Grants for African Entrepreneurs | Find Funding for Your Business & NGO

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office is inviting proposals for a not-for-profit blended finance intervention to support green economy small and medium-sized enterprises and job creation in Mpumalanga, South Africa.

The €400,000 nineteenth edition of Frontiers of Knowledge Awards to recognize and reward world-class research and artistic creation, prizing contributions of singu­lar impact for their originality and significance.

Explore these opportunities with over $4.6M in funding for entrepreneurs, startups, researchers, academics, NGOs, and community-led organizations across Southern Africa.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Zambia invites eligible organizations to submit project proposals under the $25,000 Global Support Initiative to Indigenous Peoples’ and Community Conserved Areas (ICCA-GSI) – Phase 2.

The International Organization for Migration invites applications under its $15,000 initiative, Accelerating Youth-Led Action in Addressing Climate Mobility in Africa.

The Swiss Embassy is accepting applications to support projects that promote innovative and sustainable solutions in the fields of sustainable development, local governance, human rights, and environmental protection.

The $100,000 World Food Programme Innovation Accelerator is calling on innovators across the world to apply for support aimed at scaling solutions that address some of the most urgent humanitarian and development challenges of our time.

The $50,000 Global Environment Facility’s Small Grants Programme (GEF-SGP), implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), invites eligible organizations in Zambia to apply for funding to address critical environmental challenges in their communities.

The $70,000 ClimaFii Alliance Initiative targets microentrepreneurs who power local economies but are underserved by climate finance and technology.

The National Business Initiative is a global technical assistance programme funded by the UK government, which is seeking applications for its $3,000,000 programme to support high-potential climate businesses and projects in South Africa to access finance.