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 July & August 2026 includes grant calls, open proposals, and other funding initiatives that support African NGOs’ diverse missions and priorities.

To maximise your chances of success, start your preparations early, comply with funders’ eligibility criteria, and submit compelling, evidence-based proposals.

(We encourage sharing this list of funding opportunities, with clear attribution to @AfricanNGOs as the original source.)

Funding opportunities are listed in chronological order.

Darwin Initiative Round 32
Issued by: UK Government
Focus areas: Support biodiversity conservation, nature restoration, sustainable livelihoods and poverty reduction projects
Value: £200 000 to one million (Darwin Main) and £1 to five million (Darwin Extra)
Deadline: 1 July 2026 (Darwin Extra) and 20 July 2026 (Darwin Main)
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LGBTI in Southern Africa
Issued by: The Other Foundation
Focus areas: Support work that advances or defends the freedom, equality and social and economic participation of homosexual and bisexual women and men, and transgender and intersex people in Angola, Botswana, eSwatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe
Value: ZAR30 million
Date: 3 July 2026
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Power of Diversity Grants – Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems
Issued by: Crop Trust
Focus areas: Support targeted action in Kenya, Nigeria, Zambia, Tanzania and Uganda to improve production, processing and consumer awareness of opportunity crops
Value: €2.2 million
Deadline: 3 July 2026
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Sport and Displacement Initiatives
Issued by: Olympic Refuge Foundation
Focus areas: Organisations working at the intersection of sport and displacement, on themes of climate or gender, which can demonstrate meaningful refugee participation
Value: US$50 000
Deadline: 5 July 2026
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Civil Society, Human Rights and Press Freedom in Nigeria
Issued by: European Commission
Focus areas: Support grassroots action, institutional capacity-building, environmental resilience and press freedom
Value: €400 000 to one million
Deadline: 6 July 2026
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Biodiversity in Madagascar
Issued by: Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Focus areas: Projects aimed at conserving threatened tree species in Madagascar
Value: US$50 000 to 200 000
Deadline: 7 July 2026
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Mobilise Power Fund
Issued by: Third Wave Fund
Focus areas: Support gender justice organisations to adapt or pivot their work when met with unanticipated, time-sensitive opportunities or threats to their movement-building work and organising conditions
Value: US$10 000 to 20 000
Deadline: 7 July 2026 / 8 September 2026
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SheConnects Digital Accelerator Africa
Issued by: CARE
Focus areas: Support high-potential organisations using digital technology to improve health, education, and agriculture and livelihood outcomes for women in Sub-Saharan Africa
Value: US$500 000 to one million per project
Deadline: 8 July 2026
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Nigeria Documentation and Accountability for Religious Freedom Abuses
Issued by: US Department of State Office of International Religious Freedom
Focus areas: Projects that improve documentation and reporting efforts on religious freedom abuses in Nigeria
Value: US$3 500 000
Deadline: 9 July 2026
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Strengthening Locally Led Gender Justice Movements in Africa (2026–2029)
Issued by: Sonke Gender Justice
Focus areas: Local NGOs, feminist movements, community-based women, LGBTQI+, disability and youth-led organisations in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Nigeria, Rwanda, Uganda and Zambia
Value: Not specified
Deadline: 9 July 2026
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Fact-Checking Platforms in Nigeria
Issued by: Fundación para la Internacionalización de las Administraciones Públicas (FIAP) and FactCheckAfrica
Focus areas: Strengthen fact-checking technology and information integrity efforts ahead of the 2027 elections
Value: €4 094.65 and technical support
Deadline: 10 July 2026
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4th The Period Equality Network Small Grants
Issued by: Irise Institute East Africa
Focus areas: Support member organisations in East Africa implementing impactful initiatives in the areas of menstrual health and hygiene management
Value: £1 000 to 3 500 per organisation
Deadline: 10 July 2026
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UNHCR Innovation Accelerator
Issued by: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Focus areas: Provide catalytic funding, technical support and partnership brokering to scale proven, pilot-tested humanitarian solutions for displaced and stateless communities
Value: Up to US$250 000
Deadline: 12 July 2026
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Australia’s Official Development Assistance – Direct Aid Programme
Issued by: Australian Embassy in Zimbabwe
Focus areas: Support locally-led projects that deliver practical and tangible development outcomes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Republic of Congo, Zambia and Zimbabwe
Value: Up to AUD80 000 per project
Deadline: 13 July 2026
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Our Rights, Our Future! – Financial Support to Third Parties
Issued by: COSPE
Focus areas: Strengthen CSOs, CBOs networks and coalitions to amplify their advocacy and strengthen their transformative actions to protect human rights
Value: €20 000 to 30 000
Deadline: 13 July 2026
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Sustainable Livelihood Fund
Issued by: Limpopo Provincial Government
Focus areas: Support projects that promote sustainable economic growth, entrepreneurship and employment opportunities in Limpopo Province, South Africa
Value: ZAR500 000 to 3 000 000
Deadline: 16 July 2026
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Civil Society and Human Rights in Namibia
Issued by: European Commission
Focus areas: Strengthen the role of independent civil society in advocating for human rights, democratic governance, civic participation, accountability and an enabling environment for civil society
Value: €1 326 000
Deadline: 17 July 2026
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Inclusive AI Innovations in Africa
Issued by: Hub for Artificial Intelligence and Disability Inclusion (HAIDI)
Focus areas: Scale responsible AI solutions that advance disability inclusion across Africa
Value: Up to KES 5 million and technical support
Deadline: 17 July 2026
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Non-Profit Organisations in South Africa, 2027/28 – 2029/30
Issued by: National Department of Social Development
Focus areas: Qualifying organisations will be considered for funding under various budget sub-programmes, including services to older persons, services to persons with disabilities, care and services to families, childcare and protection, community-based care services for children, crime prevention and support, victim empowerment, and substance abuse prevention and rehabilitation
Value: Not specified
Deadline: 17 July 2026
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Reverse Call for Proposal under Re-imagining the INGO (RINGO) – Ghana
Issued by: Norsaac
Focus areas: Seeks funding partners to support the 18-month pilot, designed by communities in the Sagnarigu Municipality, which aims to strengthen sanitation governance, improve access to services, and promote sustainable, locally-driven solutions across five communities
Value: GHS850 000
Deadline: 17 July 2026
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Citizen Engagement and Nature-based Solutions in Burundi
Issued by: Enabel
Focus areas: Support the strengthening of citizen engagement and co-creation of nature-based solutions for sustainable and inclusive management of natural resources in urban and peri-urban areas
Value: €280 000
Deadline: 20 July 2026
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Cultural Protection Fund
Issued by: British Council
Focus areas: Support projects which protect cultural heritage at risk in Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Libya, Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia and Uganda
Value: Up to £500 000
Deadline: 20 July 2026
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Strengthening Civil Society Organisations and Not-for-Profit Media to Promote Democracy, Media Pluralism and Civic Participation in Zimbabwe
Issued by: European Commission
Focus areas: Promote democracy, media pluralism, freedom of expression and civic participation
Value: €2 million
Deadline: 20 July 2026
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Promoting Civil Society Contribution to Good Local Governance and Sustainable Local Economies
Issued by: European Commission
Focus areas: Strengthen NGOs and improve local governance systems while promoting sustainable local economic development in Zimbabwe
Value: €6 million
Deadline: 21 July 2026
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Nexa Climate and Health Initiative
Issued by: Grand Challenges Canada and the Science for Africa Foundation
Focus areas: Innovative solutions that enable local health actors to turn climate-driven health risk signals into timely health service delivery action, reducing health harms from mosquito-borne infections, extreme heat and poor air quality.
Value: US$200 000 to two million
Deadline: 22 July 2026
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Civil Society, Human Rights and ESG Accountability for an Inclusive South Africa
Issued by: European Commission
Focus areas: Strengthening civic participation, promoting gender equality and supporting a just energy transition
Value: €5 164 000
Deadline: 23 July 2026
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Implementation of the Spotlight Initiative Africa Regional Programme (SIARP) 2.0
Issued by: UN Women Africa
Focus areas: Support initiatives on ending violence against women and girls, harmful practices, SRHR, survivor-centred services, policy accountability, social norms transformation, and strengthening women’s rights and youth-led movements.
Value: Up to US$548 000
Deadline: 27 July 2026
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Stronger Justice Institutions for Local Economic Development in Zimbabwe
Issued by: Delegation of the European Union to Zimbabwe
Focus areas: Improve the effectiveness, efficiency and accessibility of the judiciary in delivering timely, fair and citizen-centred justice, and enhance equitable access to quality state legal aid services
Value: €2.5 million
Deadline: 28 July 2026
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Africa’s Cultural and Natural Heritage
Issued by: African World Heritage Fund
Focus areas: Support projects that strengthen the protection, sustainability and long-term conservation of Africa’s cultural and natural heritage
Value: Not specified
Deadline: 31 July 2026
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Community Media in South Africa
Issued by: Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA)
Focus areas: Promote media development and diversity by supporting sustainable, independent and community-owned media projects that provide access to information, amplify local voices and strengthen democracy
Value: Not specified
Deadline: 31 July 2026
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Civil Society Fund Plus – Local and Grassroots NGOs in Ethiopia
Issued by: Christian Aid
Focus areas: Local and grassroots NGOs in Central Ethiopia, South Ethiopia, Tigray Region and Addis Ababa City Administration working for the economic and social benefit of marginalised communities and/or engaging in governance, democracy, peace-building and human rights
Value: €4 046 471
Deadline: 4 August 2026
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Common Good Cyber Fund
Issued by: Internet Society Foundation
Focus areas: Support NGOs that protect civil society and strengthen the Internet’s core cybersecurity infrastructure
Value: Up to US$300 000
Deadline: 4 August 2026
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Women’s Rights Organisations and Networks in Africa
Issued by: Urgent Action Fund-Africa
Focus areas: Strengthen African women human defenders, women’s rights organisations and their networks working to advance democracy, human rights, gender justice and inclusive civic participation
Value: US$35 000 to 50 000 (Strategic Action Grants), up to US$150 000 (Integrated Feminist Action Grants), up to US$200 000 (Collective Power and Alliance Grants) and up to US$105 000 (Feminist Knowledge and Documentation Grants)
Deadline: 12 August 2026
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Blue Ambition Fund
Issued by: Wilde Ganzen Foundation
Focus areas: Support small and growing businesses building their capacity to increase productivity, grow and create dignified jobs, and short-term skilling, technical training, soft skills and/or coaching, delivered in collaboration with the private sector to guarantee employment outcomes in Ethiopia, South Africa and Uganda
Value: €100 000 to 300 000
Deadline: 15 August 2026
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Documentary Grants
Issued by: AlterCiné Foundation
Focus areas: Support filmmakers from the Global South developing documentary projects that engage with themes of rights, freedoms, peace, justice, equality and respect for differences
Value: CAD5 000 to 10 000
Deadline: 15 August 2026
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2nd Annual “The Sky Is Not The Limit” Social Impact Grant
Issued by: Bombshell Impact
Focus areas: Support organisations driving meaningful change through access to professional branding, marketing and design services
Value: Up to US$10 000 in professional services
Deadline: 19 August 2026
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Moving for Change
Issued by: adidas Foundation
Focus areas: Implement projects that use sport to advance gender equality and strengthen the integration of sport for development approaches into organisational strategies, programmes and systems in Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda
Value: €2.2 million
Deadline: 21 August 2026
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Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Sub-Saharan Africa
Issued by: International Development Research Centre, Global Affairs Canada and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Focus areas: Research focused on sustainable, evidence-informed and gender-transformative interventions that address neglected areas of sexual and reproductive health and rights for underserved populations in sub-Saharan Africa
Deadline: 23 August 2026
Value: Up to six grants of up to CAD1.2 million each
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Food Safety Solutions – Open Call 2
Issued by: FoodSafety4Africa
Focus areas: Provide financial support to innovation hubs to train use case partners and Open Call 1 beneficiaries by providing mentoring and accelerating innovative business concepts, including social innovation and upscaling in view of African or European food business entrepreneurs and start-ups
Value: €200 000
Deadline: 31 August 2026
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Social Shifters Global Innovation Challenge 2026
Issued by: Social Shifters
Focus areas: Support youth-led projects and startups, aligned with at least one SDG, creating positive impact in their communities
Value: Up to US$15 000
Deadline: 31 August 2026
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NGO Support
Issued by: Oneness Revival Team
Focus areas: Empower grassroots initiatives, drive sustainable development and strengthen the capacity of NGOs working towards positive social, economic and environmental change
Value: US$25 000 to 50 000 (SEED Grant) and US$25 000 to 50 000 (THRIVE Grant)
Deadline: 20 December 2026
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Locally-Led Development Initiatives
Issued by: Dana Foundation
Focus areas: Small to medium-sized NGOs with annual budgets under €500,000 addressing multidimensional poverty
Value: Up to €150 000 per organisation
Deadline: 31 December 2026
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AFNet Flexible Grant
Issued by: African Women for Change Network (AFNet)
Focus areas: Initiatives led by women leaders and organisations dedicated to creating positive change in their communities
Value: US$5 000
Deadline: Applications reviewed on a rolling basis
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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
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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
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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
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Fostering Community Philanthropy
Issued by: Global Fund for Community Foundations
Focus areas: Strengthen the efforts, durability and effectiveness of community philanthropy organisations
Value: US$7 000 to 20 000
Deadline: Applications reviewed on a rolling basis
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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
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Global Poverty and Inequality
Issued by: Fund for Innovation in Development
Focus areas: Innovations that address poverty and inequality from low- or middle-income countries according to the OECD DAC list, except Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger
Value: Not specified
Value: €50 000 to 4 million
Deadline: Applications reviewed on a rolling basis
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Innovative Development Solutions
Issued by: Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) Fund
Focus areas: Innovative solutions that improve lives in developing countries, using a staged funding model to test and scale impact
Value: Up to US$1 500 000
Deadline: Applications reviewed on a rolling basis
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Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response
Issued by: The Pandemic Fund
Focus areas: Strengthen global pandemic prevention, preparedness and response systems in 15 countries, including Benin, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Guinea, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan and Uganda
Value: US$244 million
Deadline: Rolling deadline until 31 March 2027
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Rapid Response Fund
Issued by: Frontline AIDS
Focus areas: Support 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
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Rapid Response Grants
Issued by: Urgent Action Fund Africa
Focus areas: Interventions that advance women’s human rights
Value: Up to US$15 000
Deadline: Applications reviewed on a rolling basis
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Rapid Response Window
Issued by: United Nations Women’s Peace & Humanitarian Fund
Focus areas: Support women’s participation in peace processes and the implementation of peace agreements
Value: Direct support (up to US$30 000) and short-term grants (up to $100 000)
Deadline: Applications reviewed on a rolling basis
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Rufford Small Grants
Issued by: Rufford Foundation
Focus areas: Nature conservation projects in emerging or developing economy countries
Value: £7 000 to 18 000
Deadline: Applications reviewed on a rolling basis
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SIPRA Challenge Fund – Large Grant Facility
Issued by: Meta
Focus areas: Strengthen food and nutrition security in Sudan by empowering smallholder farmers
Value: €20 000 to 100 000
Deadline: Applications reviewed on a rolling basis
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Strategic Opportunities Fund
Issued by: ActionAid Nigeria
Focus areas: Creative and innovative interventions aimed at advancing the rights of women and girls in Nigeria
Value: Emergency Intervention Fund – NGN10 million per grant for up to 12 grants per year, Critical Intervention Fund – NGN6 million per grant for up to 13 grants per year, and Women Human Rights Defenders Intervention Fund – NGN 17,7 million per grant for up to 4 grants per year
Deadline: Applications reviewed on a rolling basis
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Water, Education and Healthcare
Issued by: AJA Foundation
Focus areas: Organisations that focus on creating a sustainable impact
Value: Various
Deadline: Applications reviewed on a rolling basis
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Women and Girls
Issued by: COMO Foundation
Focus areas: NGOs focused on improving the lives of underserved women and girls and driven by a clear theory of change
Value: Not specified
Deadline: Applications reviewed on a rolling basis
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The funding landscape is dynamic and fast-changing, which is why @AfricanNGOs will update this list continuously.

African NGOs and their partners should visit this page regularly for updates and new opportunities.

We encourage sharing this list of funding opportunities, with clear attribution to @AfricanNGOs as the original source.

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.

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

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