In honor of Humanitarian Day 2024, we have compiled a list of international donors who are offering special funding opportunities for organizations that provide life-saving aid during crises. Whether it’s disaster relief, conflict resolution, or emergency healthcare, these grants are designed to support your efforts and bring about meaningful change in vulnerable communities. Check out the list below:
Applications open for Unifor Social Justice Fund
Deadline: 2-Sep-24
Applications are now open for the Unifor Social Justice Fund…[more]
Call for Entries: Luis Valtueña International Humanitarian Photography Award
Deadline: 4 October 2024
The Médicos del Mundo Spain announces the Luis Valtueña International Humanitarian Photography Award, aimed at recognizing and disseminating the best images that singularly demonstrate social inequities, injustices and/or human rights abuses, as well as the situations that either foster or fight against them…[more]
Call for Proposals: Tech for Good Impact Awards
Deadline: 30-Sep-24
The Zendesk Foundation is currently accepting applications for Tech for Good Impact Awards to provide free software and multiple grants to global nonprofit organizations…[more]
Call for Nominations: Hilton Humanitarian Prize
Deadline: 30-Apr-25
Nominations are now open for the Hilton Humanitarian Prize…[more]
ICAERUS call for Farming, Forestry and Rural Challenges (FFRC)
Deadline: 16 October 2024
The ICAERUS is pleased to announce the PULL Open Calls for farming, forestry and rural challenges to showcase and support the effective, efficient and safe deployment of drones, as well as identify the risks and added value associated with their risk…[more]
Grant for a new Humanitarian Perspective
Deadline: 31 August 2024
The Action Contre La Faim has launched the second edition of its grant for a new humanitarian perspective to encourage reflection on the future of humanitarian imagery, in order to imagine its future development together and foster a new perspective…[more]
Versacare Foundation: Catalyst and Venture Grants
Deadline: 31-Oct-24
The Versacare Foundation is currently accepting applications for the Catalyst and Venture Grants…[more]
CFPs: Standard Protocols for Alert and Forecast Systems in High-Impact Weather & Geological Disasters
Deadline: 20-Nov-24
The European Commission (EC) has issued a call for proposals to develop standardized protocols for implementing alert and impact forecasting systems, as well as transnational emergency management, in high-impact weather/climatic and geological disaster areas…[more]
Call for Project Proposals: Winner will receive funding up to € 100,000
Deadline: 13-Oct-24
The 2025 RISK Award is looking for project proposals under the topic “Children and youths as agents of change for Disaster risk reduction (DRR)”…[more]
Call for Proposals on the European Hub for Vaccine Development
Deadline: 5-Sep-24
The European Commission (EC) has announced a call for proposals on the European Hub for vaccine development…[more]
Call for Proposals: Next-Generation Respiratory Protection
Deadline: 5-Sep-24
The European Commission (EC) is seeking proposals for Next-Generation Respiratory Protection…[more]
Grants for Advancing Innovative Medicine Manufacturing Technologies
Deadline: 5-Sep-24
The European Commission (EC) has announced a call for proposals to support innovative manufacturing technologies and processes in the Union for medicines production…[more]
Call for Proposals to support the Development of Novel Antivirals
Deadline: 5-Sep-24
The European Commission (EC) is offering grants to support the development of novel antivirals under the EU4 Health Programme (EU4H)…[more]
Inter-American Foundation Research Fellowship Program
Deadline: 3 December 2024
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF), in conjunction with the Social Science Research Council (SSRC), welcomes applicants for its new Research Fellowship Program to advance rigorous field-based research on actionable questions about community-led development in Latin America and the Caribbean…[more]
Grants to support Hi-tech Capacities for Crisis Response and Recovery after NaTech Disaster
Deadline: 20-Nov-24
The European Commission (EC) is offering grants to support Hi-tech capacities for crisis response and recovery after a natural-technological (NaTech) disaster…[more]
Call for Proposals: Climate Change AI Innovation Grants 2024
Deadline: 15-Sep-2024
With the support of Quadrature Climate Foundation, Google DeepMind, and Global Methane Hub, Climate Change AI (CCAI) is excited to announce funding of up to USD 1.4M for projects at the intersection of AI and climate change…[more]
Call for Proposals: Prepositioning Assistive Products for Humanitarian Emergencies
Deadline: 13-Sep-2024
The ATscale Secretariat, hosted by the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) in Geneva, Switzerland, invites interested and eligible non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and other non-profit organizations, as well as UN entities, to respond to a call for proposals for the grant project: ‘Prepositioning of assistive products for humanitarian emergencies’…[more]
TC Energy’s Social Impact Program – United States and Canada
Deadline: 08-Nov-2024
TC Energy is currently accepting applications for the Social Impact Program…[more]
NDN Collective Community Action Fund 2024
Deadline: 31-Oct-24
NDN Collective is accepting applications for the Community Action Fund which provides urgent funding to frontline organizations, groups and individuals most impacted by local challenges, ensuring that resources and decision-making lies with those who are best equipped to solve pressing issues and address imminent threats…[more]
Direct Aid Program 2024-25 (Indonesia)
Deadline: 08-Sep-2024
The Australian Consulate-General in Makassar is inviting applications to support projects with a strong development focus that complement Australia’s broader aid program which contributes to sustainable economic growth and poverty reduction…[more]
Applications open for Local Partner Fund – Congo DR
Deadline: 15-Sep-2024
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is currently accepting applications for the Local Partner Fund (LPF)…[more]
Friends of Burkina Faso Grant Program
Deadline: 31-Aug-2024
The Friends of Burkina Faso/Les Amis du Burkina Faso (FBF) is currently accepting proposals for its grant program…[more]
Strengthening Rural Communities Prepare and Recover Program (Round 22) – Australia
Deadline: 5-Sep-24
The Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR) is offering grants to support communities in remote, rural and regional communities across Australia to implement initiatives that prevent and prepare for future climate-related impacts, or recover from existing disasters in the medium to long-term timeframe, generally one to ten years after a disaster…[more]
Subhas Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar 2024 (India)
Deadline: 31 August 2024
The Government of India decided to Institute an award designated as Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar Award 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]
Nominations open for Neptune State Prize for Water – Austria
Deadline: 14-Oct-24
Nominations are now open for the Neptune State Prize for Water that promote appreciation for water and its sustainable use in Austria…[more]
Apply for Contest: “Adverse Impact of the Ecological Disaster in the Aral Sea Region” (Uzbekistan)
Deadline: 15 September 2024
The United Nations Development Programme in Uzbekistan has announced a contest for photos and articles on “Adverse impact of the ecological disaster in the Aral Sea region”…[more]
Call for Applications: Small Project and Support Fund Program (Component 2) – South Africa
Deadline: Ongoing Opportunity
Applications are now open for the Small Project and Support Fund (SPSF) to empower communities to act and participate in their own development through actions that are designed, implemented and owned by the communities themselves…[more]
Disaster Risk Reduction – Climate Adaptation Funding Stream (Canada)
Deadline: 04-Oct-2024
Applications are now open for the Disaster Risk Reduction – Climate Adaptation Funding Stream to support eligible applicants to reduce disaster risks from natural hazards and climate-related events…[more]
Australian Embassy in Egypt: Direct Aid Program
Deadline: 01-Sep-2024
The Australian Embassy in Egypt is welcoming applications for the Direct Aid Program (DAP), a small grants initiative funded by Australia’s aid budget…[more]
Applications open for WISE-SCOPE Fellowship Program – India
Deadline: 31 August 2024
The Department of Science & Technology (DST) is seeking applications for its Women In Science and Engineering (WISE)-Societal Challenges with Opportunities (SCOPE) Fellowship Program to provide opportunity to Women Scientists and Technologists who have completed Ph.D. and want to utilize their S&T knowledge and expertise for the benefit of society…[more]
Tuvalu: Direct Aid Program (2024-25)
Deadline: 20-Sep-24
The Australian High Commission Tuvalu is currently accepting applications for the Direct Aid Program…[more]
Community Strengthening Grants Program: Community Safety Stream (Australia)
Deadline: 02-Sep-2024
The Community Safety stream is providing grants to assist incorporated groups and organisations to undertake projects within Golden Plains Shire which increase the community’s capacity, resilience and connection to plan for, rebuild and recover from emergencies or ongoing risks…[more]
NIDIS Understanding and Assessing Drought in a Changing Climate Competition – US
Deadline: 18-Sep-2024
The Climate Program Office (CPO) is inviting applications for the Understanding and Assessing drought in a Changing Climate Competition…[more]
