Access to timely and relevant funding information is critical for the sustainability and impact of African NGOs. @AfricanNGOs compiles a monthly roundup of funding opportunities tailored for African NGOs. The carefully curated list for August and September 2025 includes grant calls, open proposals, fellowships, and other funding initiatives supporting African NGOs’ diverse missions and priorities.

Africa Youth Adaptation Solutions Challenge (YouthADAPT)
Issued by: Global Centre on Adaptation, African Development Bank and Climate Investment Funds
Focus: Funds youth-led enterprises (18–35) across Africa, focusing on climate adaptation using 4IR technology
Value: Up to US$100 000 per winner
Deadline: 1 August 2025
https://youthadapt.africa/challenge/apply

Open Call for Africa-focused Film and TV Creators
Issued by: Next Narrative Africa Fund
Focus: Support bold, authentic storytelling that shifts the global perception of Africa and its descendants.
Value: US$100 000 in script development grants for African and African diaspora storytellers
Deadline: 1 August 2025
https://tinyurl.com/yshevtay

Public Diplomacy Small Grants Programme
Issued by: US Embassy Zimbabwe
Focus: NGOs, academic institutions and other eligible entities that promote mutual understanding, cultural exchange, education and community engagement in Zimbabwe.
Value: US$10 000 to 40 000 per project
Deadline: 1 August 2025
https://tinyurl.com/25mun2mp

Karibu Africa Grant Programme
Issued by: Karibu Foundation
Focus areas: Social movements, associations, organisations, cooperatives, collectives and networks in Sub-Saharan Africa with imaginative initiatives to strengthen the struggle for systemic justice
Value: US$5 000 to 15 000 per grant
Deadline: 6 August 2025
https://tinyurl.com/ycxbt22e

Adolescents Thrive: African Adolescents Bolstered through Local Evidence (AABLE)
Issued by: International Development Research Centre
Focus: Research projects to reduce knowledge gaps related to adolescent sexual and reproductive health in Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Value: Eight grants of up to CAD692 000
Deadline: 7 August 2025
https://tinyurl.com/4curj8ud

Africa Agri-Food Development Programme (AADP)
Issued by: Irish Government
Focus: Building agri-food solutions in Africa with the potential to transform food systems, improve livelihoods and boost trade
Value: €100 000 for feasibility studies / €250 000 for full commercial projects
Deadline: 15 August 2025
https://tinyurl.com/nmc9md2h

Civil Society Against Illicit Financial Flows in Eastern and Southern Africa
Issued by: SecFin
Focus: NGOs and research institutes in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Djibouti, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe
Value: €50 000 to 150 000
Deadline: 15 August 2025
https://tinyurl.com/hdrnhcf8

Rollout of Lenacapavir for HIV Prevention
Issued by: Unitaid
Focus: Cost-effective, impactful rollout of Lenacapavir for HIV prevention in sub-Saharan Africa
Value: Up to US$25 million
Deadline: 15 August 2025
https://tinyurl.com/nfjyxs5c

Youth Solidarity Fund
Issued by: United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC)
Focus: Youth-led projects that advance intercultural and interfaith dialogue, and are aligned with the mandate and mission of UNAOC
Value: US$25 000 seed funding
Deadline: 15 August 2025
https://apply.unaoc.org/youthsolidarityfund

RLO to RLO Strengthening Programme
Issued by: Young African Refugees for Integral Development (YARID)
Focus areas: Refugee-led organisations (RLOs) and refugee-led groups in Kyaka II, Palabek and Nakivale
Value: Ugandan Shillings 10 to 18 million
Deadline: 20 August 2025
https://tinyurl.com/mr7shdtb

𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲
Issued by: Grand Challenges Canada
Focus areas: NGOs that strengthen support systems for children aged birth to 12 years in Jordan, Lebanon, Kenya and Uganda, whose developmental and educational needs are currently not being met.
Value: CAD300 000 to 1,5 million
Deadline: 21 August 2025
https://www.grandchallenges.ca/rfp-play-learn-thrive

GFF x CIVIC Platform – Driving Better Health and Nutrition Outcomes
Issued by: Global Financing Facility and CIVIC
Focus areas: Projects that strengthen the role of civil society and youth-led organisations in advancing health and nutrition outcomes for underserved populations
Value: US$5 million
Deadline: 22 August 2025
https://thegpsa.org/civic/civic-initiatives/health

Keepers of the Earth Fund
Issued by: Cultural Survival
Focus areas: Indigenous communities, organisations and traditional governments in Botswana, Namibia and South Africa
Value: US$8 000
Deadline: 22 August 2025
https://tinyurl.com/2zv8zw33

Refugee-led Innovation Fund
Issued by: UNHCR
Focus areas: Solutions designed by and for refugees across any sector or geography
Value: Up to US$45 000
Deadline: 22 August 2025
https://tinyurl.com/yf2472r2

Community Empowerment Grant Programme / Small Grant Scheme
Issued by: Climate Justice Impact Fund for Africa (CJIFA)
Focus: High-impact, market-driven climate finance initiatives across Africa. These grants recognise the diverse capacities of CBOs, CSOs and local NGOs in utilising limited resources effectively.
Value: US$5 000 to 8 000 per organisation
Deadline: 29 August 2025
https://tinyurl.com/bd3xk8uz

Fight Against Gender-based and Technology-facilitated Violence
Issued by: Agence Française de Développement (AFD)
Focus: Consortium of international, regional and national NGOs from Africa, Near East and Middle East focussing on digital, gender, governance, security, education, communication and advocacy
Value: €4 million
Deadline: 31 August 2025
https://tinyurl.com/3cps4a4v

Global Innovation Challenge
Issued by: Social Shifters
Focus areas: Young impact founders between 18 and 30 years
Value: US$3 000 to 15 000
Deadline: 31 August 2025
https://www.socialshifters.co/global-innovation-challenge

Sahara Impact Fund
Issued by: Sahara Group Foundation
Focus areas: Empowers young African changemakers to establish and scale sustainable businesses
Value: Up to US$30 000
Deadline: 31 August 2025
https://saharagroupfoundation.org/sif

South to South AI Accountability Co-Lab
Issued by: Pulitzer Centre
Focus areas: Strengthens the connection between AI accountability reporting and civil society engagement, contributing to a more informed governance of AI in the Global South
Value: Up to US$4 000
Deadline: 31 August 2025
https://tinyurl.com/34w9frnj

Africa-Europe Youth Awards Scheme for Making Cooperation Visible
Issued by: Africa Europe Foundation
Focus areas: Showcasing, amplifying and bringing visibility to the contributions of young people in shaping the Africa-Europe partnership
Value: €5 000 and capacity-building support
Deadline: 1 September 2025
https://tinyurl.com/mryak6r8

Accelerating Digital Innovation for a Climate-Positive Future through Europe-Africa Partnerships
Issued by: Joint Innovation Facility
Focus areas: Partners must be from one of the 14 Africa project priority countries, namely Benin, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia
Value: €100 000 to 250 000
Deadline: 15 September 2025
https://project-spark.info/joint-innovation-facility

Socio-economic Impacts of Artificial Intelligence in Africa
Issued by: International Development Research Centre
Focus: Research that explores how AI is reshaping labour markets, productivity and inequality across Africa
Value: CAD1 million per project
Deadline: 17 September 2025
https://tinyurl.com/3bsneun7

Emerging Climate Champions Award
Issued by: Enlight Foundation and The Patchwork Collective
Focus: Youth-led organisations advancing climate solutions
Value: US$25 million
Deadline: 22 September 2025
https://climate.leverforchange.org/submit

Strengthening African Policy Research and Regional Collaboration
Issued by: African Think Tank Platform
Focus areas: African think tanks working on economic transformation and governance, climate change, regional trade, food security, human capital and digitalisation
Value: Up to US$10 million
Deadline: 24 September 2025
https://tinyurl.com/2tnrda7k

Food Safety Innovation
Issued by: Food Safety for Africa
Focus areas: New innovative solutions addressing the food safety challenges in the African informal sector or enhancing existing solutions
Value: €600 000
Deadline: 30 September 2025
https://foodsafety4africa.eu/open-call

BenueAID Community Development Initiative Discretionary Grants
Issued by: BenueAID
Focus areas: NGOs involved in humanitarian interventions in Benue State, Nigeria
Value: Not specified
Deadline: Applications received on a rolling basis
https://benueaid.org/grant-details?id=discretionary-grant

Friends of Liberia Small Grants Programme
Issued by: Friends of Liberia
Focus areas: Liberian-led NGOs working on community development projects
Value: $3 000
Deadline: Applications received on a rolling basis
https://tinyurl.com/mr2ymjjz

The funding landscape is dynamic and fast-changing, which is why @AfricanNGOs will update this list continuously throughout August and September 2025 to include new opportunities as they arise.

I encourage African NGOs and their partners to visit this page regularly and share it widely within their networks.

If you know of additional funding opportunities that @AfricanNGOs should include in this list, or if your organisation offers funding support for African NGOs, please get in touch.

Inquiries: David Barnard, barnard.davidb@gmail.com

*Disclaimer: These funding opportunities are issued by specific organisations and @AfricanNGOs is not responsible for the accuracy of the information.