(June 2021)
The United Nations (UN) and their specialized agencies are offering grants to NGOs, individuals, civil societies, NPOs, institutions, and other social sectors that are working towards sustainable development.
UN Peacebuilding Fund’s Gender and Youth Promotion Initiative 2021
Deadline: 18 June 2021
The United Nations Secretary-General’s Peacebuilding Fund (PBF) has announced the proposals for the Gender and Youth Promotion Initiative which is an expression of the Fund’s commitment to inclusive peacebuilding. It supports the empowerment of women and the advancement of gender equality and recognizes the important and positive role young people play in peacebuilding…[more]
SVRI: Grant to End Violence Against Women and Children
Deadline: 2 August 2021
The Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI) is seeking grants to End Violence Against Women and Violence Against Children that support research to improve prevention and response to VAW, VAC, and other forms of violence driven by gender inequality in low and middle-income countries – a major public health concern and human rights violation…[more]
Open Call for Best Tourism Villages
Deadline: 31 July 2021
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has announced an open call for Best Tourism Villages to maximise the contribution of the sector to reducing regional inequalities and fighting against rural depopulation. It also seeks to advance the role of tourism in valuing and safeguarding rural villages along with their associated landscapes, knowledge systems, biological and cultural diversity, local values and activities, including gastronomy…[more]
Call for Application: WHO Healthy Islands Recognition 2021
Deadline: 30 June 2021
The Healthy Islands Award scheme for health promotion projects started in 2011. It was intended to encourage PICs to innovate and demonstrate effective and efficient ways of promoting and protecting the health of their populations…[more]
Call for Proposals: Grant to Strengthen Borrowers’ Capacity
Deadline: 8 June 2021
The Financing Facility for Remittances (FFR) of IFAD has called for proposals to select a recipient or consortium of recipients to receive a three-year IFAD grant financing to implement the project Strengthening Borrowers’ Capacity on Environmental, Social and Climate Best Practices (SUSTAIN) for a total IFAD grant of US$2 million…[more]
Reham al-Farra Memorial Journalism Fellowship
Deadline: 15 June 2021
The United Nations is pleased to announce a call for proposals for the Reham al-Farra Memorial Journalism Fellowship, a 3-week programme where fellows have an opportunity to attend special briefings, interview senior officials and exchange ideas with colleagues from around the world…[more]
Digital Games for Peace: Creativity, Innovation & Resilience
Deadline: 7 June 2021
The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC), the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP), and the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) are looking for young game-changers! The organizations are launching a call for applications for the #DigitalGamesForPeace challenge, an initiative that aims to support young people in co-designing and co-creating games…[more]
2021 Asia Environmental Enforcement Awards
Deadline: 31 June 2021
The UNEP has invited nominations for Asia Environmental Enforcement Awards that publicly recognizes and celebrates excellence in enforcement by government officials and institutions or teams combating transboundary environmental crime…[more]
UN Women Call for Proposals: WeEmpowerAsia (WEA) Programme
Deadline: 25 August 2021
UN Women in partnership with the European Union is inviting proposals “Promoting Economic Empowerment of Women at Work in Asia –WeEmpower Asia (WEA)” to enhance business opportunities and leadership within the private sector to advance sustainable and inclusive growth…[more]
UNHCR: Apply now for Community-led Connectivity Solutions
Deadline: 12 July 2021
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) through its Digital Access, Inclusion and Participation Programme is seeking applications for its Community-led connectivity solutions. They usually provide small-scale public networks based on WiFi, or sometimes cellular mobile services or fiber connections…[more]
UNHCR’s Enabling Safe Access to Digital Spaces Programme
Deadline: 12 July 2021
UNHCR’s Digital Inclusion Programme recognizes the right that refugees and other forcibly displaced populations have to actively participate in the current digital revolution. Humanitarian contexts further deteriorated by the COVID-19 pandemic have highlighted the critical importance of a connected refugee community that can efficiently access vital information and life-saving protection services remotely…[more]
UNESCO: Hamdan Prize for Teacher Development
Deadline: 31 October 2021
UNESCO is inviting nominations for Hamdan Prize for Teacher Development to help people live as global citizens free of hate and intolerance as it seeks to build peace through international cooperation in Education, the Sciences, and Culture…[more]
UN-Habitat Scroll of Honor Awards
Deadline: 8 August 2021
Nominations are now open for the UN-Habitat Scroll of Honor Awards to promote transformative change in cities and human settlements through knowledge, policy advice, technical assistance, and collaborative action. The award, launched in 1989, recognizes individuals and institutions which have made outstanding contributions to urban development including improving the quality of urban life for all and the provision of adequate, affordable and accessible housing…[more]
UNEP’s Special Programme to tackle Waste Management in Developing Countries
Deadline: 7 August 2021
The Special Programme is designed to support country-driven institutional strengthening at the national level, in the context of an integrated approach to address the financing of the sound management of chemicals and wastes, taking into account the national development strategies, plans and priorities for each country, to increase sustainable public institutional capacity for the sound management of chemicals and wastes throughout their life cycle…[more]
UNWTO’s Global Rural Tourism Startup Competition
Deadline: 1 July 2021
UNWTO invites applications for the Global Rural Tourism Startup Competition to accelerate Rural Development through Tourism. The competition aims to bring together all entrepreneurs who are deploying models that positively contribute to the planet, people and prosperity or technology that can be applied to the sustainable development of tourism in rural areas in its three pillars – economic, social and environmental…[more]
UN SDG Global Festival of Action inviting Immersive Stories to Inspire people for Positive Actions
Deadline: 5 August 2021
The United Nations SDG Action Campaign, and Oculus is inviting applications from emerging creators worldwide to create media as a way to share their perspectives and advance positive action toward the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In 2021, MY World 360º is calling for immersive experiences that take viewers – decision makers, individuals, business leaders, students across the world – on a journey across the two sides of this Turning Point…[more]
PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival
Deadline: 18 June 2021
PLURAL+ recognizes young people as powerful agents of social change and video entries should therefore serve as an instrument for them to express their thoughts and opinions on one or several of the main themes of PLURAL+: migration, diversity, social inclusion, and the prevention of xenophobia…[more]
Call for Applications: International Fund for Cultural Diversity 2021
Deadline: 16 June 2021
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is seeking applications for its International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD). Established under the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, the IFCD is a voluntary multi-donor fund which supports the emergence of dynamic cultural sectors in developing countries…[more]
Community-Based Social Media Influencers
Deadline: 12 Junly 2021
UNHCR Innovation Service is happy to announce the continuation of its Digital Inclusion Call for Proposals that provides targeted financial support to country operations interested in tackling specific challenges relating to Digital Inclusion in 2021…[more]
Proposals invited for Community-led Online Misinformation and Rumour Management
Deadline: 12 July 2021
UNHCR is seeking applications for its Community-led Online Misinformation and Rumour Management Programme to support their engagement with communities and to strengthen their Accountability to Affected People…[more]
Call for Proposals: Digital Inclusion of People with Disabilities
Deadline: 12 July 2021
UNHCR is calling for proposals for Digital Inclusion of People with Disabilities to understand and address barriers in the access and use of mobile technologies for persons with disabilities and maximize opportunities for social and economic inclusion…[more]
Call for Proposals: Role Models for Girls and Young Women in the Arab region
Deadline: 8 June 2021
UNESCO Beirut launches a call for proposals within its Social and Human Sciences programme, with the aim to promote positive role models for women to support young women’s career choices in the Arab region…[more]
The Treasures Within: Intersectoral Project for Syria as Means for Reconciliation and Early Recovery
Deadline: 10 July 2021
The Treasures Within: an intersectoral project for Syria as a means for reconciliation and early recovery, UNESCO Beirut office launches a call to collect innovative youth-led and youth-targeting actions and partnership proposals as well as talents to create an environment in Syria where young women and men are empowered, heard, and engaged meaningfully for a better livelihood and in reconciliation and early recovery in Syria at a difficult time of COVID-19 pandemic…[more]
UNESCO: Sultan Qaboos Prize for Environmental Conservation
Deadline: 15 July 2021
UNESCO is seeking nominations for Sultan Qaboos Prize to afford recognition to outstanding contributions by individuals, groups of individuals, institutes or organizations who have contributed to environmental and natural resources research, environmental education and training, creation of environmental awareness through the preparation of environmental information materials and activities aimed at establishing and managing protected areas including in relation to sustainable tourism, such as Biosphere Reserves, natural World Heritage sites and UNESCO Global Geoparks…[more]
UNESCO: Call for Applications to Protect Underwater Cultural Heritage
Deadline: 30 June 2021
UNESCO is inviting applications for the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage in Latin America and the Caribbean to protect underwater cultural heritage and promote its relevance within the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, thus recognizing that one of the main challenges for its protection lies in providing knowledge and adequate capacities for its study, conservation, and management…[more]
Call for Entries: UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation
Deadline: 31 July 2021
The UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards acknowledges exemplary efforts by individuals and organizations to restore or conserve structures, places and properties of heritage value in the region. It encourages other property owners to undertake conservation projects within their communities, either independently or by seeking public-private partnerships…[more]
UNESCO: International Literacy Prizes 2021
Deadline: 13 June 2021
UNESCO is inviting applications for its International Literacy Prizes 2021 to encourage all champions in the field of literacy learning to apply for the prestigious UNESCO International Literacy Prizes and engage and nominate their favorite candidates from around the world…[more]
UNESCO Call for Partnerships: Global Media Defence Fund ($15,000 – $35,000)
Deadline: 15 June 2021
UNESCO is launching a new Call for Partnerships to support not-for-profit organizations under the Global Media Defence Fund with the aim to join forces with specialized partners in the undertaking or upscaling of projects that bolster journalists’ legal protection and/or enhance media freedom…[more]
Call for Applications for Global Host City for 2022 International Jazz Day
Deadline: 1 October 2021
UNESCO is launching a Call for Applications for the Global Host City for the 2022 International Jazz Day celebration. It aims to raise awareness on the role of jazz as an educational tool and as a force for creativity, dialogue and intercultural exchange…[more]
Call for Applications of 2021 UNESCO Creative Cities Network
Deadline: 30 June 2021
Applications are now open for the 2021 UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) to foster international cooperation across cities of the world that invest in culture and creativity as accelerators of sustainable development…[more]
UNESCO announces Learning City Award 2021
Deadline: 25 June 2021
Nominations are now open for the UNESCO’s Learning City Award 2021 to recognize and reward outstanding efforts and achievements in developing learning cities in communities around the world. It is awarded to cities that have achieved outstanding progress in promoting education and lifelong learning opportunities for all…[more]
Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases: Call for Applications
Deadline: 10 June 2021
The WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (Research Promotion & Development; Health Emergency Preparedness and IHR) and the UNICEF/UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR), in collaboration with the WHO Health Security Preparedness Department, are pleased to announce a Call for Applications on “International Health Regulations (2005) and Health security preparedness”…[more]
UNDP: Global Environment Facility Small Grants Program (Togo)
Deadline: 30 June 2021
UNDP is calling project proposals for the Global Environment Facility Small Grants Program to support local solutions with the aim of preserving biodiversity, the climate, land and international waters, and the fight against chemical pollution and waste…[more]
UNDP: Strengthening Biodiversity and Ecosystems Management (Zimbabwe)
Deadline: 2 July 2021
UNDP is calling for proposals for Strengthening Biodiversity and Ecosystems Management to mitigate development challenges associated with biodiversity loss, ecosystem degradation, and climate change consequences…[more]
Call for Proposals: Regional Program for Local Democracy (Serbia)
Deadline: 21 JUne 2021
UNDP is calling proposals for Regional Program for Local Democracy to strengthen participatory democracies and the EU integration process in the Western Balkans by empowering civil society and young people to participate actively in decision-making, and by stimulating the legal and financial environment for civil society…[more]
Call to CSOs for the presentation of projects in Argentina
Deadline: 7 June 2021
UNDP is calling civil society organizations for the presentation of projects oriented to attention at the local level of the people in a situation of gender violence in the framework of the emergency sanitary for the second wave of COVID-19 spotlight Initiative…[more]
Call for Proposals for INGOs and NGOs Scaling Up Water Innovation in Northern Jordan
Deadline: 7 June 2021
UNDP is calling for proposals for INGOs and NGOs Scaling Up Water Innovation for Climate Security in Northern Jordan. The project will focus on the following countries to develop local capacity, deploy integrated solutions and support scale-up of climate financing: Egypt, Iraq, State of Palestine, Tunisia, Yemen, as well as a response to the Syria crisis in Jordan as a host country of Syrian refugees…[more]
UNDP inviting NGOs to support large ethnic minority populations in Vietnam
Deadline: 14 June 2021
UNDP is calling for proposals to support provinces with large ethnic minority populations to move towards inclusive and citizen-centric e-services survivors…[more]
Grants for Enhancing Explosive Ordnance Risks Prevention in Ukraine
Deadline: 14 June 2021
The Project now seeks to recruit qualified and experienced Company (- ies) / Organization (-s) specialized in Explosive Ordnance Risk Education (EORE) which will be able to mobilize and deploy necessary resources to conduct EORE direct sessions for different group of population in Luhansk and Donetsk oblast…[more]
2021 WFP Innovation Challenge
Deadline: 7 June 2021
The World Food Programme (WFP) has launched the WFP Innovation Challenge 2021 in search of game-changing ideas to build stronger, more sustainable food systems addressing hunger, and in preparation for the upcoming UN Food Systems Summit…[more]
UNOPS Call for Proposals: Community Liaison and Explosive Ordnance Risk Education (Iraq)
Deadline: 14 June 2021
UNOPS is calling for proposals for Community Liaison and Explosive Ordnance Risk Education for affected populations in Ninewa Governorate, with a focus on Ninewa Plains, Tel Afar, and Mosul district to facilitate Explosive Ordnance Risk Mitigation and Risk Education to change the behavior of populations affected by Explosive Ordnance in the Ninewa governorate of Iraq…[more]
Explosive Ordnance Risk Education: National Capacity Building and Implementation in Priority and Hard-to-Reach Communities in Libya
Deadline: 8 June 2021
This project aims to provide needed resources to implement Explosive Ordnance Risk Education (EORE) activities that are identified in the UNMAS Libya CPS 2020-21 and for which no resources were secured in 2020-21…[more]
Energy Transition Partnership Program – Indonesia, Philippines and Viet Nam
Deadline: 14 June 2021
The program under this Call for Proposal also enables ETP to ensure that its own support to energy transition processes critically targets priority issues and the most critical impediments and bottlenecks to enable the transition to retain momentum and reach the envisaged results of the Southeast Asia (SEA) countries attaining their Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris climate goals…[more]
National Calls for Proposals: Supporting Remittances in Times of Crisis (Kenya)
Deadline: 30 June 2021
The Financing Facility for Remittances (FFR) of IFAD is pleased to announce the second round of National Calls for Proposals 2021: supporting remittances in times of crisis. IFAD’s FFR welcomes strategic partnerships linking for-profit entities with non-profit organizations, formal financial intermediaries, money transfer operators, microfinance institutions, financial cooperatives, postal networks, philanthropic organizations, investment funds, local and national governments, among others…[more]
UNESCO: Conducting Capacity Building of Media Professionals (Gambia)
Deadline: 16 June 2021
Within the framework of this Request for Proposals, the UNESCO Dakar office seeks to contract an organization capable of conducting capacity building for media professionals on election reporting with a focus on conflict-sensitive journalism, disinformation, and countering hate speech…[more]
Call for Proposals for Open Innovation Challenge Fund – Uganda
Deadline: 18 June 2021
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Uganda in collaboration with the Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited (SBUL) and Stanbic Business Incubator Limited (SBIL) hereby invite you to submit a Proposal to an Open Innovation Challenge Fund Call for the Youth4Business Innovation and Entrepreneurship Facility…[more]
Moldova: Call for Proposals for Community Development Projects
Deadline: 14 June 2021
The “EU4Moldova: Key Regions” program has launched a call for funding for projects for the development of community utilities infrastructure and the provision of local public services in urban and rural communities in Cahul and Ungheni districts.
The call for project proposals is implemented by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) with the financial support of the European Union…[more]
UNESCO: Social Media 4 Peace – Bosnia and Herzegovina
Deadline: 15 June 2021
UNESCO and the European Union have launched a new multi-year project entitled ‘Social Media 4 Peace’ to strengthen the resilience of civil society to potentially harmful content spread online, in particular hate speech inciting violence, while enhancing the promotion of peace through digital technologies, notably social media…[more]
Moldova: Selecting Plastic Collective System Management Entity Responsible for Reverse Vending Machines Operation
Deadline: 14 June 2021
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Moldova invites interested specialized companies to apply for being selected as an implementing partner for plastic bottles collecting through Reverse Vending Machines (RVM)…[more]
UNDP: Providing information on the Community Mobilization Grant Competition in Ukraine
Deadline: 8 June 2021
This Announcement aims to provide information on the Community Mobilization Grant Competition for NGOs operating in the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts, conducted by the UN Peacebuilding and Peacebuilding Program, and to explain the procedure for submitting project proposals…[more]
Call for Proposals: Biodiversity Finance Initiative (South Africa)
Deadline: 10 June 2021
UNDP is calling for proposals for Biodiversity Finance Initiative to improve the property rates legislation, interpretation, and applications to protected areas. The Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) is implemented by the United Nations Development Programme, with financial support from the European Commission and the Governments of Germany, Switzerland, Norway and Flanders…[more]
UNDP: Supporting other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures in India
Deadline: 7 June 2021
The North-East OECMs Initiative will be implemented by United Nations Development Programme in partnership with the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change and National Biodiversity Authority, and is being funded by the Federal Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Federal Republic of Germany…[more]
Provision of Explosive Ordnance Risk Education to Returnees in Afghanistan
Deadline: 8 June 2021
The UNOPS Peace and Security Cluster invites interested and eligible applicants to apply for a Call for Proposals (CFP) for the grant project: Provision of Explosive Ordnance Risk Education to Returnees in Afghanistan…[more]
UNDP announces Crowdfunding Academy 2021 in Ukraine
Deadline: 15 June 2021
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has announced applications for Crowdfunding Academy 2021 to help entrepreneurs to attract the necessary funding to develop their own business…[more]
Call for Proposals for Development of Mobile Friendly-Site and Knowledge Hubs – Grenada and Jamaica
Deadline: 14 June 2021
UN Women Multi-Country Office (MCO) Caribbean is seeking to partner with an NGO to support the development of a knowledge hub of critical gender and women’s rights research, including feminist research for Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique…[more]
UNDP: Selection of an NGO / CSO for the Development of the Domestic Energy in Chad
Deadline: 5 June 2021
UNDP is calling expressions of Interests for the Selection of an NGO / CSO for the development of the domestic energy component of the project to support the development of energy offers from renewable sources…[more]
UN Women Call for Proposals for Civil Society Organisations in Guyana
Deadline: 7 June 2021
The UN Women Multi-Country Office (MCO) Caribbean, is seeking to partner with Civil Society Organization(s) to establish a CSO network for social justice activism to promote demand-driven quality service access and delivery…[more]
Grenada: Call for Proposals for Small Grants Program
Deadline: 11 June 2021
Under the Spotlight Initiative, UN Women MCO- Caribbean invites proposals for Small Grants Program from eligible Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) based in Grenada to implement advocacy campaigns developed by the community that are evidence-based, theory driven, culturally relevant, strategic and sustainable, to promote positive social norms and practices on gender equality, healthy relationships, masculinities and non-violent parenting, and increase positive community responses to incidents of family and sexual violence…[more]
UN Women/Guyana: Call for Proposals for A Media Partner
Deadline: 7 June 2021
The UN Women Multi-Country Office (MCO) Caribbean is seeking a Media Partner to engage with other media, sports and other sectors to develop and roll out an advocacy campaign on harmful social norms and behaviours, and to provide supplies and materials related to advocacy and health/non-violence promotion (training and education tools) linked to champions/role models in areas such as sports and other sectors especially faith-based leaders…[more]
UN Women Call for Proposals for Civil Society Organisations in Guyana
Deadline: 7 June 2021
The UN Women Multi-Country Office (MCO) Caribbean is seeking to partner with Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) for the development of community accountability mechanisms on key Intimate Partner Violence/Sexual Gender Based Violence-related issues…[more]
Call for Proposals for Civil Society Organisations – Grenada, Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago
Deadline: 7 June 2021
UN Women Multi-Country Office (MCO) Caribbean is seeking to partner with Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Grenada, Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago, to provide technical and financial assistance on social accountability for women’s rights groups…[more]
UNCDF announces Pilot and Scale-Up Solar PayGo in Ethiopia
Deadline: 7 June 2021
UNCDF is inviting applications for Pilot and Scale-Up Solar PayGo to enhance the adoption and utilization of solar energy technologies in off-grid areas through leveraging digital services…[more]
Support to Community Infrastructure Reconstruction for Livelihood Recovery in Indonesia
Deadline: 7 June 2021
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) hereby invites you to participate in a Call for Proposal for CSO/NGO to support Sulawesi/Lombok Programme for Earthquake and Tsunami Infrastructure Reconstructive Assistance (PETRA) Project, Support to Community Infrastructures Reconstruction for Livelihood Recovery in Sembalun Sub-District, East Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara…[more]
UNDP: Support Strengthening of Civil Society Organizations representing Women (Montenegro)
Deadline: 14 June 2021
UNDP is calling for proposals to Support the Strengthening of Civil Society Organizations including organizations representing women from minority and disadvantaged groups, to advocate for the development and implementation of laws and policies in line with CEDAW and the Istanbul Convention, under the extension of Phase II of the Programme ¨Ending Violence against Women: Implementing Norms, Changing Minds…[more]
Request for Proposals: Fostering Sustainability and Resilience for Food Security (Uganda)
Deadline: 11 June 2021
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) invites applications/proposals from registered Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working in the Karamoja Region and have experience with land laws and land user rights and how they apply to the Karamoja region, particularly focusing on the project area of the Fostering Sustainability and Resilience for Food Security in the Karamoja Region…[more]
UN Women: Grants for ending Early and Forced Child Marriage in Morocco
Deadline: 17 June 2021
The United Nations entity for gender equality and the empowerment of women “UN Women” is now inviting qualified bidders to send their proposals for implementation of capacity building actions for justice professionals and advocacy and awareness actions to end early and forced marriages in Morocco. UN Women plans to initiate cooperation with a civil society organization in accordance with the present call…[more]