Open Grants for NGOs and Individuals in Africa

(June 2019)

We have made a list of open funding opportunities for African NGOs and Individuals. Check the list below:

Innovating Education in Africa Expo 2019 is now open
Applicants are invited to apply for Innovating Education in Africa Expo 2019 which is a flagship event of the African Union Commission intended to showcase practical social and technological innovations aimed at enhancing access, quality, relevance and inclusion in education in order to release the potential for empowerment, employability and inventiveness…[more]

African Union Kwame Nkrumah Awards for Scientific Excellence is now open for Nominations
Nominations are now open for African Union Kwame Nkrumah Awards for Scientific Excellence (AUKNASE) Continental & Regional Awards 2019…[more]

Apply for Peace Revolution’s 4th Amani Training for Africa
Applications are now open for Peace Revolution’s 4th Amani Training for Africa. This training provides applicants with Tools and practices to nurture their inner peace, good habits and mindful leadership skills such as self-discipline, mental clarity, and compassion. Those tools are destined to take the applicant to the next level of their overall performance…[more]

Rapid Action Grants supporting African CSOs to Conserve Threatened Species
IUCN SOS (Save Our Species) is issuing a call to Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to submit proposals targeting the conservation of any or all of the target species and other threatened African species according to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (i.e. those species that are assessed as Vulnerable (VU), Endangered (EN), or Critically Endangered (CR))…[more]

The Jana Robeyst Trust Fund in the Sub-Saharan Africa
The Jana Robeyst Trust Fund (JRTF) is seeking applications for its “Small Conservation Grants” to provide financial resources to early career scientists/conservationists and non-profit organizations to carry out vital field conservation and research work in Africa…[more]

PFAN Open Call for Climate & Clean Energy Projects in West Africa
The Private Financing Advisory Network (PFAN) has opened the call for Climate & Clean Energy Projects that deliver adaptation-related and climate resilience benefits in West Africa…[more]

Call for Climate & Clean Energy Projects from Southern Africa
The Private Financing Advisory Network (PFAN) has announced a special call for proposals for projects that deliver adaptation-related and climate resilience benefits in Southern Africa…[more]

PFAN Call for Proposals: Climate Adaptation and Clean Energy Project in Eastern Africa
The Private Financing Advisory Network (PFAN) has announced a call for proposal for projects that deliver adaptation-related and climate resilience benefits in Eastern Africa…[more]

Apply for 2019 Miss.Africa Digital Seed Fund Round IV
Miss.Africa Initiative led by DCA Academy has announced a Seed Fund in Africa that will offer grants to support women and girls in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields to launch or expand their own initiatives that will increase their digital opportunities in IT related training, jobs and leadership roles…[more]

2019 Pan-African Awards for Entrepreneurship in Education
Applications are open for 2019 Pan-African Awards for Entrepreneurship in Education to recognise African-driven and African based organisations addressing skill gaps, financial insecurity and underemployment through innovative entrepreneurial education programmes…[more]

Nominations Open for EDF Pulse Africa 2019 Awards
Nominations are now open for EDF Pulse Africa 2019 Awards with an aim to support African innovators, who are true actors in energy development…[more]

Applications Open for 9th All Africa Business Leaders Award 2019
Applicants are invited to submit their applications for 9th All Africa Business Leaders Award (AABLA) 2019. The 9th All Africa Business Leaders Awards (AABLA) in Partnership with CNBC Africa welcomes all Africa’s business leaders to enter this prominent award…[more]

yher 2019 Accelerator Program for Passionate Female Impact Entrepreneurs in Africa
Are you a Female Founder that has already launched a business that is making a difference in their community or in the lives of the women and girls (by improving education, health, homes or creating good jobs)? Do you want to scale their venture to impact many more people? Are you on a clear path to revenue? If yes, then apply now for the yher Africa 2019 Accelerator Program…[more]

North Africa Cultural Program (NACP) – Regional Fund
The Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC) is pleased to announce its Regional Fund for supporting projects that involve collaborations between arts and culture entities from at least two of the five North African countries (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Egypt) but may also include additional partners from the rest of the Arab region, Africa, and beyond. However, the applicants (two or more) must be based in at least two different North African countries…[more]

North Africa Cultural Program (NACP) – National Fund
The Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC) has launched its Grants under National Fund to support is in the form of core and program funding to strengthen the structures of independent arts and culture entities and for their increased engagement and outreach, as well as the training and skill-building of young artists and emerging professionals…[more]

British Council’s new Art new Audiences (nAnA) for Artists & Arts Organisations from Sub-Saharan Africa and UK
British Council is seeking applications for its program entitled “New Art New Audiences” with an aim to be a catalyst for the creation of new art that reaches new audiences in Sub-Saharan Africa and the UK…[more]

EU announces CFPs to Promote Sustainable Fisheries in the Eastern Africa, Southern Africa and Indian Ocean Region
The European Union (EU) is seeking proposals for its grant program entitled “Supporting fisheries management and governance initiatives in small-scale inland and marine fisheries in the Eastern Africa, Southern Africa and Indian Ocean region”…[more]

Submit Applications for GNI’s Innovation Challenge in the Middle East, Africa & Turkey Region
Google News Initiative (GNI) has launched its first Innovation Challenge in the Middle East, Africa & Turkey Region. The Challenge will focus on projects which increase reader engagement and/or explore new business models to build a stronger future for journalism…[more]

Country Specific

Kenya – Skills Initiative for Africa’s Funding Window I now open for Kenya

Zimbabwe – USAID’s Funding Program for Advancing Accountability and Rights

Tunisia – U.S. Embassy in Tunisia announces Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)

Zambia – Embassy of Japan in Zambia announces Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects

South Africa –

Cameroon –