[March 2022]
This Water day, learn about grants that actively support initiatives for increasing communities’ access to water, leading to better healthcare, hygiene, and environment.
IWA Global Water Award: Call for Nominations
Deadline: 6-May-22
The International Water Association (IWA) has announced a call for nominations for the Global Water Award. The IWA Global Water Award recognises those individuals who, through innovative leadership and practice, have made a significant contribution to a world in which water is wisely managed. Showcasing exceptional individuals who have changed industry norms to create lasting progress, IWAs Global Water Award aims to recognise and reward those water innovators that are driving change…[more]
Submit Nominations for IWA Gender Diversity and Water Award
Deadline: 6-May-22
The International Water Association (IWA) has announced a call for nominations for the Gender Diversity and Water Award to recognise individuals for their outstanding professional contribution to the advancement of gender diversity supporting both equity and wider impactful change in the water sector…[more]
Entries Open for Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water – 11th Round
Deadline: 31-Dec-23
Entries are now open for the 2024 Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water (PSIPW), an international award focusing on water-related scientific innovation and judged by leading scientists from around the world. Five prizes are bestowed every two years…[more]
2023 Zayed Sustainability Prize: Call for Nominations
Deadline: 6-Jul-22
The Zayed Sustainability Prize, the UAE’s pioneering global award for recognising organisations and high schools with sustainability solutions, has announced that the 2023 cycle is now open for submissions. The Prize fund comes from the Abu Dhabi Government as a way to honour and continue the sustainability and humanitarian legacy of the founding father of the United Arab Emirates, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. Winners will be announced in 2023 during an Awards Ceremony as part of the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW)…[more]
Apply for Energy Globe Award
Deadline: 30-Mar-22
Nominations are now open for the Energy Globe Award to present successful sustainable projects to a global audience and to demonstrate that for most of their environmental problems feasible solutions are already available…[more]
Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship Accelerator Program
Deadline: 31-Mar-22
If you lead a mission-driven social enterprise looking to scale a proven impact model, then you’ve come to the right place! Miller Center’s Silicon Valley-based, globally recognized accelerator programs help leaders develop pathways to scale and prepare for next-level investment…[more]
IWA Young Leadership Award for Individuals contributing to the Water Sector – Apply Now!
Deadline: 6-May-22
Nominations are now open for the International Water Association (IWA) Young Leadership Award. The IWA Young Leadership Award is granted to an exceptional water professional age 35 or younger who has demonstrated significant achievements in his/her career…[more]
HEINEKEN Africa Foundation Grants for WASH and Mother & Child Healthcare
Deadline: 15-Apr-22
The HEINEKEN Africa Foundation’s Project works closely together with the HEINEKEN breweries in Sub-Saharan Africa and (N)GO’s to improve the health situation for needy communities living in the environment / catchment area of a HEINEKEN Sub Sahara African organization…[more]
Nominations Open for Future Food Asia Award 2022
Deadline: 1-Apr-22
Nominations are now open for the Future Food Asia Award 2022. In the past five years, FFA has acted as springboard for innovators and empowered over 60 early-stage startups from Asia Pacific by providing them the stage to present their cutting-edge innovations and distributed over US$ 1 million in awards…[more]
Open Call for Alstom Foundation Grant Program
Deadline: 13-May-22
The Alstom Foundation Grant Program is now open to support and fund projects which serve to improve living conditions in, and economic prospects of, communities located near Alstom’s facilities and sites around the world…[more]
India: The/Nudge Prize-Ashirvad Water Challenge
Deadline: 30-Apr-22
Applications are now open for The/Nudge Prize-Ashirvad Water Challenge to provide safe and adequate drinking water through individual household tap connections by 2024 to all households in rural India…[more]
Pilot Project: Septic Wastewater Systems Program (Canada)
Deadline: Ongoing Opportunity
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) is seeking applications for the Pilot Project: Septic Wastewater Systems Program. They fund pilot projects of initiatives that have the potential to capture and treat all wastewater in a target area to at least secondary standards using septic system technologies…[more]
India: The/Nudge Prize-Ashirvad Water Challenge
Deadline: 30-Apr-22
Applications are now open for The/Nudge Prize-Ashirvad Water Challenge to provide safe and adequate drinking water through individual household tap connections by 2024 to all households in rural India. The/Nudge Prize-Ashirvad Water Challenge is an independent contest run by The/Nudge Centre for Social Innovation…[more]
The Elisabeth and Amelie Fund Access to Water Grants Program (Belgium)
Deadline: 31-Mar-22
The King Baudouin Foundation is pleased to announce the Elisabeth and Amelie Fund Access to Water Grants program to Support projects of Belgian organizations working in countries in the southern hemisphere to improve access to water…[more]
Call for Proposals: Grants for Capacity Building for Water and Wastewater Operators (Canada)
Deadline: 25-Apr-22
The Government of Canada is accepting proposals for its Capacity Building for Water and Wastewater Operators Water and wastewater operators are vital to: ensuring First Nations communities have safe, clean drinking water and reliable infrastructure preventing long-term drinking water advisories and other health and safety risks…[more]
Call For Fund for Local Cooperation Project Proposals in Kyrgyzstan
Deadline: 15-May-22
The Embassy of Finland in Kyrgyzstan is seeking proposals for projects that it will fund through the Fund for Local Cooperation (FLC) instrument in 2022. The funding is meant to support projects by local civil society organizations…[more]
India Water Pitch-Pilot-Scale Start-up Challenge
Deadline: 11-May-22
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), Govt. of India, invites applications/ proposals from interested/ eligible start-ups to provide innovative technology, business solutions to address challenges in the urban water sector in India. MoHUA intends to select 100 start-ups providing workable and scalable solution for urban water problems…[more]
Canada Fund for Local Initiatives – Jamaica (2022)
Deadline: 01-Apr-22
The High Commission of Canada in Jamaica has announced its annual call for proposals for the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI), to support small-scale, high-impact projects in developing countries, which align with Global Affairs Canada’s thematic priority areas for engagement…[more]
Small-Scale Projects for Development and Cooperation 2022 in Botswana
Deadline: 29-Apr-22
The German Embassy Gaborone is seeking applications for Small-Scale Projects for Development and Cooperation 2022. Preference is generally given to projects in the sectors of poverty reduction, public health & sanitation improvement, income generation and basic education. There has to be a direct, concrete and sustainable impact for the beneficiaries…[more]
2022 United Nations World Oceans Day Photo Competition
Deadline: 15-Apr-22
The 2022 United Nations World Oceans Day Photo Competition is hosted by the United Nations, curated by Ellen Cuylaerts and a jury composed of world-renowned individuals. Photography is a powerful medium to convey a feeling or a message. This open and free photo competition seeks to inspire the creation of imagery capturing the beauty, the challenges and the importance of the ocean and humankind’s relation to it, hoping to contribute to actions to preserve this vital resource…[more]
The Elisabeth and Amelie Fund Access to Water Grants Program (Belgium)
Deadline: 31-Mar-22
The King Baudouin Foundation is pleased to announce the Elisabeth and Amelie Fund Access to Water Grants program to Support projects of Belgian organizations working in countries in the southern hemisphere to improve access to water. The Elisabeth and Amélie Fund supports initiatives of Belgian organizations active in Africa, Latin America, and Asia, which work with a local partner to improve access to water in a sustainable way…[more]
Canada Fund for Local Initiatives – Kazakhstan (2022)
The Embassy of Canada to Kazakhstan is pleased to launch its annual call for proposals for the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI). The CFLI is a program designed to support small-scale, high-impact projects in developing countries, which align with Global Affairs Canada’s thematic priority areas for engagement…[more]
2022 Australia Awards Scholarship in Palestinian Territories
Deadline: 29-Apr-22
The Australia Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) is inviting applications for the Australia Awards Scholarship in Palestinian Territories…[more]
CFPs: Canada Fund for Local Initiatives in Belize
Deadline: 30-Mar-22
The High Commission of Canada to Belize is pleased to launch its annual call for proposals for the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives. The CFLI is a program designed to support small-scale, high-impact projects in developing countries. These projects must address at least one of the thematic priority areas for engagement of the Government of Canada…[more]
Canada Fund for Local Initiatives – Tajikistan (2022)
Deadline: 1-Apr-22
The Embassy of Canada to Tajikistan is pleased to launch its annual call for proposals for the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI). The CFLI is a program designed to support small-scale, high-impact projects in developing countries, which align with Global Affairs Canada’s thematic priority areas for engagement…[more]
Ambassador’s Special Self-Help Program in Cameroon
Deadline: 30-Apr-22
The U.S. Embassy in Yaoundé, Cameroon, Political and Economic Section, is seeking proposals for community projects that address the improvement of people’s conditions in all ten regions of Cameroon. Proposals can address one or more of the following areas: Social Services (education, health, vocational training, and local development-bridges); Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH); Income Generating Activities; and, Environment and Agriculture…[more]
2022 Australia Awards Scholarship in Vietnam
Deadline: 29-Apr-22
The Australia Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) is inviting applications for the Australia Awards Scholarship in the Vietnam. Australia Awards scholarships are prestigious international awards offered by the Australian Government to the next generation of global leaders for development…[more]
Tunisia: 2022-23 Canada Fund for Local Initiatives
Deadline: 31-Mar-22
The Embassy of Canada to Tunisia is pleased to announce a call for proposals for the 2022-23 Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI). The Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI) is an important component of the Canadian Government’s development assistance envelope. Reflecting the priorities of the Government of Canada in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and taking into account the socioeconomic and political context in the country…[more]
WaterSMART Small-Scale Water Efficiency Projects in the US
Deadline: 28-Apr-22
The Bureau of Reclamation is seeking applications for the WaterSMART Small-Scale Water Efficiency Projects to provide funding for small-scale on-the-ground water efficiency projects which seek to implement work identified in an applicant’s water planning efforts…[more]