Grants and Funding Opportunities – March 2026

Grants and Funding Opportunities for March 2026

United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture Annual Grants 2026
Value: US$20 000 to 50,000 (first-time or returning applicants) and up to US$100 000 (eligible ongoing applicants and emergency grants)
Eligibility: Projects that place survivors at the core of programme design and delivery, emphasising trauma-informed, gender-responsive, and holistic models of care
Deadline: 1 March 2026
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Youth-led Climate Justice
Value: US$20 000 (local groups) and 40 000 (national groups)
Eligibility: Youth-led, grassroots groups advancing climate and environmental justice at local and national levels
Deadline: 1 March 2026
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Sustainable Food Systems
Value: €25 000 per project for 11 projects
Eligibility: Design digital training projects that strengthen sustainable food trade systems
Deadline: 2 March 2026
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Economics of Climate Change Adaptation in Africa
Value: US$80 000 to 120 000 per project
Eligibility: Country-specific research that helps governments make informed financial decisions and integrate climate adaptation into national planning and budgeting
Deadline: 5 March 2026
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Grassroots Human Security Projects
Value: ZAR2 million
Eligibility: NGOs in South Africa, Eswatini and Lesotho
Deadline: 6 March 2026
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Arts and Culture
Value: US$25 000 to 250 000
Eligibility: Preservation of cultural sites, historic buildings, museum collections, and forms of traditional cultural expression in Tanzania
Deadline: 8 March 2026
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Human-Centred Conservation Storytelling
Value: US$5 000 to 12 000
Eligibility: Supporting high-quality journalism and storytelling that explores conservation through human realities in Africa
Deadline: 8 March 2026
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Arts and Culture
Value: ZAR350 000 per project
Eligibility: Individual arts practitioners and registered arts organisations and community art centres in South Africa focusing on craft, dance, literature, music, theatre and musical theatre, visual arts and multidiscipline
Deadline: 13 March 2026
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Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme Ghana
Value: Up to US$30 000 per grant
Eligibility: Support community-driven initiatives along the Black Volta Basin to address environmental challenges while promoting sustainable development and social inclusion
Deadline: 13 March 2026
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AYuTe Africa Challenge Nigeria
Value: US$40 000
Eligibility: Innovative, relevant and technology-driven agric-centric enterprises
Deadline: 14 March 2026
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Furse Beta Grant – Youth Employment
Value: US$15 000
Eligibility: Provide access to Fursa for 150 individuals of your NGO’s choosing for one year, covering an onboarding session with the Fursa team, as well as access to training sessions led by experts in job hunting and CV and resume building.
Deadline: 15 March 2026
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Weiss Asset Management Foundation
Value: $50 000 to $1.5 million
Eligibility: Cost-effective research and programmes that alleviate human suffering in developing countries
Deadline: 15 March 2026
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NGOs Registered and Operating in Tanzania
Value: Up to £5 000 per year for up to 2 years
Eligibility: Projects which support access to education for women and girls, and enable rural and/or displaced communities to become more self-sufficient
Deadline: 18 March 2026
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HIV Grants Programme
Value: Up to US$30 000 per project
Eligibility: Advocacy efforts that strengthen domestic financing commitments for HIV, including engagement with policymakers, ministries of finance and health and other key stakeholders in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique, Nigeria, Tanzania and Zimbabwe
Deadline: 19 March 2026
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Conservation in the Cape Floristic Region
Issued by: Table Mountain Fund
Value: ZAR5.2 million
Eligibility: Deepen appreciation for fynbos and strengthen inclusive conservation action in the
Cape Floristic Region in South Africa
Deadline: 23 March 2026
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Solidarity Support Facility
Value: Up to ZAR30 000
Eligibility: Impact of environmental, gender and economic injustice on communities or campaigns to change particular situations that communities are struggling with in Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe
Deadline: 24 March 2026
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Strengthening Civil Society in Burundi
Value: €4.8 million
Eligibility: Empower NGOs in Burundi to play a more active role in governance, democratic accountability and human rights
Deadline: 24 March 2026
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Open Innovation Challenge – Resilient Food Systems
Value: US$360 000
Eligibility: Transformative solutions for smallholder farmers and rural communities
Deadline: 30 March 2026
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Conservation and Socio-Economic Development
Value: €5.7 million
Eligibility: Scale up green economy solutions that generate sustainable livelihoods while strengthening conservation outcomes in Transfrontier Conservation Areas (TFCAs) in Southern Africa
Deadline: 31 March 2026
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Fondation Mérieux’s Small Grants Programme
Value: €5 000
Eligibility: Africa, America, Asia and the Middle East
Deadline: 31 March 2026
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Grassroots Human Security Projects
Value: US$66 000
Eligibility: Projects that aim to improve community welfare at the grassroots level in Zambia
Deadline: 31 March 2026
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Youth Empowerment Fund
Value: €500 to 5 000
Eligibility: Youth-led initiatives focusing on the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals at the local level
Deadline: 31 March 2026
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Youth Leadership Development Fund – Catalytic Grant
Eligibility: Up to US$50 000
Focus areas: Support and promote youth ecosystem building in Nigeria
Deadline: 31 March 2026
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Youth Leadership Development Fund – Development and Individual Grant
Value: US$1 000 (small grants for individuals) and $10 000 (development grants for youth-led organisations)
Eligibility: Promote good governance and address fundamental national issues in Nigeria
Deadline: 31 March 2026
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Youth Mental Health
Value: CAD$300 000 to 1.5 million
Eligibility: Transition to Scale (TTS) innovations that address the root causes of young people’s distress before they escalate, strengthening the environments where they live, learn and grow in 12 countries, including Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Tanzania
Deadline: 31 March 2026
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