Grants and Funding Opportunities for October 2026
Funding opportunities are listed in chronological order.
Civil Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding
Issued by: Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen
Focus areas: NGOs that contribute to preventing violent conflict, promoting peace, strengthening democratic systems and building resilient societies in regions affected by crises and instability, as well as projects aligned with the five pillars of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 2250 on Youth, Peace and Security.
Value: €100 000 (first-time applicants) up to 400 000
Deadline: 1 October 2026
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Thriving Farmers, Resilient Ecosystems, Empowered Communities
Issued by: Common Fund for Commodities (CFC)
Focus areas: High-impact projects that strengthen smallholder livelihoods, drive inclusive local development, and align commercial viability with environmental regeneration and social inclusion.
Value: Up to US$300 000 (Fast-Track procedure) and up to US$1.5 million for regular projects
Deadline: 1 October 2026
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Health Impact Research Initiative
Issued by: Africa Medical and Behavioural Sciences Organisation (AMBSO)
Focus areas: Innovative early-stage research, proof-of-concept projects, and emerging ideas with the potential to generate high-impact evidence, transformative scientific discoveries, and scalable solutions to priority health challenges.
Value: Up to US$10 000 per project
Deadline: 2 October 2026
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Peace and Social Cohesion in Sierra Leone
Issued by: UN Women
Focus areas: Support women-led and women’s rights organisations in Sierra Leone to implement community-based initiatives promoting peace, social cohesion, conflict prevention and gender equality.
Value: US$70 000 to 82 340 per project
Deadline: 2 October 2026
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Community-Led Conservation in Ghana
Issued by: UNDP Ghana and Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme (GEF SGP)
Focus areas: Threatened ecosystems, sustainable agriculture, low-carbon energy, waste management and sustainable urban solutions in the Black Volta Basin.
Value: Up to US$50 000
Deadline: 3 October 2026
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Human Rights in Nigeria
Issued by: Corporate Accountability Initiative
Focus areas: Strengthen corporate accountability and respect for human rights in Nigeria.
Value: €10 000
Deadline: 3 October 2026
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Creative and Artistic Practitioners in Southern Africa
Issued by: Goethe-Institut
Focus areas: Creative and artistic practitioners resident in Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Value: 99 creative and artistic practitioners will each receive a €6 000 grant and participate in a six-month heritage narrative development process phase led by heritage organisations, culminating in three co-produced creative works.
Deadline: 5 October 2026
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Borderlands V – West Africa Programme
Issued by: European Commission
Focus areas: Support cross‑border stabilisation and resilience interventions in targeted border areas of Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea and Mali.
Value: €25 million (Lot 1 – €15 million and Lot 2 – €10 million)
Deadline: 6 October 2026
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Global Innovation Challenge
Issued by: Citi Foundation
Focus areas: Organisations developing innovative solutions that prepare low-income youth for success in today’s rapidly evolving, artificial intelligence (AI)-driven workplace
Value: $25 million for 50 organisations
Deadline: 6 October 2026
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Health and Nutrition
Issued by: Global Financing Facility and The Civil Society and Social Innovation Alliance (GFF x CIVIC)
Focus areas: Strengthen civil society engagement, coalition-building and youth leadership around domestic resource mobilisation for women’s, children’s and adolescent health and nutrition in 22 African countries.
Value: US$3 350 000
Deadline: 7 October 2026
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Refugee-Led Organisations in Kakuma Municipality
Issued by: UNHCR Kenya
Focus areas: Refugee-led organisations and refugee-led social enterprises supporting community-driven education programmes for out-of-school children and youth in Kakuma Municipality, Kenya, including Kakuma and Kalobeyei Refugee Settlement Areas.
Value: Up to US$5 000
Deadline: 7 October 2026
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GEF Small Grants Programme Botswana
Issued by: UNDP Botswana
Focus areas: Community-based conservation of threatened ecosystems and species, sustainable agriculture, fisheries and food security, and low-carbon energy access.
Value: Up to US$50 000
Deadline: 8 October 2026
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CSO Call for Expressions of Project Intentions
Issued by: Agence Française de Développement (AFD)
Focus areas: NGOs in France and countries eligible for official development assistance that contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and international solidarity.
Value: Up to 90% of the project budget
Deadline: 9 October 2026
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Defending Digital Rights and Civic Space Online
Issued by: International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL)
Focus areas: AI governance, surveillance and data protection, online freedom of expression, government tech use, data protection independence, and civil society involvement in digital infrastructure.
Value: Up to US$23 000 per grant
Deadline: 9 October 2026
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Shifting Power through Action and Reciprocal Knowledge Exchange (SPARK)
Issued by: WHO/IBP Network
Focus areas: Youth-led, women-led or indigenous-led community-based organisations implementing sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and rights work.
Value: Up to US$20 000
Deadline: 9 October 2026
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Water Resource Management in Ethiopia
Issued by: Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS)
Focus areas: Contribute to the Improvement of water management across the Wabi Shebele, Awash and Danakil Hydrographic Basins.
Value: €1 million (Lot A – Awash Basin) and €1 million (Lot B – Wabi Shebele Basin)
Deadline: 9 October 2026
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Women and Girls in Nigeria
Issued by: ActionAid Nigeria
Focus areas: Support creative, innovative interventions that advance the rights of women and girls in Nigeria.
Value: NGN20 million
Deadline: 12 October 2026
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Ecosystem-based Adaptation
Issued by: Global EbA Fund
Focus areas: Address systemic barriers to scaling ecosystem-based adaptation by enhancing institutional and technical capacities, data quality and evidence generation, learning networks, and investment readiness.
Value: Up to US$250 000 per grant
Deadline: 26 October 2026
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We encourage sharing this list of funding opportunities, with clear attribution to the African NGO Fundraising Hub as the original source.
If you know of additional funding opportunities that the African NGO Fundraising Hub should include in this list, or if your organisation offers funding support for African NGOs, please get in touch.
Inquiries: David Barnard, info@ngofundraising.africa
*Disclaimer: These funding opportunities are issued by specific organisations, and the African NGO Fundraising Hub is not responsible for the accuracy of the information.
