A Comprehensive List of Opportunities for NGOs Working in Africa

(July 2019)

Ecologists in Africa Grant Program to Provide Support of Up to £8,000
The British Ecological Society (BES) is seeking applications for its Ecologists in Africa Grant Program to carry out innovative ecological research…[more]

Innovative Ideas Mini Grants on Safer Workspaces in East Africa
Hivos East Africa’s safeguarding role in creating safer work-spaces for women in partnership with stakeholders from different sectors intends to offer limited number of mini grants to support organizations with innovative ideas that seek to test ways to tackle, prevent and or respond to sexual harassment vice in different sectors…[more]

Community Media Fund in East, West and Southern Africa to Strengthen Citizen Journalism
The Bloomberg Media Initiative Africa (BMIA) and the Ford Foundation have partnered to establish a Community Media Fund (CMF) to enhance citizens’ access to relevant information that enables the public to support policies and practices that drive inclusive economic and human development locally, regionally and nationally. The CMF’s will make disbursements to grantees in East, West and Southern Africa regions…[more]

Apply for Swiss Africa Business Innovation Initiative
If you are an entrepreneur or a startup from a Sub-Saharan African innovation hub in the field of Mobile health, Pharmacometrics, Innovative Financing or Digital Humanities then join the Swiss Sub-Saharan business development program…[more]

UN Trust Fund’s Call for Proposals to Address Violence against Women and Girls in Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa
The UN Trust Fund has announced a call for proposals for projects to prevent and end violence against women and girls under the Spotlight Initiative in Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa…[more]

West Africa Rapid Response Fund for Acute Humanitarian Needs Resulting from New Internal Displacement
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) is seeking applications for a cooperative agreement from qualified entities to implement the West Africa Rapid Response Fund for Acute Humanitarian Needs Resulting from New Internal Displacement…[more]

East and Central Africa Rapid Response Fund for Acute Humanitarian Needs Resulting from New Internal Displacement
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) is seeking applications for a cooperative agreement from qualified entities to implement the East and Central Africa Rapid Response Fund for Acute Humanitarian Needs Resulting from New Internal Displacement…[more]

Southern Africa Rapid Response Fund for Acute Humanitarian Needs Resulting from Sudden Onset Flooding and Cyclones
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) is seeking applications for a cooperative agreement from qualified entities to implement the Southern Africa Rapid Response Fund for Acute Humanitarian Needs Resulting from Sudden-Onset Flooding and Cyclones…[more]

PFAN Open Call for Climate & Clean Energy Projects in West Africa
The Private Financing Advisory Network (PFAN) has opened the call for Climate & Clean Energy Projects that deliver adaptation-related and climate resilience benefits in West Africa…[more]

Call for Climate & Clean Energy Projects from Southern Africa
The Private Financing Advisory Network (PFAN) has announced a special call for proposals for projects that deliver adaptation-related and climate resilience benefits in Southern Africa…[more]

PFAN Call for Proposals: Climate Adaptation and Clean Energy Project in Eastern Africa
The Private Financing Advisory Network (PFAN) has announced a call for proposal for projects that deliver adaptation-related and climate resilience benefits in Eastern Africa…[more]

Apply for Peace Revolution’s 4th Amani Training for Africa
Applications are now open for Peace Revolution’s 4th Amani Training for Africa…[more]

African Union Kwame Nkrumah Awards for Scientific Excellence is now open for Nominations
Nominations are now open for African Union Kwame Nkrumah Awards for Scientific Excellence (AUKNASE) Continental & Regional Awards 2019…[more]

Innovating Education in Africa Expo 2019 is now open
Applicants are invited to apply for Innovating Education in Africa Expo 2019 which is a flagship event of the African Union Commission intended to showcase practical social and technological innovations aimed at enhancing access, quality, relevance and inclusion in education in order to release the potential for empowerment, employability and inventiveness…[more]

Rapid Action Grants supporting African CSOs to Conserve Threatened Species
IUCN SOS (Save Our Species) is issuing a call to Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to submit proposals targeting the conservation of any or all of the target species and other threatened African species according to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (i.e. those species that are assessed as Vulnerable (VU), Endangered (EN), or Critically Endangered (CR))…[more]

The Jana Robeyst Trust Fund in the Sub-Saharan Africa
The Jana Robeyst Trust Fund (JRTF) is seeking applications for its “Small Conservation Grants” to provide financial resources to early career scientists/conservationists and non-profit organizations to carry out vital field conservation and research work in Africa…[more]

2019 Pan-African Awards for Entrepreneurship in Education
Applications are open for 2019 Pan-African Awards for Entrepreneurship in Education to recognise African-driven and African based organisations addressing skill gaps, financial insecurity and underemployment through innovative entrepreneurial education programmes…[more]

yher 2019 Accelerator Program for Passionate Female Impact Entrepreneurs in Africa
Are you a Female Founder that has already launched a business that is making a difference in their community or in the lives of the women and girls (by improving education, health, homes or creating good jobs)? Do you want to scale their venture to impact many more people? Are you on a clear path to revenue? If yes, then apply now for the yher Africa 2019 Accelerator Program…[more]

North Africa Cultural Program (NACP) – Regional Fund
The Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC) is pleased to announce its Regional Fund for supporting projects that involve collaborations between arts and culture entities from at least two of the five North African countries (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Egypt) but may also include additional partners from the rest of the Arab region, Africa, and beyond. However, the applicants (two or more) must be based in at least two different North African countries…[more]

North Africa Cultural Program (NACP) – National Fund
The Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC) has launched its Grants under National Fund to support is in the form of core and program funding to strengthen the structures of independent arts and culture entities and for their increased engagement and outreach, as well as the training and skill-building of young artists and emerging professionals…[more]

Country Specific

Kenya

Nigeria – USAID/Nigeria’s Integrated Child Health and Social Services Award (ICHSSA) Activity

Rwanda – Submit Your Applications for Improving Early Childhood Development in Rwanda

South Africa – 2019 South Africa Community College Administrator Program Pre-departure Orientation Logistics

Uganda – Call For Proposals: F-Sure Karamoja Project Micro-Grants

Zambia