Africa: Small, Flexible and Unrestricted Grants are now accepting new proposals

[December 2022]

Jana Robeyst Trust Fund’s Small Conservation Grants
Deadline: 31-Dec-22
The Jana Robeyst Trust Fund (JRTF) is seeking applications for the Small Conservation Grants to provide financial resources to early career biologists/conservationists to carry out vital field conservation and research work in Africa…[more]

Request for Proposals: Contemplative Changemaking Grants
Deadline: 1-Feb-23
The Contemplative Changemaking Grants, of up to $10,000 (USD), will fund small-scale, impact-oriented work undertaken by individuals, community workers, and non-profit organizations that ground themselves in contemplative practices to achieve real impact in people’s everyday lives…[more]

The GSMA Innovation Fund for Anticipatory Humanitarian Action
Deadline: 19-Jan-23
The GSMA is open to applications from non-profit organisations (including NGOs, INGOs, humanitarian agencies and social enterprises) as well as for-profit organisations (limited to commercially viable start-ups, SMEs and social enterprises with up to 250 employees)…[more]

Mérieux Foundation’s Small Grants Program: Receive Financial Support
Deadline: 1-Mar-23
The Mérieux Foundation has announced the applications for the Small Grants Program that contributes towards financing projects that aim to improve the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases. The projects including as beneficiaries mothers and children will be given priority…[more]

4th International Call for Proposals: IKI Small Grants
Deadline: 15-Mar-23
The call reaches out to small sub-national, national, and regional organisations in ODA-eligible countries to propose small, context-tailored, and ambitious project ideas…[more]

[Small Grants Round] Commonwealth Blue Charter Project Incubator (£5000 to £50,000)
Deadline: 10-Jan-23
The Commonwealth Blue Charter Project Incubator supports the development of governments’ projects under the Commonwealth Blue Charter that accelerate their transition to fair, sustainable and inclusive marine conservation and maritime development, while mitigating and adapting to climate change…[more]

2022 Applications Open for the Noel Buxton Trust Grant
Deadline: Ongoing Opportunity
Applications are now open for the Noel Buxton Trust Grant to bring about relevant policy change through effective advocacy…[more]

Primate Conservation, Incorporated Grant Program: You can apply for up to $5,000 funds
Deadline: 1-Feb-23
Priority will be given to projects that study, in their natural habitat, the least known and most endangered species. The involvement of citizens from the country in which the primates are found will be a plus. The intent is to provide support for original research that can be used to formulate and to implement conservation plans for the species studied…[more]

German-Southern Africa Journalist Program
Deadline: 15-Feb-23
Once a year, journalists from southern Africa and Germany have the opportunity to work in Germany/southern Africa for a medium of their choice and also to produce articles for their home editorial office. The aim of the exchange program is to create public awareness for the continent of opportunity Africa and German-African issues. The program also wants to be a platform for the many exciting stories that are just waiting to be told…[more]

Call for Proposals: Ubumbano Solidarity Action
Deadline: Ongoing Opportunity
The ACT UBUMBANO is calling for proposals for Ubumbano Solidarity Action, a platform to facilitate connection of people and organisations, and to provide some financial support to enable those connections and actions to take place. Proposals are again invited from all their partners in the region…[more]

Request for Proposals: West Africa Regional Hub Small Grants Fund
Deadline: 5-Mar-23
Le Centre de Recherche et d’Action pour la Paix (CERAP), EGAP’s West Africa Regional Hub, is soliciting proposals for quantitative field studies on the theme of democracy, conflict, and polarization…[more]

The Southern-African Journalists’ Fellowship Programme 2023
Deadline: 15-Feb-23
The International Journalists‘ Programmes (IJP) offer a bursary to up to six young Southern African (SADC-Member States: Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe + kenya) and up to five young German journalists…[more]

Nominations Open for Conservation Award and Expedition Award
Deadline: 28-Feb-23
The African Bird Club (ABC) is inviting nominations for its Conservation Award and Expedition Award. ABC’s long-running Awards Programme supports a wide range of small to medium-sized projects in African countries, which benefit the conservation of birds and their habitats, with funds raised from donations and corporate sponsorships…[more]

SADC launches 2023 Tertiary Institution Essay Competition
Deadline: 28-Feb-23
The Secretariat of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) is pleased to announce the launch of the 2023 SADC Tertiary Institution Essay competition to all active tertiary institution-going learners…[more]

Merck Foundation Fashion Award “More Than a Mother” 2023
Deadline: 30-Sep-23
All African Fashion Students and Designers are invited to create and share designs to deliver strong and influential messages to raise awareness about Infertility Prevention, Breaking Infertility stigma, and/or Empowering Girls and Women through Education…[more]

Merck Foundation: Africa Media Recognition Awards “More Than a Mother” 2023
Deadline: 30-Sep-23
Media representatives and media students are invited to showcase their work to raise awareness about one or more of the following social issues such as: Breaking Infertility Stigma, Supporting Girl Education, Women Empowerment, Ending Child Marriage, Ending FGM, and/ or Stopping GBV at all levels…[more]

Call for Applications: Merck Foundation SONG AWARDS “Diabetes & Hypertension”
Deadline: 30-Oct-23
All African Singers and Musical Artists are invited to create and share a SONG with the aim to promote a healthy lifestyle and raise awareness about prevention and early detection of Diabetes and Hypertension…[more]

Merck Foundation Film Awards 2023 “Diabetes& Hypertension”
Deadline: 30-Oct-23
All African Filmmakers, Students of Film Making Training Institutions or Young Talents of Africa are invited to create and share a long or short FILMS, either drama, documentary or docudrama to deliver strong and influential messages to promote healthy lifestyle and raising awareness about prevention and early detection of Diabetes and Hypertension…[more]

Merck Foundation Fashion Awards 2023 “Diabetes & Hypertension”
Deadline: 30-Oct-23
All African Fashion Students and Designers are invited to create and share designs to deliver strong and influential messages to promote a healthy lifestyle and raise awareness about prevention and early detection of Diabetes and Hypertension…[more]

Merck Foundation Flim Award “More Than a Mother” 2023
Deadline: 30-Sep-23
All African Filmmakers, Students of Film Making Training Institutions or Young Talents of Africa are invited to create and share a long or short FILMS, either drama, documentary, or docudrama to deliver strong and influential messages to address one or more of the following social issues such as: Breaking Infertility Stigma, Supporting Girl Education, Women Empowerment, Ending Child Marriage, Ending FGM, and/ or Stopping GBV at all levels…[more]

Merck Foundation Song Awards “More Than a Mother” 2023
Deadline: 30-Sep-23
All African Singers and Musical Artists are invited to create and share a SONG with the aim to address one or more of the following social issues such as: Breaking Infertility Stigma, Supporting Girl Education, Women Empowerment, Ending Child Marriage, Ending FGM and/ or Stopping GBV at all levels…[more]

FOMA inviting Applications for Small Grants
Deadline: 30-Nov-22
The Friends of Malawi Association (FOMA) is inviting applications for Small Grants that is usually oriented toward social, educational and healthcare projects but that will consider any project that will improve the welfare of Malawians or further the objectives of the Association…[more]

Friends of Liberia inviting Applications for Small Grants Program
Deadline: Ongoing
Friends of Liberia (FOL) invites applications for small grants of up to $3000 supporting programs in the areas of General Education, Health Education, and Psychosocial Support Systems for Vulnerable Groups…[more]

U.S. Embassy in Kenya: Ambassadors Special Self Help Fund (SSH)
Deadline: 31-Dec-22
The Ambassador’s Special Self Help Fund (SSH) of the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi is pleased to request applications for funding under the Ambassador’s Special Self Help fund program…[more]

Sierra Leone: Right Sharing of World Resources Grant Program
Deadline: 31-Dec-22
RSWR supports income-generating, self-employment projects for poor women who are members of a self help group. The project must include a revolving loan component. They believe that small scale income-generating projects offer a means of establishing self sufficiency to very poor people…[more]

Liberia: Ambassador’s Special Self-Help Program
Deadline: 30-Apr-23
The Ambassador’s Special Self-Help (SSH) Fund is a grassroots assistance program that began in Togo in 1964 as an experimental and modest self-help program but has grown significantly since. The Ambassador’s Special Self-Help Fund allows the Ambassador to respond directly to requests from communities for small-scale, community-based development projects that promise to have immediate impact…[more]

MOPGA 2023: Visiting Fellowship Program for Young Researchers
Deadline: 16-Jan-23
This sixth Make Our Planet Great Again (MOPGA) call for applications is intended to welcome 40 young researchers wishing to carry out their research in France…[more]

2023 SADC Media Awards Competition
Deadline: 28-Feb-23
The SADC Media Awards are open to journalists from the SADC Member States. The first prize winners will receive their prizes and certificates on the margins of the 43rd SADC Summit of Heads of State and Government…[more]

Talku Talku Creative Grant Program (Nigeria)
Deadline: 30-Dec-22
The Talku Talku (TT) Creative Grant Program is offering $1,000 per quarter to upcoming and underserved creatives to help enhance their creative journey…[more]

Global Health Corps (GHC) welcomes Young Professionals to Apply for Africa Fellowship Program
Deadline: 11-Jan-23
Global Health Corps (GHC) welcomes young professionals from Burundi, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe to apply for paid 13 month fellowships with health organizations in Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda, and Zambia…[more]

Grant Assistance for Grass-Roots Human Security Projects (Mozambique)
Deadline: 31-Dec-22
The Embassy of Japan is providing Grant Assistance for Grass-Roots Human Security Projects in Mozambique. The GGP is intended to respond various development needs in a prompt and proper manner in order to directly support community-based organizations such as nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), schools and local governments…[more]

Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (Namibia)
Deadline: 10-Feb-23
The Embassy of Japan in Namibia has launched the applications for Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP). The GGP aims to bring direct and immediate impact on the well-being of disadvantaged communities at a grass-roots level by supporting relatively small development projects to be implemented by Non-Profit Organisations (NPOs)…[more]

Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects in Rwanda
Deadline: Ongoing Opportunity
The Government of Japan has announced Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP) in order to respond to diverse development needs in developing countries…[more]

South Africa: Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program
Deadline: 30-Apr-23
The U.S. Mission to South Africa, Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce that support is available through its Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program…[more]

Ambassador’s Special Self-Help Fund in Zimbabwe
Deadline: 15-Jan-23
The U.S. Department of State, through the U.S. Embassy in Zimbabwe, announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out a small, community-based development program…[more]

Ambassador’s SSH Program – PEPFAR Small Grants Fund (Zimbabwe)
Deadline: 15-Jan-23
The U.S. Department of State, through the U.S. Embassy in Zimbabwe, announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out a small, community-based development program…[more]

Call For Proposals: Grassroots Innovation Programme (South Africa)
Deadline: 31-Mar-23
The Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) an entity of the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) is calling for applications from grassroots innovators looking for funding, technical assistance and support for developing a new product or process up to prototype and proof of concept stage…[more]

Growthpoint Properties: Corporate Social Investment Program – South Africa
Deadline: 30-Mar-23
Growthpoint Properties is pleased to launch the Corporate Social Investment (CSI) programs that promote skills development and empowerment, rather than dependency…[more]

Call for Projects in South Africa: Adapting to Climate Change, Promoting Social Justice, Expanding Cooperation in Higher Education
Deadline: 30-Apr-23
The Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Mission to South Africa of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for Federal financial assistance to support projects that strengthen ties and build relationships between the United States and South Africa…[more]

U.S. Embassy Harare: PD Annual Program Statement in Zimbabwe
Deadline: 31-Jan-23
The U.S. Embassy Harare Public Diplomacy Section of the U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce that funding is available through its Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program. PD Harare invites proposals for projects that strengthen networks between the people of the United States and the people of Zimbabwe through exchanges highlighting the ideas and values…[more]

NOFO: Promoting Democratic Principles in Zimbabwe
Deadline: 31-Jan-23
The U.S. Embassy in Zimbabwe under the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for creative, sustainable, engaging projects that build support for democratic principles and values. Project proposals must be designed for a post-election time period and can address any facet of supporting democratic principles including advancing human rights, developing a free press, supporting free speech, increasing the engagement of citizens and civil society, raising awareness of disinformation, or other elements required for a strong, resilient democracy…[more]

Grants for Economic Advancement for Zimbabwe Creative Industries 2023
Deadline: 31-Jan-23
The Public Diplomacy (PD) section of the U.S. Embassy Zimbabwe under the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for programs for creative entrepreneurs to realize their full economic potential and build connections with their U.S. counterparts. The PD section invites proposals from non-profit organizations, civil society organizations, and U.S. government alumni to design and implement a creative entrepreneurship program that increases the use of digital technology, improves business acumen, and celebrates cultural heritage, identity and diversity…[more]

NOFO: U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation in Zambia
Deadline: 28-Dec-22
The U.S. Embassy in Lusaka is pleased to announce an open competition for organizations to submit ROUND 1 project proposals for funding through the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) to carry out an individual project to preserve cultural heritage in Zambia…[more]

Micro-Project Funding 2023 (Zambia)
Deadline: 15-Jan-23
If your community group, non-profit organisation, church group or similar is planning to engage in community-orientated developmental activities on a small scale, you are invited to submit your application for financial support in implementing a micro-project in Zambia…[more]

U.S. Ambassador’s Special Self Help Small Grants Program in Zambia
Deadline: 28-Feb-23
The U.S. Embassy in Zambia is pleased to announce the applications for Special Self-Help Small Grants Program to provide small-scale assistance directly to Zambian community-based organizations as part of an ongoing commitment by the U.S. government to support Zambian-driven development activities at the local level…[more]

CCBSA: 2023 Study Buddy Fund Bursary Programme (South Africa)
Deadline: 27-Jan-23
The Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA) has opened the application process for its Study Buddy Fund bursary programme…[more]