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 September and October 2025 includes grant calls, open proposals, fellowships, and other funding initiatives supporting African NGOs’ diverse missions and priorities.

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

NGO Support Initiative
Issued by: development Research and Projects Centre (dRPC)
Focus areas: NGOs in Nigeria implementing high impact projects focussing on women’s health, GBV presentation and social justice
Value: N5 million
Deadline: 6 September 2025
https://tinyurl.com/yt3uwjpw

Building River Dialogue and Governance Programme Grants
Issued by: International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Focus areas: Gender-mainstreaming in river basin organisations and transboundary water institutions
Value: Up to CHF15 000
Deadline: 7 September 2025
https://tinyurl.com/5byjaamy

Resilient, Inclusive and Sustainable Environments (RISE) Grants Challenge
Issued by: International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Focus areas: Gender-based violence (GBV) risk mitigation in environmental and climate sectors
Value: US$200 000 to 300 000
Deadline: 8 September 2025
https://tinyurl.com/yptnh6tj

Youth Challenge Fund 4
Issued by: Plan International
Focus areas: Youth-led initiatives advancing gender equality and community transformation in West and Central Africa
Value: €5 000 to 7 000
Deadline: 8 September 2025
https://tinyurl.com/2h2j7myd

Africa-Europe Partnerships For Culture – Southern Africa Component
Issued by: Goethe-Institut
Focus areas: Heritage NGOs in Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe
Value: Up to €55 000
Deadline: 10 September 2025
https://tinyurl.com/mt8p7r67

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://tinyurl.com/5ymdz9nd

Restoration Returns Grant
Issued by: G20 Global Land Initiative
Focus areas: Community-led ecosystem restoration projects
Value: Up to US$17 000
Deadline: 15 September 2025
https://tinyurl.com/jxnj7mm4

Small Grants Programme
Issued by: Ethiopiaid UK
Focus areas: NGOs in Ethiopia
Value: Up to £20 000
Deadline: 15 September 2025
https://tinyurl.com/23j4mcfe

Small-Scale Development Projects
Issued by: Embassy of the Czech Republic in South Africa
Focus areas: NGOs in Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Lesotho, Namibia and South Africa
Value: CZK200 000 to 500 000 per project
Deadline: 15 September 2025
https://tinyurl.com/2s3d65xh

African Collaborative’s Open Application
Issued by: African Collaborative
Focus areas: African-led, founded and based organisation driving bold change
Value: $50 000 to 125 000 annually for three years
Deadline: 17 September 2025
https://tinyurl.com/2e59myda

Good Start Challenge: Sub-Saharan Africa
Issued by: Van Leer Foundation
Focus areas: Innovative solutions that improve the well-being of parents and caregivers of young children in Ethiopia, Kenya, Senegal and Uganda
Value: €50 000 to 200 000
Deadline: 17 September 2025
https://tinyurl.com/4xvspcw3

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

Adaptation and Resilience Fund
Issued by: ClimateWorks Foundation
Focus areas: Solutions for urban resilience to extreme heat
Value: Up to US$9 million
Deadline: 19 September 2025
https://tinyurl.com/7v3a8e8n

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://tinyurl.com/394zp3vy

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

Nature-based Solutions in Kenya
Issued by: UK PACT
Focus areas: Innovative, capacity-building projects that support Kenya’s just transition ambitions
Value: Not specified
Deadline: 26 September 2025
https://tinyurl.com/33yf39ye

Building Resilience in Agriculture
Issued by: Food for Tomorrow
Focus areas: Innovative projects focused on feasible, nature-positive solutions
Value: Up to US$150 000
Deadline: 30 September 2025
https://tinyurl.com/kku43vfs

Climate and Humanitarian Emergency in Kenya
Issued by: Italian Agency for Development Cooperation
Focus areas: Strengthening community resilience, supporting inclusive development, and addressing the needs of vulnerable populations, including women and children.
Value: €500 000 to 875 000
Deadline: 30 September 2025
https://tinyurl.com/5f6ftevn

Food Safety Innovation
Issued by: Food Safety for Africa
Focus areas: Innovative solutions addressing the food safety challenges in the African informal sector or enhancing existing solutions
Value: €600 000
Deadline: 30 September 2025
https://tinyurl.com/4yy9jrdd

Transformative Capacity Development Programme
Issued by: European Union, Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum and COSPE
Focus areas: NGOs in Zimbabwe
Value: €10 000 to 60 000
Deadline: 1 October 2025
https://tinyurl.com/2pacarbw

Gauteng NPO Call for Proposals 2026/7
Issued by: Gauteng Department of Social Development
Focus areas: NGOs in Gauteng, South Africa
Value: Not specified
Deadline: 15 October 2025
https://tinyurl.com/ycxxanxd

Strengthening Global Worker Power
Issued by: Democracy at Work Fund
Focus areas: Frontline organisations building resilience and the capacity of workers’ organizations
Value: US$10 000 to 80 000 per grant
Deadline: 27 October 2025
https://tinyurl.com/2v3ywrrf

Preventing Violent Extremism in Somalia
Issued by: Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund
Focus areas: Strengthening reconciliation and conflict-prevention mechanisms, expanding socio-economic opportunities for young people and women, promoting positive messaging, and enhancing the role of religious leaders in preventing violent extremism
Value: Up to US$1 million over a period of 24 to 28 months
Deadline: 31 October 2025
https://tinyurl.com/4np2wnfc

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 reviewed on a rolling basis
https://tinyurl.com/mr2ymjjz

Early-Stage Social Enterprises
Issued by: Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation
Focus areas: Social impact organisations solving urgent global problems with scalable and sustainable approaches
Value: Up to US$300 000
Deadline: Applications reviewed on a rolling basis
https://tinyurl.com/bdbncswh

Education Access, Environmental Sustainability and Secure Livelihoods
Issued by: Avery Dennison Foundation
Focus areas: NGOs tackling challenges in high-need communities
Value: US$50 000 TO 100 000
Deadline: Applications reviewed on a rolling basis
https://tinyurl.com/44j9jz8d

Friends of Liberia Small Grants Programme
Issued by: Friends of Liberia
Focus areas: Liberian-led NGOs working on community development projects
Value: US$3 000
Deadline: Applications reviewed on a rolling basis
https://tinyurl.com/uu7f24ee

Rapid Response Fund
Issued by: Frontline AIDS
Focus areas: Supports community-led action on HIV-related human rights challenges, including stigma, discrimination and threats of violence
Value: Up to US$15 000
Deadline: Applications reviewed on a rolling basis
https://tinyurl.com/4wktp2uw

The funding landscape is dynamic and fast-changing, which is why @AfricanNGOs will update this list continuously 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.