[July 2026]
Explore funding opportunities focused on capacity building, institutional strengthening, leadership development, and organizational growth. Build long-term organizational resilience and enhance your impact through capacity development initiatives.
Safeguards Accelerator: Supporting Safe and Inclusive Digital Public Infrastructure
Deadline: 30-July-2026
The DPI Safeguards Accelerator is a global cohort-based program that helps countries, implementing partners, and local ecosystems integrate practical safeguards into Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) systems. The program provides expertise, tools, peer learning, and catalytic grants of up to USD 70,000 to support safe, inclusive, accountable, and resilient digital systems…[more]
RFAs: Small Grants for Young Civil Society Leaders in Developing Countries
Deadline: 31-August-2026
The Joke Waller-Hunter Initiative (JWHI) provides small grants to help young environmental professionals in developing countries strengthen their leadership skills through education, training, internships, conferences, and professional development opportunities. The programme focuses on building the next generation of environmental leaders by investing in individual capacity rather than funding organisational projects…[more]
Applications Open for Amphibian Conservation Fund
Deadline: 31-July-2026
The Amphibian Conservation Fund provides grants of up to €5,000 to support projects that conserve threatened amphibian species worldwide. The programme funds research, habitat restoration, conservation breeding, education, capacity building, and other initiatives that deliver measurable conservation outcomes for species at risk…[more]
RFP: Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity Fellowship Program
Deadline: 27-July-2026
Applications are now open for the Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity Fellowship, a leadership development programme designed to support Indigenous and Pacific leaders advancing community-driven social change initiatives. The fellowship strengthens leadership capacity through Indigenous knowledge systems, collaborative learning, academic study, and practical social impact work focused on improving outcomes for Indigenous and Pacific communities…[more]
Apply now for Darwin Initiative Capability and Capacity Grants
Deadline: 31-August-2026
The Darwin Initiative Capability & Capacity Grants support organizations in eligible countries to strengthen institutional capacity for biodiversity conservation and multidimensional poverty reduction…[more]
MANTRA: Green and Digital Transformation for Manufacturing SMEs
Deadline: October 01, 2026
The MANTRA project supports manufacturing SMEs in accelerating their green and digital transformation through tailored assistance, capacity building, and financial support…[more]
Applications Open for Women’s Fellowship Program
Deadline: 19-July-2026
The ECOWAS Young Women Leaders Fellowship empowers young women from ECOWAS Member States to address climate-induced human mobility challenges through leadership development, mentorship, and community-based pilot projects…[more]
Open Call: Young Talents Exchange and Capacity Development Program
Deadline: 31-July-2026
The Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) has launched the FY2026 Open Call for Applications under the Young Talents Exchange and Capacity Development Program (Y-tec), a flagship initiative of the NEXUS program aimed at strengthening science, technology, and innovation cooperation between Japan and ASEAN countries…[more]
Call for Proposals: Know-how Exchange Programme 2026
Deadline: 11-September-2026
The CEI Know-how Exchange Programme supports cooperation and capacity building between institutions in EU and non-EU CEI Member States…[more]
CFPs: Fostering Global Partnerships in Cultural Policies and CCI Innovation
Deadline: 23-September-2026
The Horizon Europe Cultural Collaboration Programme is a European Commission funding initiative designed to support international cultural cooperation, creative industry development, and innovative cultural policy research…[more]
Call for Applications: Fellowships Without Borders 2026
Deadline: 11-September-2026
The Eastern Partnership Civil Society Facility has launched the second call for the 2026 cohort of EaP Civil Society Fellows to support individuals who are committed to creating positive social change and want to strengthen their impact through cross-border cooperation, learning, solidarity, and civic engagement…[more]
CFAs: Protection and Assistance for Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Forcibly Displaced People
Deadline: 24-July-2026
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is seeking applications from organisations to support refugees, asylum seekers, stateless persons and other forcibly displaced people across the Eastern and Southern Caribbean…[more]
Applications open for AGRI-BIOCIRCULAR-HUB Programme
Deadline: July 31, 2026
The AGRI-BIOCIRCULAR-HUB is inviting SMEs and startups from Poland, Latvia, and Ukraine to apply for grants to develop, test and scale innovative solutions that support sustainable agriculture and the circular bioeconomy…[more]
CFAs: Culture Resource Wijhat Grants Program
Deadline: 17-September-2026
The Culture Resource Wijhat Grants Program supports artists and cultural practitioners from the Arab region by funding their participation in regional and international cultural mobility activities…[more]
Request for Applications: Consolidation Grant Program
Deadline: 31-July-2026
The Otago Community Trust Tamariki & Rangatahi Sector Capability Fund provides grants of up to $10,000 to help not-for-profit organisations strengthen their governance, management, sustainability, and operational capability…[more]
Call No. 7 for Bilateral Cooperation in Civil Society Sector
Deadline: 31-August-2026
The EEA Civil Society Fund Slovakia has opened Call No. 7 for Bilateral Cooperation to strengthen partnerships between civil society organisations in Slovakia and organisations from Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway. The call supports structured cooperation focused on knowledge exchange, capacity-building, and long-term collaboration aimed at reinforcing democratic values, human rights, and civic engagement…[more]
Call for Entries: Semper Ardens Accelerate Program
Deadline: 01-September-2026
The Semper Ardens Accelerate Program provides up to DKK 7 million over 3–5 years to newly appointed tenured associate professors and senior researchers in Denmark, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands…[more]
Call for Applications: Capacity Building Fund 2026 (Turkey)
Deadline: 24-July-2026
The Capacity Building Fund 2026 provides grants of up to 1 million TL to strengthen the institutional capacity of civil society organizations (CSOs) in Turkey…[more]
Request for Proposals: Strengthening Circular Economy in the Philippines
Deadline: 07-August-2026
The European Commission is seeking proposals for a Twinning project to strengthen circular economy implementation and promote a green, low-carbon, and resource-efficient economy in the Philippines…[more]
Apply for Window II – Cross-Cutting Capacity Strengthening Grant (Gambia)
Deadline: 15-August-2026
The Window II – Cross-Cutting Capacity Strengthening Grant supports projects that strengthen research and innovation capacity across multiple sectors in The Gambia…[more]
Apply for Orange Corners Innovation Fund (Tunisia)
Deadline: October 26, 2026
The Orange Corners Innovation Fund is designed to support impact-driven entrepreneurs in Tunisia by providing funding, capacity building, and ecosystem access to scale socially and environmentally responsible businesses…[more]
Safe Communities – Domestic and Family Violence Grant (Australia)
Deadline: 31-July-2026
The Safe Communities – Domestic and Family Violence Grant provides funding of up to AUD 5,000 to eligible not-for-profit organisations delivering primary prevention initiatives that address the underlying drivers of domestic and family violence in the Penrith Local Government Area (LGA). The three-year pilot program supports community education, capacity building, partnerships, and awareness activities that promote gender equality, healthy relationships, and safer, more inclusive communities…[more]
Rahmatan Lil Alamin Foundation Grant Program (Singapore)
Deadline: 31-July-2026
The Rahmatan Lil Alamin Foundation Grant Program provides funding support for projects that develop youth volunteers, strengthen community development, and promote humanitarian values in Singapore…[more]
Request for EOIs: ICMR Collaborating Centre of Excellence 2026 (India)
Deadline: 31-July-2026
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is inviting Expressions of Interest (EoI) from eligible Indian research institutions to be recognized as ICMR Collaborating Centres of Excellence (ICMR-CCoE)…[more]
CFAs: Advancing the Sustainability and Resilience of Oilseed Rape Production (UK)
Deadline: 11-August-2026
The Advancing the Sustainability and Resilience of Oilseed Rape Production initiative supports UK oilseed rape farmers in adopting regenerative agriculture practices to improve environmental sustainability, farm resilience, and long-term production outcomes…[more]
NOFO: Mission Vietnam’s American Spaces Program 2026
Deadline: 02-August-2026
The U.S. Mission Vietnam’s Public Diplomacy Section is offering grant and cooperative agreement funding of $10,000 to $20,000 per project to support workforce development and innovation programs delivered through American Spaces in Vietnam…[more]
Call for Applications: Digital Skills Development Programme Cohort II (Nigeria)
Deadline: 31-July-2026
The Digital Skills Development Programme is a free 12-week (3-month) training initiative designed for young girls, women, and persons with disabilities aged 15–35 living in Abuja, Nigeria…[more]
GEF SGP Operational Phase 7 Top-up Grant Funding (Belize)
Deadline: 20-Jul-2026
The Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme (GEF SGP), implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Belize, provides funding to local civil society organizations for community-led projects addressing environmental protection, climate resilience, sustainable livelihoods, and low-carbon development…[more]
