Now, you can easily find donors to fund your innovative projects. We have compiled the ultimate compilation for African NGOs/NPOs and Individuals to boost your fundraising efforts. Check the list below:
ACT Foundation | Changemakers Innovation Challenge 2020 (Up to 15,000,000 Naira to 3 Winners)
Deadline: 4 September 2020
Aspire Coronation Trust (ACT) Foundation is currently accepting applications for the Changemakers Innovation Challenge 2020. The Changemakers Innovation Challenge is conceived by ACT Foundation as a response to the impressive work of community nonprofits and social enterprises in Africa…[more]
Building Capacity to Combat COVID-19 in Africa: Call for Proposals
Deadline: 15 September 2020
The Zicklin Center for Business Ethics Research at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, has a new initiative supporting innovators and young entrepreneurs who are developing solutions to combat COVID-19 in Africa…[more]
Hack Ur Culture – Hackathon for Creative Minds and Tech Enthusiasts
Deadline: 24 September 2020
Calling all creative and tech pioneers to participate in Hack Ur Culture – a cultural heritage hackathon to shape the future of African GLAM institutions! “Hack-Ur-Culture” is a virtual platform that brings together GLAM institutions (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums) with creative minds and tech enthusiasts to bring about collaborations and innovations deriving from open cultural data…[more]
The Noel Buxton Trust’s for 2020 Africa Grants (Up to £5,000 for up to 3 years)
Deadline: Ongoing
The Noel Buxton Trust is currently accepting applications for the 2020 Africa Grants…[more]
“Sport & Health” Projects in Africa
Deadline: 10 September 2020
In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the pan-African funding platform Sport en Commun is launching a call for applications for “Sport and Health” projects. Co-managed by La Guilde européenne du Raid and Sport en Commun, the project will finance sport and health initiatives between €20K – €40K to make sports a response to the health and social crisis in Africa…[more]
Ireland Fellows Programme for Early and Mid-career Professionals – Africa
Deadline: 13 September 2020
Applications are now open for the Ireland Fellows Programme that enables early to mid-career professionals from eligible countries, with leadership potential, to benefit from a prestigious, world-class, quality education contributing to capacity building…[more]
Ignite 2020: Opportunity for Women in Agribusiness (Access to Funding + Mentoring)
Deadline: 20 September 2020
This year COVID-19 has shaped Ignite 2020 an Agribusiness solution designed to spark and inspire African Women Agribusiness Founders to be at the forefront of the sector. It nurtures and turns ground-breaking ideas into profitable and sustainable Agribusinesses…[more]
2020 African Climate Change and Environment Reporting (ACCER) Awards
Deadline: 30 September 2020
The Pan-African Climate Justice Alliance is accepting entries for the African Climate Change and Environment Reporting (ACCER) Awards 2020. The ACCER Awards is a biennial initiative that recognises excellence in climate change and environmental journalism in Africa…[more]
Grant Initiative into Agricultural Systems in Africa for the Period 2019-2023 (Phase – II)
Deadline: 18 September 2020
Biovision Africa Trust (BvAT) acting on behalf the African Union-led EOA Continental Steering Committee (CSC) and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) is pleased to release a Request for Applications (RFA) to recruit suitable consortia of partners to implement activities of the Ecological Organic Agriculture Initiative (EOA-I) Phase 2 in their countries based on the scope of work contained herein…[more]
Urgent Action Fund-Africa: Rapid Response Grants of up to $ 8000
Deadline: Ongoing
As a Women’s Fund, Urgent Action Fund (UAF) Africa is committed to supporting the resilience and wellbeing of African women’s human rights defenders (AWHRDS) to think through and implement collective care and healing practices…[more]
2020 Ecologists in Africa Grant Program
Deadline: 07 September 2020
The British Ecological Society (BES) is inviting applications for its 2020 Ecologists in Africa Grant Program to carry out innovative ecological research. BES recognises that ecologists in Africa face unique challenges in carrying out research; the grant is designed to support you to develop your skills, experience and knowledge base..[more]
USAID’s VukaNow: Combating Wildlife Crime in Southern Africa Activity
Deadline: 30 September 2020
USAID’s VukaNow: Combating Wildlife Crime in Southern Africa Activity, implemented by Chemonics International, is seeking concept papers for implementation of activities designed to address a multi-faceted program that aims to significantly reduce the level of poaching and illegal trade in wildlife through innovative approaches to: enhancing law enforcement capacity, enhancing judiciary systems, minimizing wildlife crimes and illegal trade…[more]
UAF-Africa | COVID-19 Disability Rights Grant (up to $8,000)
Deadline: Ongoing
Urgent Action Fund (UAF) Africa is committed to supporting and improving accessibility, equity and inclusion of women and gender non-conforming defenders with disabilities within the gender justice and human rights movement…[more]
IDRC/GPE Grant Initiative ranging CA$750,000 and CA$1.20 million
Deadline: 30 September 2020
The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) are inviting proposals from individual organizations or consortia of multiple organizations, for projects to generate and mobilize knowledge so national education systems in developing country contexts can address shared policy challenges related to improving access, quality and the performance of their systems…[more]
Call for Proposals: Growth and Economic Opportunities for Women (GrOW) West Africa
Deadline: 11 September 2020
The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) will support locally grounded in-depth evaluative and action research on transformative approaches to the social norms and power dynamics that shape women’s choices and opportunities. The goal is to reduce and redistribute the domestic workload and unpaid care work through scalable innovations, technologies, practices, interventions, policies, and attitudes in West Africa…[more]
MRC/DFID African Research Leader Scheme 2020: Offering £750k Financial Support
Deadline: 08 September 2020
The UK Medical Research Council and the UK Department for International Development have announced a further call for proposals for the prestigious African Research Leader awards. This MRC/ DFID jointly funded scheme aims to strengthen research leadership across sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) by attracting and retaining exceptionally talented individuals…[more]
Lacuna Fund: Labeled Datasets for Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa
Deadline: 3 September 2020
This request for proposals will fund labeled agricultural datasets for machine learning in sub-Saharan Africa, whether referenced to earth observation (EO) data or related to other aspects of the crop and animal agricultural system…[more]
Call for Proposals: Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania
Deadline: Ongoing
The Urgent Action Fund-Africa is excited to announce its first catalytic and advocacy call for proposals! Through this special call, UAF-Africa will be providing funding for a range of initiatives aimed at advancing women’s economic empowerment in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda with grants of up to USD 20,000 for up to nine months!…[more]
UNITAR Social Entrepreneurship Training Programme for Women (Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Sudan)
Deadline: 06 September 2020
The UNITAR Social Entrepreneurship Training Programme for Women aims to empower women with the knowledge and skills of entrepreneurship and mentor them to develop self-led entrepreneurial initiatives and solutions (social or commercial) that will harness digital technologies to address socio-economic challenges in their respective countries…[more]
Aqua for All: Share your brilliant Solutions to a Water or Sanitation Challenge in Asia or Africa
Deadline: Ongoing
Are you looking to grow and scale up your innovation, solution or SME? Aqua for All provides expertise and funding to accelerate and scale up your innovative idea or business solution to tackle the service and financial gap in the water and sanitation economy…[more]
TDC Call for Proposals for African MSMEs active in Sustainable Production and Trade
Deadline: 10 September 2020
TDC has launched a call for proposals for African MSMEs and producer organizations active in sustainable production and trade. They can apply for financial support from the TDC for initiatives that improve the management of their organization and access to the market (local, regional or international)…[more]
2021 DA Young Leaders Programme (South Africa)
Deadline: 14 September 2020
Applications for the Democratic Alliance (DA) Young Leaders Programme Class of 2021 are now open. The DA Young Leaders Programme is deeply grounded in the DA’s vision for South Africa. The Programme seeks to develop and grow the country’s future leaders…[more]
USADF announces Call for Proposals for Uganda
Deadline: 11 September 2020
The U.S. African Development Foundation (USADF) invites proposals for grant financing and local support, from African cooperatives, producer groups, and enterprises with innovative solutions that extend their own capabilities to increase revenues, create jobs, improve farmer incomes, and achieve sustainable market-based growth…[more]
USAID/Kenya: Health Partnerships for Quality Services (HIV, FP/RMNCAH, Nutrition and WASH)
Deadline: 21 September 2020
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking application(s) for a Cooperative Agreement(s) from qualified local organization(s) to implement the Kenya Health Partnerships for Quality Services (KHPQS) – HIV, FP/RMNCAH, Nutrition, and WASH…[more]
AGS Enterprise Challenge for Female Entrepreneurs – Nigeria
Deadline: Ongoing
AGSTribe has launched the AGS Enterprise Challenge for Female Entrepreneurs to showcase, empower and fund female led businesses across Nigeria. AGSTribehave been able to showcase countless female entrepreneurs through the online pitch competition and have successfully given out grants to 6 Female Entrepreneurs across Nigeria…[more]
TDCA-EPA 6th COVID-19 Call for Proposals (South Africa)
Deadline: 30 October 2020
The SA-EU Dialogue Facility under the framework of the TDCA, the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) and the Strategic Partnership between the European Union and South Africa, is inviting applications for its 6th COVID-19 Call for Proposals (CfP)…[more]
SA – EU Dialogue Facility announces 5th Call for Proposals
Deadline: 10 December 2020
The SA – EU Dialogue Facility under the framework of the TDCA, the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) and the Strategic Partnership between the European Union and South Africa, has announed the 5th Call for Proposals (CfP)…[more]
NOFO to support Good Governance and Vibrant Democracy in South Africa
Deadline: 18 September 2020
The Embassy of Finland in Pretoria hereby invites South African civil society organizations and innovation support organizations to submit concept notes to apply for funding from the Fund for Local Cooperation (FLC)…[more]
U.S. Mission to Zambia: PEPFAR Community Led Monitoring
Deadline: 30 September 2020
The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief Zambia (PEPFAR) announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out a Community Led Monitoring (CLM) program…[more]
CRVPF/Mastercard Foundation: Offering Funding Support to Ugandan-based NGOs and CBOs
Deadline: Ongoing
Children’s Rights and Violence Prevention Fund (CRVPF), with funding from Mastercard Foundation under the COVID-19 Recovery and Resilience Program, will be implementing a project to support up to 80 Community Based Organizations and local NGOs to Respond to COVID-19 Challenges in Refugee Settlements, Host, and Slum Communities…[more]
USAID-Nairobi: HIV, FP/RMNACH, Nutrition, WASH, DREAMS and OVC
Deadline: 17 September 2020
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking application(s) for a Cooperative Agreement(s) from qualified local organization(s) to implement the Kenya Health Partnerships for Quality Services (KHPQS) – HIV, FP/RMNACH, Nutrition, WASH, DREAMS and Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) program…[more]
Goethe-Zentrum Kampala/ UGCS offering Funding for Locally based Projects in Uganda
Deadline: 30 November 2020
Goethe-Zentrum Kampala/ UGCS is offering funding for locally based projects in the different fields of art and culture…[more]
Roger Casement Fellowship in Human Rights (Nigeria)
Deadline: 13 September 2020
Applications are now open for the Roger Casement Fellowship in Human Rights to provide full financial support for one-year full-time post-graduate education for candidates from Nigeria to undertake a one year master’s level course of study in Human Rights in Ireland…[more]
USAID/Kenya Health Partnerships for Quality Services (KHPQS) – HIV and OVC
Deadline: 16 September 2020
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking applications for a Cooperative Agreement from qualified local organizations to implement the Kenya Health Partnerships for Quality Services (KHPQS) – HIV and OVC…[more]
U.S. Embassy Windhoek | Ambassador’s Special Self-Help FY 2020
Deadline: 31 March 2021
The U.S. Embassy Windhoek of the U.S. Department of State has announced an open competition for organizations to submit applications to support programs that are community-initiated and involving schools, clinics, co-operatives, associations, training or community improvement projects…[more]
