Funding opportunities

The latest opportunities to procure funding for your project or organisation. Please make sure to read any guidance on the funder's website before applying, as location and eligibility may have changed since publication.

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Violet Jabara Trust

The mission of the Violet Jabara Charitable Trust is to help improve the lives of the people in developing countries of the Middle East and to foster greater understanding of Middle Eastern culture in the United States. The Trust awards grants to organizations working in Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine (Occupied Territories), Syria, Yemen, and North Africa. Support is provided for innovative ideas in the fields of international economic development, including, but not limited to, health, environmental issues, peace initiatives, microfinance, social entrepreneurship, and education; reproductive health; women’s welfare and livelihoods; and arts and culture. The Trust also makes grants to U.S. organizations that promote a deeper understanding of Middle Eastern issues and culture in the United States

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U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations or organizations with a U.S. fiscal sponsor are eligible to apply.

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Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine (Occupied Territories), Syria, Yemen, North Africa, and the United States
Grant size
10
Closing date
Ongoing

Darwin Initiative Capability & Capacity

The Darwin Initiative is a UK government grants scheme that helps conserve biodiversity and support the communities that live alongside it through locally led projects worldwide. Projects should focus on developing the capability and capacity of national and local organisations to efficiently deliver effective and successful biodiversity conservation and multidimensional poverty reduction projects. Projects should last between 1 to 2 years maximum.

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ODA eligible countries. See Annex A of the guidance for a full list. Note that 70% of funding will be allocated to Low Income and Lower-Middle Income Countries.

Lead organisations can be based anywhere but we strongly encourage projects to have in-country lead organisations where possible.

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Location
Various
Grant size
50
Closing date
21 Oct 2024

Darwin Initiative Innovation

The Darwin Initiative is a UK government grants scheme that helps conserve biodiversity and support the communities that live alongside it through locally led projects worldwide. Their Innovation stream is aimed at projects intending to test and evaluate novel approaches that, if proven, could scale to deliver results for biodiversity conservation and multidimensional poverty reduction. Projects should last between 1 to 2 years maximum.

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Lead organisations can be based anywhere but we strongly encourage projects to have in-country lead organisations where possible. ODA eligible countries. See Annex A of the guidance for a full list. Note that 70% of funding will be allocated to Low Income and Lower-Middle Income Countries.

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Location
Various
Grant size
50
Closing date
21 Oct 2024

Darwin Initiative Extra

The Darwin Initiative is a UK government grants scheme that helps conserve biodiversity and support the communities that live alongside it through locally led projects worldwide. The Darwin Initiative’s Extra funding round focuses on projects that are on a clear scaling pathway: building on good evidence from smaller projects and demonstrating the potential to scale further by completion, delivering strong results for biodiversity conservation and multidimensional poverty reduction within its lifetime. Projects should last between 2 to 5 years maximum.

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ODA eligible countries. See Annex A of the guidance for a full list. Note that 70% of funding will be allocated to Low Income and Lower-Middle Income Countries. Lead organisations can be based anywhere but we strongly encourage projects to have in-country lead organisations where possible.

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Location
Various
Grant size
50
Closing date
16 Sep 2024

Civitates

Civic Power: Protecting and Expanding Civic Space in Europe. With this call Civitates aims to build the readiness and power of civil society in the selected European Union countries to protect and expand civic and democratic space, particularly at key social and political moments. Civitates seeks to support civil society to anticipate transformative moments which present opportunities and threats for civic space and enable it to develop and implement strategies to address these. Civitates sees a need to support civil society to build the capabilities needed to meet such opportunities. This can help broader civil society to understand the emerging threats to their space but also enable coalitions in countries where that threat has already clearly manifested to prepare for social and political events that help them to push back against the trend.

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Civil society organisations registered in aforementioned countries. Civitates would be looking to support at least one anchor group in each country to lead this work.

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Civic Power: Protecting and Expanding Civic Space in Europe. With this call Civitates aims to build the readiness and power of civil society in the selected European Union countries to protect and expand civic and democratic space, particularly at key social and political moments. Civitates seeks to support civil society to anticipate transformative moments which present opportunities and threats for civic space and enable it to develop and implement strategies to address these. Civitates sees a need to support civil society to build the capabilities needed to meet such opportunities. This can help broader civil society to understand the emerging threats to their space but also enable coalitions in countries where that threat has already clearly manifested to prepare for social and political events that help them to push back against the trend.
Grant size
50
Closing date
18 Aug 2024

Lisle International Global Seed Grants

Lisle International provides Global Seed Grants to support innovative projects which advance intercultural understanding through shared experiences, with the goal of creating a more just social order. Projects may seek to bridge a variety of community divides, including ethnic, cultural, religious, racial, or gender perspectives, anywhere in the world.

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Lisle prefers funding organizations over individuals; individuals applying should affiliate with an organization for project implementation. Focus on new projects with growth potential, rather than ongoing or well-funded programs, aligning with the “seed grant” spirit. Prefers to be a significant donor for well-defined intercultural projects by small and young organizations. Projects worldwide are eligible; US nonprofit status (501c3) not required, but local organizational certification is welcomed.

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Location
Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa
Closing date
01 Aug 2024

Internet Society Foundation Resiliency Grant Program

Projects that increase network resiliency in communities prone to natural disasters, so that these communities will be better able to prepare for and withstand the effects of natural disasters on Internet connectivity.

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All applicant organizations applying must meet the following three (3) requirements: Be a legally registered 501(c)(3) OR equivalent; Possess alignment with the purposes and activities of Internet Society (ISOC), the Foundation’s supported organization; Have an official bank account in their name (based on their legal registration)

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Location
Worldwide
Grant size
50
Closing date
30 Jul 2024

Bezos Earth Fund – AI for Climate & Nature Grand Challenge Phase 1

To support the development of AI solutions that address climate change and protect nature. The Grand Challenge is looking for projects that leverage AI to address climate change and protect nature. This could include projects that use AI to monitor greenhouse gas emissions, detect forest fires, advance renewable energy, or develop other innovative solutions.

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U.S.-based 501(c)(3) entities and global academic institutions may apply

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Location
Worldwide
Grant size
50
Closing date
30 Jul 2024

Red Umbrella Fund

The mission of Red Umbrella Fund is to strengthen and ensure the sustainability of the global sex workers’ rights movement by catalysing new funding specifically for sex worker-led groups and national and regional networks. The Fund is seeking applications which contribute to their vision and mission, demonstrate an inclusive approach towards marginalised groups within the sex workers’ movement and demonstrate a commitment to community involvement in decisionmaking processes and shared leadership.

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Red Umbrella Fund provides funding to sex worker-led organisations and networks that are: based in any country in the world; registered or unregistered; led by sex workers of all sexual orientations and gender identities. They prioritise organisations with annual budgets below the following threshold amounts: 200,000 euros for organisations whose members are individuals OR work within a single country; 300,000 euros for organisations whose members are organisations AND work in multiple countries.

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Location
Worldwide
Grant size
50
Closing date
26 Jul 2024