[July 2025]
Discover the leading health funding opportunities across Africa in 2025. Funding opportunities are now open for projects focused on public health, maternal care, disease prevention, and healthcare innovation. These programs support NGOs, startups, and research groups working to enhance healthcare systems and drive sustainable health improvements across the continent.
Submissions open for Excell Malaria Programme (Africa)
Deadline: 15 October 2025
The Africa Research Excellence Fund invites applications from high-achieving Malaria researchers to be considered by their institution for nomination to the Excell Malaria Programme…[more]
CFAs: Merck Foundation Song Awards – Diabetes & Hypertension (Africa)
Deadline: 30 October 2025
The Merck Foundation is inviting applications from African Singers and Musical Artists for its Song Awards to create and share a song with the aim to promote a healthy lifestyle and raise awareness about prevention and early detection of Diabetes and Hypertension…[more]
Call for Proposals: KLIC Catalyst Grant Program
Deadline: 10-Aug-2025
GaneshAID has launched the KLIC Catalyst Grant Program to support innovative, locally adapted solutions that address two major challenges in primary health care (PHC) systems in low- and middle-income countries. The grant focuses on creative and equity-centered interventions to improve community engagement and leadership capacity within health services…[more]
Call for Entrepreneurs: Reckitt Catalyst Initiative
Deadline: 31-Dec-2025
Applications are now open for the Entrepreneurs Reckitt Catalyst Program, which aims to support 200 social innovators by 2030. The program provides funding, mentorship, and expertise to help scale access to health and hygiene, impacting 5 million people globally…[more]
Request for Applications: West Africa Clean Cooking Fund
Deadline: 31-Dec-2025
The Worthington Companies Foundation is inviting applications for its West Africa Clean Cooking Fund, aiming to transform cooking practices in the region. This initiative targets areas where over 267 million people still rely on traditional biomass fuels for cooking. These outdated methods cause serious health issues—especially for women—and contribute to deforestation and increased greenhouse gas emissions…[more]
Call for Proposals: Research Competitive Grant Program
Deadline: 01-Sep-2025
Pfizer has launched a competitive grant program aimed at closing the data gap in pneumococcal disease research and ultimately advancing public health outcomes. The program supports research focused on disease burden, serotype distribution, antibiotic resistance, and genetic evolution of pneumococci, particularly after the implementation of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) immunization programs…[more]
Sahee Foundation Grant Program in Peru and Eswatini
Deadline: 31-Dec-2025
The Sahee Foundation is inviting grant applications aimed at improving the living conditions of underprivileged communities in Eswatini and Peru through sustainable development efforts…[more]
Call for Proposals: Connecting Indigenous Research and Leadership
Deadline: 23-Sep-25
The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is pleased to announce a call for proposals to connect Indigenous research and leadership in Canada and the Global South to complement the Tri-agency strategic funding opportunity Indigenous Capacity and Leadership in Research Connection Grants being led by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada…[more]
CFPs: Building Community Health Workers Self-Reliance for Sustainable Community Health and Nutrition Services (Liberia)
Deadline: 08-Aug-2025
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has launched a call for proposals for building community health workers self-reliance for sustainable community health and nutrition services in Liberia…[more]
Call for EOIs: Investing in Primary Health Care through Expanded Community Health Workers Program in Liberia
Deadline: 08-Aug-2025
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) is inviting expressions of interest to support investments in Primary Health Care through the Expanded Community Health Workers (CHWs) Program in Liberia…[more]
Engagement of a Liberian Higher Academic Institution to conduct Research on the Liberia Community Health and Nutrition Kiosk Initiative
Deadline: 08-Aug-2025
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), in collaboration with the Mastercard Foundation and the Government of Liberia, is implementing the Community Health Kiosk Initiative. This program seeks to professionalize and institutionalize the Community Health Worker (CHW) workforce as a key component of Liberia’s national health strategy…[more]
CFAs: Implementation of an Integrated Nutrition Programme in Karamoja (Uganda)
Deadline: 13-Aug-2025
The World Food Programme is inviting grant applications for the implementation of an Integrated Nutrition Programme, including Anticipatory Action and Early Action Response in the Karamoja region. This initiative aims to address acute malnutrition based on national and WHO guidelines, while also enhancing long-term nutrition outcomes and health through capacity building at both national and sub-national levels…[more]
Call for Proposals: Implementation of School Feeding Activities in Congo DR
Deadline: 05-Aug-2025
The World Food Programme (WFP) has opened a call for proposals to implement school feeding activities in the Kasai Oriental, Kasai Central, and Lomami provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo…[more]
Call for Expression of Interest: Provision of Social Assistance in Eswatini
Deadline: 01-Sep-2025
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is accepting applications for the provision of social assistance to forcibly displaced persons, specifically refugees and asylum-seekers, in Eswatini. This initiative is part of UNHCR’s mandate to ensure international protection for displaced populations, which is fulfilled in cooperation with national governments…[more]
Request for EOIs: Provision of Social Assistance in Madagascar
Deadline: 01-Sep-2025
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is inviting applications for the provision of social assistance to forcibly displaced persons in Madagascar, specifically targeting refugees and asylum-seekers…[more]
CFPs: Enhance access to Sustainable Transport for Education and Health Care Services (Uganda)
Deadline: 02-Sep-2025
Enabel Uganda has launched a new portfolio aimed at empowering young people and women to become economically independent and active citizens in a sustainable society that respects human rights and provides quality services…[more]
EU-Health Programme “Ezaka ho Tomady” to support Governance of the Health System (Madagascar)
Deadline: 17-Oct-2025
The EU-Health Programme “Ezaka ho Tomady” is working to improve access to and the quality of essential health services in Madagascar. It focuses on supporting mother-child health, youth—especially girls—and vulnerable populations. This initiative is part of the Multiannual Indicative Programme 2021–2027, which aims to boost human development in the country and reduce poverty by unlocking the potential of women and youth…[more]
CFPs: Strengthen Business Membership Organizations and CSOs in Ethiopia
Deadline: 06-Oct-2025
The European Commission is inviting proposals to strengthen Business Membership Organizations (BMOs) and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Ethiopia. The focus is on supporting gender mainstreaming, youth participation, environmental, and climate change issues within key value chains. The aim is to help BMOs and CSOs improve policy representation and engage more effectively in policy dialogue…[more]
Call for Proposals: Scaling Investment for Organic Waste Management (Cameroon)
Deadline: 29-Aug-2025
The Climate & Clean Air Coalition Project is supporting Cameroon in scaling up investment in organic waste management. This initiative was launched in response to a request from Cameroon’s Ministry of Environment, Protection of Nature and Sustainable Development…[more]
EU Support for Sustainable and Innovative Social Protection Programmes (Nigeria)
Deadline: 11-Aug-25
Applications are now open for the EU’s Support for Sustainable and Innovative Social Protection Programmes in Nigeria. This initiative seeks to improve social protection systems and reduce poverty among poor and vulnerable households, with a strong focus on women and girls living in communities affected by climate change…[more]
CFAs: Provision of Protection and Social Assistance in South Africa
Deadline: 01-Sep-2025
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is inviting applications for a project focused on providing protection and social assistance to forcibly displaced persons, including refugees and asylum-seekers, in South Africa. The initiative will be implemented under the coordination of the South Africa Multi-Country Office (SAMCO)…[more]
