the Depths Network’s Innovation Projects (Round 3)
Applications are open for the third round of the Rising from the Depths Network’s Innovation Projects that aims to identify and utilise the Marine Cultural Heritage (MCH) of Eastern Africa to create tangible benefits in Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique and Madagascar…[more]

Small-Grants Scheme to Support Non-Profit Organisations working in Local Communities
The Australian High Commission in Port Louis is currently accepting applications for its 2019-20 Direct Aid Program (DAP), a small-grants scheme that aims to support non-profit organisations working in local communities on activities that support sustainable and inclusive development…[more]

Funding Call for Women’s Rights Organisations from Liberia and Sierra Leone
medica mondiale is currently inviting women’s rights organisations from Liberia and Sierra Leone to respond to this call for proposals. The call for proposal aims at improving the situation of women and girls affected by sexualised and gender-based violence (s/gbv) perpetrated during or after the conflicts in the region…[more]

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