Deadline: 15 August 2016 INPUTS Management for the Third Sector is inviting organizations of civil society who have to work on improving management processes within their institutions to broaden the scope and result of the impact of its work in the community. INPUTS Management for the Third Sector … [Read more...] about INPUTS Management for the Third Sector announces 2016 Award on INPUTS and Impact Management
Branding for Her Initiative: Supporting and Encouraging Women Entrepreneurs in Nigeria
Deadline: 13 July 2016 Applications are open for Branding for Her Initiative that is a nonprofit Initiative by VC4A (Venture Capital for Africa) to support and encourage women entrepreneurs and women aspiring to startup a business by offering Free and effective Brand Identity Development and Brand … [Read more...] about Branding for Her Initiative: Supporting and Encouraging Women Entrepreneurs in Nigeria
Recently Opened Funding Opportunities for African Countries
Here are some recently opened funding opportunities for African Countries by various foundations in order to support NGOs, institutions and individuals working for the development of Africa and its people who are facing issues like poverty, improper livelihood, injustice with their rights and a lot … [Read more...] about Recently Opened Funding Opportunities for African Countries
Acumen’s East Africa Fellows Program 2017: Building the Next Generation of Social Leaders
Deadline: 1 August 2016 Acumen is seeking applicants for its East Africa Fellows Program that is a one-year leadership development program designed to build the next generation of social leaders with the audacity to transform society and create a better, more inclusive world. Fellows can come from … [Read more...] about Acumen’s East Africa Fellows Program 2017: Building the Next Generation of Social Leaders
U.S. Mission to South Africa: Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program
Deadline: 1 August 2016 The U.S. Embassy South Africa Public Affairs Section, U.S. Department of State (PAS) is pleased to announce the funding availability through its Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program to support exchange between the U.S. and South Africa with the aim of improving mutual … [Read more...] about U.S. Mission to South Africa: Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program
Lipman-Miliband Trust: The Southern Africa Fund
Deadline: 30 September 2016 The Lipman-Miliband Trust is seeking applications for its Southern Africa Fund in order to support progressive social, economic and cultural projects which originate from, or engage with, Southern Africa. Applications can be for small projects but also could be for … [Read more...] about Lipman-Miliband Trust: The Southern Africa Fund
C&A Foundation’s Call for Proposals: Improving Working Conditions in the Apparel Industry
Deadline: 31 July 2016 The C&A Foundation is seeking innovative concepts to improve working conditions in the apparel supply chain. The Foundation is calling for Expression of Interest (EOI) that: Increase accountability in the apparel industry through more transparent and traceable … [Read more...] about C&A Foundation’s Call for Proposals: Improving Working Conditions in the Apparel Industry
Embassy of Finland: Seeking Proposals for Local Cooperation Fund in Egypt
Deadline: 31 August 2016 The Embassy of Finland in Cario is seeking proposals for its Local Cooperation Fund (LCF) in order to support Egyptian civil society initiatives for development in Egypt. Focus Areas Projects promoting and facilitating access to education for girls and young women, … [Read more...] about Embassy of Finland: Seeking Proposals for Local Cooperation Fund in Egypt
Nominations Open for Human Rights Awards 2016!
Deadline: 11 September 2016 Nominations are open for Human Rights Awards 2016 for Australian citizens in order to recognize and celebrate the extraordinary contributions of individuals, organisations and businesses to the field of human rights each year. The award seeks nominations for people, … [Read more...] about Nominations Open for Human Rights Awards 2016!
European Commission: Support to Enhance Sustainability of Civil Society in Georgia
Deadline: 30 September 2016 The European Commission is seeking proposals from organizations to enhance the sustainability of civil society in Georgia. The objective of the program is to provide operating grants for well-established Georgian NGOs: to ensure the performance of their core … [Read more...] about European Commission: Support to Enhance Sustainability of Civil Society in Georgia
Woozy Moo: A Fight for a Better World Grant
Deadline: 31 October 2016 Applications are open for the Woozy Moo - A Fight for a Better World Grant for non-profits based in U.S and NGOs abroad that need support to fight injustice. Woozy Moo believes that there should be no discrimination during playtime and the inequalities and injustice … [Read more...] about Woozy Moo: A Fight for a Better World Grant
Healthcare Georgia Foundation: Applications Open for 2016 Direct Services Grant Program
Deadline: 26 July 2016 Applications are open for 2016 Direct Services Grant Program by Healthcare Georgia Foundation. The purpose of the grant program is to support existing healthcare services and health promotion programs specifically related to the Foundation's Addressing Health Disparities … [Read more...] about Healthcare Georgia Foundation: Applications Open for 2016 Direct Services Grant Program
Applications Open for LEDS GP Fellowships Program 2016!
Deadline: 1 July 2016 Are you a mid-career professional designing and overseeing low emission development strategies? Do you want to twin with a specific team or institution to advance a policy or project? If yes, then apply for LEDS GP Fellowship Program, which supports the placement of … [Read more...] about Applications Open for LEDS GP Fellowships Program 2016!
Department of Health and Human Services: Household transmission of influenza and other respiratory viruses in the community
Deadline: 31 October 2016 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at Department of Health and Human Services is seeking applications for a program entitled "Household transmission of influenza and other respiratory viruses in the community" to enroll households with confirmed influenza and … [Read more...] about Department of Health and Human Services: Household transmission of influenza and other respiratory viruses in the community
Department of Health and Human Services: Improving HPV vaccination coverage among adolescent patients of VFC Providers
Deadline: 31 October 2016 The Department of Health and Human Services is seeking applicants for Improving HPV vaccination coverage among adolescent patients of VFC providers: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial of the effect of including a consulting AFIX physician. The study seeks o quantify … [Read more...] about Department of Health and Human Services: Improving HPV vaccination coverage among adolescent patients of VFC Providers
U.S.-Russia Bilateral Collaborative Research Partnerships (CRP) on the Prevention and Treatment of HIV/AIDS and HIV-Associated Comorbidities
Deadline: 13 September 2016 The Department of Health and Human Services is seeking applications from United States institutions with a Russian institution partner in collaboration with the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR) to establish Collaborative Research Partnerships (CRP) in the … [Read more...] about U.S.-Russia Bilateral Collaborative Research Partnerships (CRP) on the Prevention and Treatment of HIV/AIDS and HIV-Associated Comorbidities
Department of Health and Human Services: Resilient and Responsive Health Systems (RRHS) Initiative
Deadline: 5 August 2016 The Health Resource and Services Administration of the Department of Health and Human Services is seeking applications for the Resilient and Responsive Health Systems (RRHS) Initiative, a five-year program to strengthen human resources for health (HRH) in order to address … [Read more...] about Department of Health and Human Services: Resilient and Responsive Health Systems (RRHS) Initiative
Grand Challenges Canada: Request for Proposals for Transition to Scale Program
Deadline: Ongoing Grand Challenges Canada is seeking proposals for a program entitled "Transition to Scale" in order to find our Integrated Innovations from its Stars in Global Health, Saving Lives at Birth, Saving Brains, and Global Mental Health programs, as well as invited innovations from … [Read more...] about Grand Challenges Canada: Request for Proposals for Transition to Scale Program
Grand Challenges Canada: Stars in Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
Deadline: 19 July 2016 Grand Challenges Canada is seeking proposals for its Stars in Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health programme in order to support Bold Ideas for Big Impact on reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health from innovators in eligible countries. Grand Challenges … [Read more...] about Grand Challenges Canada: Stars in Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
Grand Challenges Canada, Request for Proposals: Saving Brains
Deadline: 29 July 2016 Grand Challenges Canada is seeking proposals for its program entitled "Saving Brains" with a goal to increase human capital through the development and delivery of bold ideas with real-world impact that protect and nurture early brain development at scale in an equitable, … [Read more...] about Grand Challenges Canada, Request for Proposals: Saving Brains
Nominations Open for INDEX Award 2017! Design to Improve Lives
Deadline: 28 February 2016 Nominations are open for INDEX Award 2017 that is the biggest and probably most important design award in the world. The award recognizes people who give an outstanding contribution in making designs that address the world's biggest challenges. INDEX: Award is still the … [Read more...] about Nominations Open for INDEX Award 2017! Design to Improve Lives
Government of the Netherlands: Women, Peace and Security Grant
Deadline: 15 August 2016 The Government of Netherlands is seeking applications from Dutch civil society organizations for its Women, Peace and Security Grant to support their work on women, peace and security. The main objective of the grant program is to foster structural change of norms, laws … [Read more...] about Government of the Netherlands: Women, Peace and Security Grant
Women’s Fund for Scotland: Supporting Women’s Development
Deadline: 28 June 2016 The Women's Fund provides grants to projects across Scotland that support women’s development, self-sufficiency and social and economic equality. The fund was established in 2002 and has distributed £1.4m million in grants to over 550 community groups and local charities run … [Read more...] about Women’s Fund for Scotland: Supporting Women’s Development
UNOV/UNODC Call for Proposals: Drug Abuse Prevention Centre (DAPC) Grants
Deadline: 30 June 2016 The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime is seeking proposals for its Drug Abuse Prevention Centre (DAPC) Grants in order to support drug prevention activities by non - governmental organisation in low and middle income countries. The project aims to strengthen the … [Read more...] about UNOV/UNODC Call for Proposals: Drug Abuse Prevention Centre (DAPC) Grants
Nominations Open for Global Pluralism Award!
Deadline: 31 August 2016 Nominations are open for Global Pluralism Award by Global Centre for Pluralism in order to celebrate the extraordinary achievements of organizations, individuals and governments who are tackling the challenge of living peacefully and productively with diversity. Aims of … [Read more...] about Nominations Open for Global Pluralism Award!
Environment and Climate Change Fund: Rwanda
The Environment and Climate Change Fund aims to contribute to sustainable wealth creation and poverty reduction in Rwanda, through sustainable management of natural resources, climate resilient and green economic growth. The fund has a particular interest in line ministries and districts, … [Read more...] about Environment and Climate Change Fund: Rwanda
The Girls’ Education Challenge: Improving Lives of Girls through Education
The Girls' Education Challenge is helping up to a million of the world’s poorest girls improve their lives through education. It supports projects that are able to demonstrate new and effective ways to expand education opportunities to marginalised girls. Funding Categories Strategic … [Read more...] about The Girls’ Education Challenge: Improving Lives of Girls through Education
The Commonwealth Local Government Good Practice Scheme
The Commonwealth Local Government Good Practice Scheme (CLGF) works to promote and strengthen effective democratic local government throughout the Commonwealth and to facilitate the exchange of good practice in local government structures and services. As a Commonwealth organisation, CLGF draws on … [Read more...] about The Commonwealth Local Government Good Practice Scheme
Disability Rights Fund: Strengthening Disabled Persons’ Organizations
The Disability Rights Fund aims to strengthen the participation of Disabled Persons’ Organizations (DPOs) in the advancement of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) at country level. The fund operates in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, the … [Read more...] about Disability Rights Fund: Strengthening Disabled Persons’ Organizations
The Foundation for Civil Society: Tanzania
The Foundation for Civil Society: Tanzania provides grants and other capacity-building support to civil society organisations in Tanzania. It aims to contribute to the development of a vibrant, effective and innovative civil society sector. The Foundation for Civil Society is a Tanzanian … [Read more...] about The Foundation for Civil Society: Tanzania
Connecting Classrooms: Supporting Partnerships between Schools in UK and Developing Countries
Connecting Classrooms supports partnerships between UK schools and schools in developing countries to build teachers’ skills and pupils’ understanding of global issues. The programme offers an interactive online platform for collaboration, grants for teachers to visit their partner schools and … [Read more...] about Connecting Classrooms: Supporting Partnerships between Schools in UK and Developing Countries
Southern Africa Trust: Grants to CSOs representing Poor
The Southern Africa Trust provides grants to civil society organisations representing the poor through policy development in the region. It is an independent, regional, non-profit agency registered in South Africa. The Trust's mission is to support processes to deepen and widen engagement in policy … [Read more...] about Southern Africa Trust: Grants to CSOs representing Poor
The Business Sector Advocacy Challenge Fund: Supporting Private Sector Growth in Ghana
The Business Sector Advocacy Challenge Fund (BUSAC) supports the growth of a competitive private sector in Ghana by improving the business environment. The BUSAC fund enables the private sector in Ghana, as well as trades unions and the media, to influence public policy formulation by: … [Read more...] about The Business Sector Advocacy Challenge Fund: Supporting Private Sector Growth in Ghana
The Energy and Environment Partnership programme with Southern and East Africa
The Energy and Environment Partnership programme with southern and East Africa(EEP) supports projects that provide renewable energy and/or implement energy efficiency solutions in southern and East Africa. It provides seed finance to cover start-up costs and bridge the gap between ideas and … [Read more...] about The Energy and Environment Partnership programme with Southern and East Africa
The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund: Infrastructure Development in sub-Saharan Africa
The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF) is a public-private partnership providing long-term debt finance for construction and development of private infrastructure in sub-Saharan Africa. The EAIF provides US$10 million to US$36.5 million to projects across a range of sectors including … [Read more...] about The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund: Infrastructure Development in sub-Saharan Africa
Private Infrastructure Development Group: Encouraging Private Infrastructure Investment in Developing Countries!
The Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) is an innovative multi-donor organisation constituted in 2002 that aims to encourage private infrastructure investment in developing countries that contributes to economic growth and poverty reduction. The PIDG has established a range of … [Read more...] about Private Infrastructure Development Group: Encouraging Private Infrastructure Investment in Developing Countries!
The Trade Advocacy Fund: Supporting World’s most Vulnerable Countries
The Trade Advocacy Fund (TAF) supports developing countries engage more effectively in trade negotiations to help them reach agreements that better reflect their needs. It provides developing countries with access to high quality analysis and advice, training and development for trade negotiators … [Read more...] about The Trade Advocacy Fund: Supporting World’s most Vulnerable Countries
Business Call to Action: Improving Lives and Livelihoods!
The Business Call to Action (BCtA) is a membership organization that provides partnership opportunities for companies developing innovative business models that offer both commercial success and development impact. Worldwide, 94 companies have responded to the BCtA by making commitments to improve … [Read more...] about Business Call to Action: Improving Lives and Livelihoods!
The Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund: Supporting New and Innovative Business Models in Africa!
The Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund awards grants to private sector companies to support new and innovative business models in Africa. The maximum amount the AECF can award to a single business idea is US$ 1.5m and the minimum is US$250,000, although this amount may vary depending on the … [Read more...] about The Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund: Supporting New and Innovative Business Models in Africa!
The Investment Climate Facility for Africa
The Investment Climate Facility for Africa is works to improve the investment conditions in Africa. The ICF aims to bring about more business-friendly policies, laws and regulations across Africa, and to strengthen the institutions that administer them. It provides a unique forum for the private … [Read more...] about The Investment Climate Facility for Africa
Scholarships and Fellowships for Citizens of Commonwealth Countries
The CSC grants over 900 scholarships and fellowships for postgraduate study and professional development each year. Selections are made on the basis of academic merit, development impact, and quality of the study plan. Citizens of developing Commonwealth countries can apply for: Commonwealth … [Read more...] about Scholarships and Fellowships for Citizens of Commonwealth Countries
Common Ground Initiative: Helping Poorest and Most Disadvantaged Communities in Africa
Common Ground Initiative is a demand led competitive fund open to UK based diaspora-led organisations creating sustainable changes to the poorest communities in Africa. It aims to increase funding both small and diaspora organisations to create real and sustainable change in such communities. CGI … [Read more...] about Common Ground Initiative: Helping Poorest and Most Disadvantaged Communities in Africa
Amplify: Collaborative Challenge Fund sourcing Ideas, Research and Insights
Amplify is an open collaborative challenge fund that uses online collaboration to source ideas, research and insights before testing promising concepts with end users. Amplify will run 10 challenges over 5 years, with $500,000 set aside for each challenge. It is envisaged that approximately 3 or 5 … [Read more...] about Amplify: Collaborative Challenge Fund sourcing Ideas, Research and Insights
Global Innovation Fund: Transforming Lives of People living in Poverty
The Global Innovation Fund (GIF) is collaboration between Department of International Development (DFID), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Omidyar Network, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and Department for Foreign Affairs and Trade … [Read more...] about Global Innovation Fund: Transforming Lives of People living in Poverty
DFID Emergency Ebola Response Fund
DFID's £5m Emergency Ebola Response Fund (DEERF) is managed by GOAL and provides support to fill urgent gaps in Ebola response. It is designed for low value interventions which: increase Ebola treatment or isolation unit beds through quick and small scale interventions across the country … [Read more...] about DFID Emergency Ebola Response Fund
Human Development Innovation Fund of Tanzania
The Human Development Innovation Fund of Tanzania (HDIF) is a challenge Fund that provides grants for innovations in education, health and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) across Tanzania. The Fund was established by DFID in order to address the need of increase in quality of services and the … [Read more...] about Human Development Innovation Fund of Tanzania
The Agri-Tech Catalyst: Ideas to tackle Challenges in Agriculture
DFID's Agri-tech Catalyst funding scheme helps businesses and researchers commercialise their research and develop innovative solutions to global challenges in the agri-tech sector. The scheme helps to take innovations all way from research to as close to commercial viability as possible, awarding … [Read more...] about The Agri-Tech Catalyst: Ideas to tackle Challenges in Agriculture
SPRING: Improving Lives of Girls in Poverty
SPRING is a pioneering business accelerator that supports early to mid-stage ventures with products that improve the lives of girls in poverty. The SPRING accelerator identifies early-stage ventures with products that can improve the lives of girls and provide support to these ventures, including … [Read more...] about SPRING: Improving Lives of Girls in Poverty
GEMS4 Enterprise Challenge Fund: Creating Jobs and Incomes for the Poor in Nigeria
The GEMS4 Enterprise Challenge Fund provides grants to companies to develop innovative products and business models that create jobs and incomes for the poor in Nigeria. The fund is focused on improving business models and technology in the Wholesale and Retail sector, and also encourages service … [Read more...] about GEMS4 Enterprise Challenge Fund: Creating Jobs and Incomes for the Poor in Nigeria
Business Innovation Facility: Promoting Inclusive Development in Low-Income Countries
The Business Innovation Facility helps the development and uptake of inclusive business models by companies in developing countries. DFID funded the pilot phase of BIF (2010 to 2013) supporting business innovation to promote inclusive development in low-income countries. The project supported … [Read more...] about Business Innovation Facility: Promoting Inclusive Development in Low-Income Countries
