Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s Grand Challenges provides millions of dollars in grants to early incubators or project ideas that can help solve global health and development-related problems. It has awarded more than sixteen hundred grants to such ideas in eighty countries. The Grand … [Read more...] about Gates Foundation’s Grand Challenges Exploration
Global Poverty Action Fund (GPAF)
DFID’s Global Poverty Action Fund or GPAF provides funding for locally registered civil society organizations for poverty reduction projects linked to the Millennium Development Goals (MDG). The GPAF focuses on supporting projects on poverty reduction and MDGs. Funding windows Innovation … [Read more...] about Global Poverty Action Fund (GPAF)
USAID’s Global Development Alliance
Deadline: 18 November 2015 USAID’s Global Development Alliance is a particular type of public-private partnership whereby USAID works with the private sector to tackle important business challenges and development problems – in a replicable, sustainable and scalable manner. Partnership is the key … [Read more...] about USAID’s Global Development Alliance
Fondation Ensemble Grant Opportunities
Foundation Ensemble, the French agency announces its call for proposals every year around December-January. There are different calls for different countries and its areas of focus include Sustainable agriculture, Sustainable fishing, Land and marine biodiversity conservation, Sustainable … [Read more...] about Fondation Ensemble Grant Opportunities
USAID Development Innovation Ventures
Deadline: 15 April 2015 The USAID’s Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) is a grant program open to NGOs around the world to apply and get support for project ideas that provide breakthrough solutions to development challenges around the world. It accepts project ideas on innovative solutions to … [Read more...] about USAID Development Innovation Ventures
Common Fund for Commodities: Grants of up to 1,500,000 Towards Commodity Innovation
Sixth call for proposals 2015 to be open soon Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) accepts applications every year for supporting Commodities in developing countries. The objective of this program is to support implementation of innovative interventions that target new opportunities in commodity … [Read more...] about Common Fund for Commodities: Grants of up to 1,500,000 Towards Commodity Innovation
Global Forest Watch Small Grants Fund
Deadline: 1 March 2015 Global Forest Watch’s (GFW) Small Grants Fund (SGF) seeks to promote broad uptake and innovative use of Global Forest Watch by civil society around the world. The SGF provides financial and technical support to empower civil society organizations to apply Global Forest Watch … [Read more...] about Global Forest Watch Small Grants Fund
Creative Force Program Funding and Seed Funding
Deadline: 21 January 2015 The Swedish Institute encourages civil society organizations, foundations, public sector agencies, private sector agencies or other professional actors in select countries of Africa, Middle East and North Africa, Western Balkans and Turkey, Eastern Europe, and Russia to … [Read more...] about Creative Force Program Funding and Seed Funding
UK-UA Reform Assistance Programme: Funds of Up to £200,000 to Support Governance and Economic Reform in Ukraine
Deadline: 20 January 2015 UK-UA has announced funding opportunities for projects to support governance and economic reform, including combating corruption and improving business climate. The programme aims to provide assistance to the Ukrainian government, civil society and the business community … [Read more...] about UK-UA Reform Assistance Programme: Funds of Up to £200,000 to Support Governance and Economic Reform in Ukraine
Opportunity for Students to Launch their Environmental Career While Becoming EDF Climate Corps Fellow 2015
Deadline: 16 January 2015 Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) seeks top graduate students with analytical and project management backgrounds for its Climate Corps Fellowship program 2015. Students who want to launch their green career and are excited to make an impact through smart energy management … [Read more...] about Opportunity for Students to Launch their Environmental Career While Becoming EDF Climate Corps Fellow 2015
