(September 2020)
Check out this latest grant opportunities which are offering seed grants to new ideas, promising efforts, potential scale-ups and new NGOs.
DRK Foundation’s Seed Funding of $300,000 for 3 years: Apply Now!
Deadline: Ongoing
The Draper Richards Kaplan (DRK) Foundation is accepting applications for its grants program with an aim to achieve substantial positive change in the world….[more]
Elrha R2HC Annual Funding Call: Offering Seed Funding
Deadline: 27-Oct-20
The Elrha is accepting proposals for the Research for Health in Humanitarian Crises (R2HC) to improve health outcomes by strengthening the evidence base for public health interventions in humanitarian crises…[more]
THRIVE VII Accelerator Program: Supporting Seed Stage Startups
Deadline: 6-Nov-20
Applications are now open for the THRIVE VII Accelerator Program to support seed stage startups from all areas of the value chain whose technologies drive towards a more efficient, sustainable, and secure agriculture future…[more]
USAID’s Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) Program
Deadline: 31 March 2021
DIV accepts applications from anyone, including businesses, not-for-profit organizations, researchers, faith-based entities, and governments. DIV supports innovations across all countries and development sectors in which USAID operates, including health, education, water, energy, economic development, and other sectors….[more]
D-Prize Challenge 2020: Supporting New Entrepreneurs who can distribute proven Poverty Interventions
Deadline: 18-Oct-20
Can you design a business or NGO that solves one of the Distribution Challenges? If yes, then apply for the D-Prize 2020. D-Prize supports new entrepreneurs who can distribute proven poverty interventions. The world has already invented ways to end poverty, yet the best interventions are not being distributed at mass-scale…[more]
Dhaka – OIC Youth Capital 2020: Entrepreneurship, Skill & Employment Camp (Seed Funding for the best idea)
Deadline: 12 November 2020
Youth from all over the world often come up with innovative business ideas but fail to execute it for two key reasons – Proper Guidance & The Lack of Funding. By this camp Dhaka – OIC Youth Capital 2020 is planning to eliminate both of these problems and provide the deserving youth with the opportunity to execute their dream business idea…[more]
Stevens Initiative’s 2020 Virtual Exchange Grant Competition
Deadline: 13 October 2020
The Stevens Initiative’s 2020 Virtual Exchange Grant Competition will award up to $10 million in funding to schools, higher education institutions, and non-profit organizations to design and implement virtual exchange programs that connect young people in the US and Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region…[more]
SI inviting Applications for Academic Collaboration Programme in the Baltic Sea Region
Deadline: 30 September 2020
The Swedish Institute (SI) is currently accepting applications for the Academic collaboration programme in the Baltic Sea region. The Academic collaboration in the Baltic Sea region is a SI funding programme, aimed at strengthening the macro-regional experience-sharing and joint development of practices, methodology and capacity for internationalization within higher education and research….[more]
Call for Proposals from Grassroots Activists working to End Factory Farming in India, Brazil & Mexico
Deadline: Ongoing
The Pollination Project is seeking proposals from grassroots activists working to end factory farming in Brazil, India & Mexico. The Pollination Project is working to grant seed funding, support the growth of grassroots activism, and build place-based movements to end factory farming in India, Mexico & Brazil….[more]
SAB Foundation’s 2-year Programme offering Seed-funding in South Africa
Deadline: 30 September 2020
The South African Breweries Ltd (SAB) Foundation is seeking applications for its Tholoana Enterprise Programme which is a wrap-around solution, supporting the growth of the business…[more]
Visionary Grants seek to Seed Innovation in the United States
Deadline: 1 April 2021
The American Psychological Foundation’s Visionary Grants seek to seed innovation through supporting research, education and intervention projects and programs that use psychology to solve social problems…[more]
Small Grants for Smart Growth: Providing Seed Money for Community-Based Initiatives (United States)
Deadline: 30 September 2020
The Vermont Natural Resources Council (VNRC) is seeking applications for its Small Grants for Smart Growth program to provide seed money for community-based initiatives related to smart growth…[more]
iPitch 2020: Receive Seed Funding and Debt Solutions upto 2 crores each
Deadline: 30-Sep-20
iPitch is Villgro’s annual deal discovery platform that gets social entrepreneurs, incubators and impact investors to discover each other. iPitch 2020 has been redesigned in response to the COVID-19 pandemic…[more]
United Church of Canada announces Innovation Grants Program
Deadline: 15 October 2020
The United Church of Canada has announced the Innovation Grants Program, it is all about experimenting. Embracing the Spirit understands not every idea will succeed but should still be given the chance….[more]
Seed Grants to Small Grassroots Organizations in India
Deadline: 31 December 2020
Right Sharing of World Resources (RSWR) is seeking applications to provide seed grants to small grassroots organizations to implement women-led, income-generating projects…[more]
LMCC’s Creative Engagement Grant Program 2021 – United States
The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC) is seeking applications for its grant program: Creative Engagement that provides seed grants to individual artists and nonprofit organizations for projects and activities that offer Manhattan communities diverse artistic experiences…[more]
RSWR offering Seed Grants to Small Grassroots Organizations (Sierra Leone)
Deadline: 31 December 2020
The Right Sharing of World Resources (RSWR) is seeking applications to provide seed grants to small grassroots organizations to implement women-led, income-generating projects. RSWR supports income-generating, self-employment projects for poor women who are members of a self help group….[more]
Call for Proposals: Right Sharing of World Resources (Kenya)
Deadline: 31 December 2020
Right Sharing of World Resources gives grants to small, grassroots women’s groups that do not have access to other adequate funding. Their grants are for micro-enterprise, self-employment projects. They help with seed money and training so that a group can begin a revolving loan fund for members to take loans to begin their own small businesses…[more]