Bids

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is accepting applications for the 100&Change Competition, a $100 million grant competition to fund a single proposal that promises real and measurable progress in solving a critical problem of the time.

The African Development Fund has launched the second call for proposals through its Climate Action Window (CAW) on the sidelines of the 59th Annual Meetings of the Board of Governors of the African Development Bank Group currently underway in Nairobi

The Robert Carr Fund invites global and regional civil society networks and consortia of networks led by, and/or serving inadequately served populations to apply for a grant to support their core funding and activity needs for a three-year period (2025-2027)

The Gender-Responsive Climate Finance Window is now accepting Concept Notes for its Fall Round (Cycle 5) until August 30, 2024. Interested applicants can apply here. Convergence will review all concept note submissions and will invite select applicants to submit a full proposal for funding consideration.

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Scope of the Window

The Gender-Responsive Climate Finance Window, made possible with support from the Government of Canada, will award early-stage grant funding for the design and launch of innovative blended finance vehicles focused on the intersection of climate change and gender equality in emerging markets globally.

The Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) invites applications for financial support from qualifying projects. The CFC can offer a range of financial and technical instruments of support to meet specific needs of SMEs/enterprises/businesses, cooperatives, and institutions along the entire commodity value chain in its member countries. 

Eligible projects are based in one of the CFC Member Countries and intend to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals by investing in commodity value chains. Successful applications will demonstrate clear and visible potential to achieve sustainable positive impact on the livelihoods of the poorest people who depend on commodities.

The Agribusiness Challenge Fund is a rolling call for proposals open from 18 March 2024 to 22 November 2024, with three application harvest periods in between. The challenge will be open to SME applications from any country as long as the projects are being implemented in at least one of the 20 focus countries the Fund is targeting and meet the eligibility criteria.

At The Forevver Association, we recognize the importance of fostering development and creativity. We understand the role this will play in extending the reach of our ecosystem and supporting wider growth and adoption. That’s why we are excited to announce the launch of the DevvE Innovation Grant Program, aimed at empowering developers and entrepreneurs to build ground breaking business solutions in the DevvE ecosystem.

The Secretariat is delighted to announce that the 2024 application round for Danida Green Business Partnerships is now open! The deadline for submission of applications is the 3rd of June 2024 1PM CEST (Danish time). 

The Data Governance in Africa Initiative is a programme that aims to support a “development-oriented and human-centric data economy and society in Africa”. The Initiative is part of a broader strategic partnership between the African Union and European Union regarding Digital Cooperation and is seen as a key component of the Joint AU-EU Vision for sustained and sustainable economic growth.

Wehubit’s Call for Proposals on Data-driven Digital Social Innovations in Africa falls under this Initiative and is part of a larger collaboration with ESTDEV and HAUS, respectively the Estonian and Finnish development agencies, that are launching a separate, complementary Call with a different set of stakeholders in Africa’s digital & data ecosystems.

CALL FOR PROPOSALS OPEN
16/04/2024 > 21/05/2024 (13:00 BRUSSELS TIME)