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Grants & funding open right now
These are members-only opportunities. Get full details and official application links for every one of them, and all other members-only categories, with the Opportunities Pass.
Grants, awards and calls for proposals for NGOs, CBOs, researchers and social enterprises working in Africa. Each listing links to the funder's official call and shows the deadline, who can apply and how much is available.
Open funding calls
Sorted by what is currently open. Always confirm eligibility and the deadline on the funder's own page before you apply.
How to win more grants
- Check eligibility first. Country, registration type, organisation age, budget size and partnership rules rule out most applicants, so read them first.
- Match the funder's priorities. Use the funder's own words for the problem, results and target groups.
- Show results, not activities. A short theory of change, clear indicators and a realistic budget score better than long narratives.
- Prepare the standard documents once. Registration certificate, governance and safeguarding policies, audited accounts, CVs of key staff and a two-page organisational profile.
- Submit early. Portals get slow on deadline day and late submissions are rarely accepted.
Where else to look
- EU Funding & Tenders Portal: EU grants including calls for African civil society
- UNDP procurement notices, including calls for proposals and small grants (GEF SGP)
- Grants.gov: US government funding opportunities
- National embassy small-grant schemes (e.g. Australia DAP, Canada Fund for Local Initiatives)
Watch out: real funders do not charge application or "processing" fees. If a grant asks you to pay first, report it.
