[March 2023]
Let’s raise awareness around the world about the importance of water and sanitation! Celebrate the 2023 World Water Day under the theme “Accelerating Change.” It’s a day for accelerating change to solve the water and sanitation crisis.
So, to celebrate this day, we have compiled a list of grants that actively support initiatives for increasing communities’ access to water, leading to better healthcare, hygiene, and the environment.
Call for Submissions | Photography Competition: Focus on Water
Deadline Date: 16-Apr-2023
The Minority Rights Group International (MRG) invites photography contributions for its flagship Minority and Indigenous Trends publication, which this year focuses on the theme of water… [more]
Apply for Oman Humanitarian Desalination Challenge Prize Competition
Deadline Date: 31-May-2023
Applications are now open for the Oman Humanitarian Desalination Challenge (OHDC) Prize Competition led by MEDRC and supported by the Oman Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation (MoHERI)…[more]
Lead2030 Challenge for SDG 6 [Supported by Reckitt]
Deadline Date: 17-Apr-2023
The One Young World has announced a Lead2030 Challenge for SDG 6, supported by Reckitt, to support innovations that create measurable impact by enabling access to clean water, sanitation or hygiene, and are particularly interested in innovations with a focus on children or women/girls… [more]
[Lead2030 Challenge for SDG 5] Supported by 100+ Accelerator powered by AB InBev
Deadline Date: 30-Apr-2023
The One Young World has announced a Lead2030 Challenge for SDG 5, Supported by 100+ Accelerator powered by AB InBev to find and support women-founded companies that are tackling the most pressing sustainability challenges they face: from climate change to biodiversity loss, to building a more inclusive world…[more]
Funding Opportunity: Establishing a Framework for Integrating Stormwater Capture
Deadline Date: 10-Apr-2023
The Water Research Foundation (WRF) has announced the proposals for Establishing a Framework for Integrating Stormwater Capture and Use into Water Supply Planning Project…[more]
Grants for Developing a Utility Greenhouse Gas Inventory
Deadline Date: 10-Apr-2023
The Water Research Foundation (WRF) is accepting proposals for Establishing Industry‐Wide Guidance for Water Utility Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventories Project… [more]
Advanced Metering Infrastructure Workshop: Better Use of the Systems and Data
Deadline Date: 10-Apr-2023
The Water Research Foundation (WRF) has launched the Advanced Metering Infrastructure Workshop: Better Use of the Systems and Data… [more]
Open Call: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Best Practices for the Water Sector Workforce Project
Deadline Date: 10-Apr-2023
The Water Research Foundation (WRF) is seeking applications for its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Best Practices for the Water Sector Workforce Project… [more]
Zayed Sustainability Prize opens Grant Cycle for NPOs and SMEs | US$600,000 in each category
Deadline: 2-May-23
The Zayed Sustainability Prize, the UAE’s pioneering global award for recognising organisations and high schools with sustainability solutions, has announced that the 2023 cycle is now open for submissions… [more]
Africa Food Prize: Elevating Heroes of Agriculture
Deadline Date: 17-Jun-2023
The Africa Food Prize Committee invites nominations for individuals or institutions who are delivering improved food security; catalyzing innovation and transformative change in Africa’s agriculture sector…[more]
ISC3 Innovation Challenge 2023: Get a Chance to win 25,000 EUR in Prize Money
Deadline: 3-Apr-23
The International Sustainable Chemistry Collaborative Centre (ISC3) is pleased to invite Start-ups globally who are contend for a total of 25,000 EUR in prize money with their innovative ideas that are revolving around the ongoing year’s focus topic… [more]
PFAN: Call for Climate or Energy Projects to Scale Your Business
Deadline Date: 28-May-2023
Are you looking for funding for your climate or clean energy project or to scale up your existing business? PFAN is accepting applications from projects and businesses in low- and middle-income countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, Central, South and Southeast Asia, the Pacific Islands, Eastern Europe, Central America and the Caribbean Islands. [more]
Fondation SUEZ Grants to support Underprivileged Populations
Deadline Date: 30-Apr-2023
Fondation Suez is seeking applications for its grants for favouring access to essential services – water, sanitation, and waste management – for underprivileged populations in developing countries. In France, they are combating social exclusion whilst respecting the participation and dignity of all… [more]
Orange Knowledge Programme Tailor-Made Training Plus
Deadline Date: 14-Apr-2023
Nuffic has launched a call for applications for the Orange Knowledge Programme Tailor-Made Training Plus to improve the overall functioning of an organisation sustainably by training a selected group of staff…[more]
Request for Proposals: Public Private Infrastructure Resilience Accelerator Services for South Asia and SIDS
Deadline Date: 03-Apr-2023
The Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) is launching Request for proposals to solicit competitive proposals and select Service Providers to implement and execute services to support the integration of adaptation and resilience into infrastructure projects in South Asia and SIDS…[more]
Request for Proposals: Developing an Environmental, Social, and Governance Framework for Water Utilities
Deadline Date: 10-Apr-2023
The Water Research Foundation (WRF) is seeking proposals for Developing an Environmental, Social, and Governance Framework for Water Utilities Project… [more]
Scholarship for African Young Water and Sanitation Professionals
Deadline Date: 15-Apr-2023
As part of its Capacity-Building Program for African stakeholders in the water, sanitation, and hygiene sector (AfriCap) funded by USAID, the African Water Association is awarding research scholarships to African Young Water and Sanitation Professionals…[more]
Grants to Improve the Reliability and Effectiveness of Alternative Water Resources Supply Systems and Technologies
Deadline Date: 12-Apr-2023
The European Commission (EC) has announced the proposals to Improve the reliability and effectiveness of alternative water resources supply systems and technologies… [more]
European Commission announces Additional Activities for the European Partnership Water Security for the Planet
Deadline Date: 12-Apr-2023
The European Commission (EC) has announced the proposals for the Additional Activities for the European Partnership Water Security for the Planet… [more]
Call for Applications: Promoting Freedom of Expression in Central Asia
Deadline: 27-Apr-23
The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) has launched an open competition for organizations interested in submitting applications for projects that support Freedom of Expression in Central Asia…[more]
Open Call for Alstom Foundation’s Project Proposals
Deadline: 28-Apr-23
If you have a good project to submit but don’t know anyone from Alstom, the Secretariat of the Alstom Foundation may be able to help you identify someone willing to Play the promoter role in support of your project. But finding such a Promoter takes time. Accordingly, the deadline for receipt by the Secretariat of requests to find an Alstom Promoter is fixed at 3 April 2023. No such requests will be considered after this date…[more]
Open Call to Support Business Support Organisations (BSOs)
Deadline: 17-Apr-23
The European Commission (EC) is seeking proposals to support Business Support Organisations in the Southern Neighbourhood…[more]
2023 Youth Innovation Challenge: Water Solutions for Sustainable Development
Deadline: 3-Apr-23
The 2023 Youth Innovation Challenge, hosted by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation, invites North American youth, ages 18 to 30, to propose innovative solutions that address and respond to critical issues related to water…[more]
Eureka announces Globalstars Call for Projects
Deadline: 30-Apr-23
Eureka invites consortia to apply high quality R&D projects within all technology fields… [more]
SDG Impact Finance Initiative Design Funding Window Now Open!
Deadline Date: 01-May-2023
The SDG Impact Finance Initiative (“the Initiative”) has announced a second call for proposals targeting a new set of UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)..[more]
European Open Rivers Grant Programme – Apply Now!
Deadline Date: 14-Apr-2023
Applications are now open for the European Open Rivers Grant Programme with the majority of support directed to preparing for and removing small dams from rivers…[more]
Call for Proposals: Water and Development Partnership Programme
Deadline Date: 10-Apr-2023
In order to strengthen collaboration across francophone countries in Africa, IHE Delft’s Water and Development Partnership Programme is seeking proposals that bring together diverse, inter- and trans-disciplinary teams that wish to collaborate to find sustainable solutions to water challenges, redress larger systemic injustices and enrich the knowledge on water…[more]
SDG Impact Finance Initiative Design Funding Window Now Open!
Deadline Date: 01-May-2023
The SDG Impact Finance Initiative (“the Initiative”) has announced a second call for proposals targeting a new set of UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)… [more]
The Wohl Clean Growth Alliance Grants: UK & Israel
Deadline: 30-Jun-23
The British Council and the Wohl Legacy are pleased to invite proposals to the Wohl Clean Growth Alliance Grants Programme… [more]
NGOs and Social Enterprises welcome to apply for Star Social Impact Grant (Malaysia)
Deadline Date: 02-Apr-2023
The Star Media Group is now inviting applications for its Social Impact Grant (SSIG) to partner with purposeful social organisations in carrying out impact-driven and sustainable projects to better the lives of local communities and the environment all live in… [more]
[2023 Call for Projects] Provide Access to Water in Primary Health Care Centers in Belgium
Deadline: 3-Apr-23
The King Baudouin Foundation (KBF) is delighted to launch the Elisabeth and Amélie Fund to support projects of Belgian organizations working in countries in the southern hemisphere to improve access to water… [more]
BLM New Mexico Environmental Quality and Protection Program (US)
Deadline: 14-Apr-23
The Department of the Interior – Bureau of Land Management is seeking applications for New Mexico (NM) Environmental Quality and Protection Program… [more]
US: Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund (Spring 2023)
Deadline: 20-Apr-23
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), in partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), and the federal-state Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) partnership, is soliciting proposals through the Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund to protect and restore water quality and habitats of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributary rivers and streams… [more]
BLM New Mexico Aquatic Resource Management Grants Program (US)
Deadline: 3-Apr-23
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking applications for its Aquatic Resource Management Grants Program to conserve and restore riparian and wetland areas, aquatic habitats, and water resources to provide resource values and ecosystem services necessary to achieve the BLM’s multiple use mandate… [more]
Water Fund to Support Environmental Projects in Canada
Deadline: 30-Apr-23
The Kawartha Conservation is currently seeking applications for its Water Fund to help not-for-profit community organizations access funding, knowledge, and technical support for environmental projects in the City of Kawartha Lakes… [more]
Grant Assistance for Grassroots Projects (GGP) Scheme: Call for Projects to access 10 million Japanese Yen each
Deadline: 30-Sep-23
The Consulate General of Japan in Kolkata invites applications for the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Projects (GGP) scheme from organizations in West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha only… [more]
Call for Proposals: Czech TRANSformation/TRANSition Projects 2023 in Iran
Deadline Date: 23-Oct-2023
The Embassy of the Czech Republic in Tehran wishes to announce a call for proposals of the so-called “TRANSformation/TRANSition Projects” financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic within the framework of the Czech transformation cooperation…[more]
The Waterloo Foundation’s Small Grants Programme (UK)
Deadline Date: Ongoing
The Waterloo Foundation is seeking applications for its Small Grants Programme to support smaller organizations delivering development work at a smaller scale. [more]
Gandhi Fellowship Experience in India
Deadline Date: Ongoing
If you want to be a change agent, and play a key role in building the nation by taking all challenges head-on and solving live problems, then the Gandhi Fellowship awaits you… [more]
Pilot Project: Stormwater Quality, Municipal Project in Canada
Deadline Date: Ongoing
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) is seeking applications for its Pilot Project: Stormwater Quality, Municipal Project in Canada…[more]
Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects in Rwanda
Deadline Date: Ongoing
The Government of Japan is inviting applications for Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP) in order to respond to diverse development needs in developing countries…[more]
Open Call for Partners: Feed the Future Rwanda Hanga Akazi Activity
Deadline Date: 12-Apr-2023
The Research Triangle Institute (RTI) International is inviting applications to participate in enterprise growth, employment and entrepreneurship partnerships in Rwanda’s Agri-Food System under the Feed the Future Rwanda Hanga Akazi Activity… [more]
Gnangara Horticulture Water Use Efficiency Grants – Australia
Deadline Date: 30-Jun-2024
The Western Australian Government is now inviting applications for its Gnangara Horticulture Water Use Efficiency Grants to implement water use efficiency infrastructure and grants to implement soil amelioration activities…[more]
Call for Expressions of Interest: UNIDO/NCPC (South Africa)
Deadline Date: Ongoing
UNIDO/NCPC-SA call to companies, project developers, technology and service providers to submit Expressions of Interest for support for energy-water nexus projects in South Africa.. [more]
Hydrotherapy/Water Confidence Grant: New Zealand
Deadline Date: Ongoing
The Wilson Home Trust (WHT) has launched the Hydrotherapy/Water Confidence Grant Program…[more]
Grant Assistance for Grassroots Projects (India)
Deadline Date: 30-Sep-2023
The Consulate General of Japan in Kolkata invites applications for the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Projects (GGP) scheme from organizations in West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha only…[more]
Funding Opportunity: International Research on Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation (UK)
Deadline Date: 02-May-2023
Apply for funding to conduct international and interdisciplinary research on participatory and culturally-appropriate mitigation and adaptation responses to climate change…[more]
Villgro Africa Business Incubator Program in Kenya
Deadline Date: Ongoing
Villgro Africa is a business incubator in Kenya looking for innovative solutions that address the lack of access to quality and affordable health services in low-income populations across Africa…[more]
Open Call to Strengthen Bilateral ties between the U.S. and Canada on Accelerating Climate Ambitions: Canada
Deadline Date: 11-Apr-2023
The Public Diplomacy Section (PD) of the U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Canada, U.S. Department of State, announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out programs strengthening bilateral ties between the United States and Canada on Accelerating Climate Ambitions…[more]
The Canada Fund for Local Initiatives in Algeria
Deadline Date: 15-Apr-2023
The Embassy of Canada in Algeria is pleased to launch its annual call for proposals for the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI)…[more]
Innovation in Market Based Sanitation and Menstrual Health Management Activity (Kenya)
Deadline Date: 05-Apr-2023
The Research Triangle Institute (RTI) International is now seeking concept papers for Innovation in Market Based Sanitation and Menstrual Health Management Activity under USAID Western Kenya Sanitation Project…[more]
The Canada Fund for Local Initiatives – Indonesia and Timor-Leste (2023)
Deadline Date: 10-Apr-23
The Embassy of Canada to Indonesia and Timor-Leste is pleased to launch its annual call for proposals for the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI)… [more]
Environmental Justice Fund in South Africa
Deadline Date: 03-Apr-2023
The Environmental Justice Fund (EJF) is accepting applications to strengthen the environmental justice movement in South Africa by providing financial, capacity-building and networking support to community-based organisations and networks… [more]
Open Call to Support CSOs Led Actions in Papua New Guinea
Deadline Date: 18-Apr-2023
European Commission (EC) is inviting proposals for providing Support to CSOs Led Actions…[more]
Call for Proposals – AICS Jerusalem | Multi-Sectoral Emergency Initiative in Palestine
Deadline Date: 07-Apr-2023
The Italian Agency for Development Cooperation is accepting proposals for the Multi-Sectoral Emergency Initiative to support the most vulnerable groups of the Palestinian population and to protect the Palestinian population as refugees and at risk of forcible displacement…[more]
Waverley Council’s Environmental Grants in Australia
Deadline Date: 03-Apr-2023
The Waverley Council is offering funds through the Environmental Grants to support environmental improvement projects and initiatives in the Waverley Local Government Area…[more]