[October 2021]
On 24 October 2021, the year marks the 75th anniversary of the United Nations (UN). Every day, the United Nations works to tackle Global Challenges and promotes peace, cooperation, and progress worldwide.
On this day, fundsforNGOs present you a list of funding opportunities launched by the United Nations (UN) and its specialized agencies offering grants and fellowships to organizations and individuals to create strong partnerships for bringing about social change.
The opportunities are listed below:
UNESCO: Hamdan Prize for Teacher Development
Deadline: 31-Oct-21
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]
UNESCO-Aschberg Programme for Artists and Cultural Professionals
Deadline: 3-Dec-21
Call for Projects is now open for the UNESCO-Aschberg programme with the mission is to improve the social and economic protection of artists, decent employment and the balanced circulation of cultural goods and services…[more]
UNEP Call: Digitalisation for Flexible and Resilient Energy Systems
Deadline: 30-Nov-21
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has launched a public call for pilot projects on digitalisation for flexible and resilient energy systems to step up global climate action and uptake of clean energy models…[more]
UNCDF Open Call: Conducting the Digital and Financial Literacy Survey
Deadline: 29-Oct-21
The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), under its joint Pacific Digital Economy Programme (PDEP), are looking to develop activities with legally established research institutions, think tanks, private and public sector organizations that can conduct the rollout of the digital and financial literacy (DFL) survey in seven Pacific Island Countries (PICs) including Fiji, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, and Timor Leste…[more]
Short Film Competition across Sub-Saharan Africa
Deadline: 14-Nov-21
The NETFLIX & UNESCO has announced Short Film Competition across Sub-Saharan Africa to individuals seeking to venture into feature film development and production…[more]
Georgia: Grants for Modernization of Vocational Education and Training system (Phase II)
Deadline: 11-Nov-21
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has launched a call for proposal for its Modernization of Vocational Education and Training system (VET) related to agriculture that aims at creating and developing a modern system of vocational education and extension in agriculture in Georgia…[more]
Open Call for Civil Society Organizations in Georgia
Deadline: 5-Nov-21
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) Small Grants Programme (SGP) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) are announcing an open call for civil society organizations to nominate the candidates for the Small Grants Programme (SGP) National Steering Committee membership…[more]
Call for Proposals: Green Matching Grants Program (Georgia)
Deadline: 31-Dec-21
The European Union (EU), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the Rural Development Agency of Georgia’s Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture are inviting rural households and businesses to take part in the Green Matching Grants Programme and get access to energy-efficient and renewable energy technologies…[more]
Grants for Project Regional Program of Local Democracy in Western Balkans (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Deadline: 8-Nov-21
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is inviting all civil society organizations (CSOs) from Bosnia and Herzegovina to submit proposals for the project Regional Program of Local Democracy in the Western Balkans 2 (ReLOaD2) in the municipality of Vitez…[more]
Innovation Challenge in response to COVID-19 (Algeria)
Deadline: 31-Oct-21
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is seeking applications for Innovation Challenge in response to COVID-19 a competition of ideas and / or innovative solutions, intended for women and to young people, which aims to respond to specific development challenges, to which solutions and’ traditional’ tools cannot answer…[more]
UN Women CFPs on gender equality and prevention of violence against women (Tajikistan)
Deadline: 3-Nov-21
UN Women is calling for proposals for community mobilization on gender equality and the prevention of violence against women and girls in Tajikistan…[more]
RFA: Awareness and Training in Digital Financial Literacy for Utility Providers and Customers (Zambia)
Deadline: 31-Oct-21
The UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) and the Ministry of Finance (MOF) in Zambia have partnered with India-UN Development Partnership Fund to empower thirty thousand (30,000) women and youth in Zambia with increased access and usage of utility and digital financial services…[more]
CFPs for Nigeria Youth Fellows Programme
Deadline: 30-Oct-21
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is inviting you to submit a Proposal to this Call for Proposal (CFP) for Nigeria Youth Fellows Programme…[more]