[August 2025]
In today’s increasingly complex global landscape, humanitarian organizations play a vital role in responding to emergencies, conflicts and natural disasters. However, securing adequate funding remains one of the biggest challenges for NGOs, nonprofits and grassroots initiatives engaged in humanitarian relief. To support these critical efforts, we are providing you with a curated list of numerous international donors, government agencies, foundations and multilateral institutions which are offering grants and funding opportunities designed to bolster humanitarian response and recovery.
Open Call: Grant for a New Humanitarian Perspective
Deadline: 31-Aug-2025
The Action Against Hunger has launched the third edition of its Grant for a New Humanitarian Perspective—a renewed and reimagined version of the initiative…[more]
Call for Entries: 29th Luis Valtueña International Humanitarian Photography Award
Deadline: 10-Oct-2025
Médicos del Mundo Spain has launched the 29th Luis Valtueña International Humanitarian Photography Award. This award recognizes and promotes powerful images that highlight social inequities, injustices, human rights violations, or the contexts that lead to or combat these issues…[more]
Nominations open for Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize 2026
Deadline: 30-Apr-26
Nominations are now open for the Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize. The Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize is the world’s largest annual humanitarian award presented to a nonprofit organization judged to have made extraordinary contributions toward alleviating human suffering…[more]
IASC e-learning on Gender Equality in Humanitarian Action Course
Deadline: Ongoing
UN Women invites applications for the IASC e-learning on Gender Equality in Humanitarian Action course to provide introductory guidance – through information and practical examples – on the fundamentals of applying a gender-equality approach across all stages of the humanitarian programming cycle, based on the content of the IASC’s 2017 Gender Handbook for Humanitarian Action…[more]
CFAs: Impacts of Culture and the Arts on Health and Well-Being Programme
Deadline: 16-Sep-25
Applications are now open for the Impacts of Culture and the Arts on Health and Well-Being Programme…[more]
CFAs: Humanitarian Demining/Unexploded Ordnance Disposal (UXO) of Civil Areas and Unexploded Ordnance Risk Education
Deadline: 12 November 2025
The European Commission is inviting submissions for the Humanitarian Demining/Unexploded Ordnance Disposal (UXO) of Civil Areas and Unexploded Ordnance Risk Education topic…[more]
Request for Expression of Interest: Humanitarian Cash Transfer (HCT) Intervention – Cameroon
Deadline: 02-Sep-2025
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund has launched a call for expressions of interest aimed at supporting health, nutrition, and social protection interventions in Cameroon’s East and Adamaoua regions…[more]
Call for EOIs: Humanitarian Cash Transfer – North and Far North Cameroon
Deadline: 02-Sep-2025
In partnership with United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund, a new humanitarian initiative is being launched in the Adamaoua and Far North regions of Cameroon to provide targeted cash assistance and strengthen local systems for vulnerable families, especially those with children…[more]
CFAs: Information Management Services for Rohingya Refugees (Bangladesh)
Deadline: 31-Aug-2025
UNHCR Bangladesh is inviting Expressions of Interest (EOIs) from experienced organizations to provide Information Management Services for Rohingya refugees residing in Cox’s Bazar and Bhasan Char. The goal is to strengthen data systems and improve evidence-based humanitarian assistance…[more]
Call for Applications: Australian Embassy Direct Aid Program (Palau)
Deadline: 02-Sep-2025
The Australian Embassy in the Republic of Palau is inviting applications for the Direct Aid Program (DAP), a flexible, small grants initiative funded by the Australian Government to support non-government organisations and community groups engaged in development projects…[more]
Entries open for Jeevan Raksha Padak Series of Awards (India)
Deadline: 30 September 2025
The Ministry of Home Affairs is pleased to invite nominations for its Jeevan Raksha Padak Series of Awards to recognize a person for saving someone’s life. The award is given for meritorious act of humane nature in saving the life of a person in cases like drowning in water, accidents, fire incidents, electrocution, natural calamities, rescue operation in mines etc…[more]
Supporting Vulnerable Children’s Education and Employment (Denmark)
Deadline: 05-Oct-2025
The Lauritzen Foundation supports projects that facilitate vulnerable children’s way into education and employment. Their projects have been more focused on vulnerable children and young people. They believe that in order to pull together as a unit in the future they need to make sure that all hands have the strength to do the lifting…[more]
Request for EOIs: Provision of Logistics and Warehouse Management of Non-Food Items and Medicines for Distribution to Rohingya Refugees (Bangladesh)
Deadline: 31-Aug-2025
UNHCR is inviting qualified partners, especially national NGOs, to submit concept notes for managing logistics, warehousing, and inventory of essential supplies for the Rohingya refugee response. This includes Core Relief Items, shelter materials, medicines, and other non-food items…[more]
The Jerusalem Fund offers Grants for Humanitarian Assistance in Palestine
Deadline: 15-Oct-2025
The Jerusalem Fund is offering grants to support humanitarian assistance for Palestinians in the West Bank, Gaza, and Jerusalem, as well as Palestinian refugees in Syria and Lebanon. They also fund projects that help Palestinians share their history and struggle with Western audiences…[more]
Call for Nominations: Subhas Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar (India)
Deadline: 30 September 2025
The Government of India has decided to Institute an award designated as “Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabhandhan Puraskar” to recognize the excellent work done by Individuals and Institutions in India in the field of Disaster Management like Prevention, Mitigation, Preparedness, Rescue, Response, Relief, Rehabilitation, Research/Innovations or Early Warning…[more]
Woodroffe Benton Foundation Small Grant Programme (August 2025 Funding Round) – UK
Deadline: 31-Aug-2025
The Woodroffe Benton Foundation has opened its August 2025 Small Grant Programme, focusing on projects that improve the quality of life and social engagement for people with severe physical and/or learning disabilities in England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland…[more]
