Deadline: 22-Jun-25
Applications are now open for small grants to support youth-led initiatives aimed at transforming food systems in Bangladesh.
Applications are now open for the GAINS Collective Action Grant in Bangladesh, offering small‑scale funding to youth‑led groups working to transform local food systems.
This call is organized by the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), which welcomes proposals from a wide range of youth-centric entities—from grassroots NGOs and advocacy collectives to university clubs and research teams—based throughout Bangladesh .
Eligibility criteria require that applicant groups be youth-led, meaning that individuals aged between 18 and 35 must hold leadership roles within the organizations. These may include formal entities like budding NGOs as well as informal groups such as student clubs, grassroots networks, or active research teams.
Importantly, each initiative should focus squarely on addressing one or more facets of the local food system—from production and sourcing to distribution, waste reduction, or nutrition education.
Funding specifics indicate the availability of modest grants designed to seed collective projects. Though the exact funding range isn’t stated in this summary, the term “small grants” suggests seed-level financial support aimed at enabling early-stage initiatives rather than fully scaling larger projects .
Focus areas are centered around food systems transformation. GAIN encourages initiatives that tackle issues such as sustainable agriculture, equitable access to nutritious foods, strengthening food value chains, food loss reduction, dietary diversity, community nutrition education, and other innovative approaches to reshaping food landscapes for better public health outcomes.
Applicants must be formal or informal youth-led groups operating within Bangladesh. This includes officially registered or unregistered collectives, NGOs, student clubs, and research teams.
They must present a compelling project idea that demonstrates potential food‑system impact, outlines clear activities, identifies expected outcomes, and proposes a realistic budget.
The application process is presumably through an online portal; interested groups should prepare a concise proposal summarizing their project’s objectives, methodology, leadership, team structure, budget, sustainability strategy, and its expected impact.
While the summary does not specify an application deadline or exact grant amount, it encourages youth-led teams with innovative proposals to apply.
For more information, visit Sun Youth Network Bangladesh.
