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Official sourcesEligibility summarisedUpdated 21 October 2026
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UAF-Africa: year-round women’s rights grants
Urgent Action Fund Africa · Africa-based organisations working in Africa
ApplicantsWomen-led organisations and qualifying collectives
Key conditionUrgent, unexpected rights interventions
Checked 21 October 2026 against the official FAQs. Africa-based applicants must be women-led with at least 70% women members. Unregistered groups need a registered fiscal sponsor. Read ATI’s updated eligibility and funding-limit guide; humanitarian supplies and routine services are excluded.
Checked 21 October 2026. Suitable for qualifying early-stage community initiatives, including youth-led projects; it is not a youth-only fund. Applicants must have begun work, meet first-time recipient rules and be able to receive US-dollar payments. Apply online in English and provide a referee contact. The fund notes a brief year-end closure; check the application portal before starting. The fund excludes payments for the applicant’s or family members’ time, animal agriculture and animal products, proselytising, and other prohibited activities listed in its guidelines. Read all exclusions before applying.
The Rufford Foundation · Eligible developing and emerging economies, including African countries on its country list
FundingFirst grant: up to £7,000
DeadlineRolling; no annual deadline
ApplicantsEarly-career conservationists
FocusSmall-scale conservation and pilot projects
Verified 21 October 2026. Priority goes to MSc/PhD candidates and graduates from the past three years; undergraduate students are excluded. Check country eligibility and the required conservation benefit. Species projects must meet Rufford’s IUCN criteria. Only one funding application is permitted in any 12-month period. Later grants require progression through earlier stages.
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October 2026: prepare your next funding application
For humanitarian, health and WASH programmes, search the UN Partner Portal by agency, country and sector. Each partnership call sets its own eligibility, budget and deadline; registration and login are required to apply. This is a discovery resource, not a standing grant. Checked 21 October 2026.
For locally led, women-led and youth-led organisations, document community decision-making, realistic costs, safeguarding arrangements and a simple results plan. Match these to each donor’s applicant rules. Climate and ESG proposals need measurable environmental outcomes; Rufford specifically requires nature-conservation work.
The existing ATI donor profiles, templates, guidance and training resources remain available below, now organised around the steps applicants take from donor research to submission and delivery.
Humanitarian and locally led funding resources: Search the UN Partner Portal by country, agency and sector for CSO partnership calls. Eligibility, budgets and deadlines belong to each individual call; this directory is not a standing grant. For community philanthropy, review GFCF’s eligibility guidance and grantmaking process. It supports community philanthropy organisations; open applications depend on capacity and resources. No current open deadline or award ceiling is asserted here. Resource pages checked 9 September 2026.
Past deadlines and listings awaiting re-verification
Reviewed 21 October 2026. These previously featured rounds have passed their displayed deadlines and are excluded from the active finder. Check official sources for extensions or new rounds.
GEF SGP CSO Challenge Program — previous deadline passed; official source.
WHO AFRO/TDR Impact Grants 2026–2027 — previous deadline passed; official source.
STISA 2034 Multilateral Research Call — previous deadline passed; official source.
Connect & Create 2027 — previous deadline passed; official source.
ECMWF SEWA Regional Pilots — previous deadline passed; official source.
Wellcome Discovery Awards — September 2026 round — previous deadline passed; official source.
Programme Management and Delivery Integration for the MDxJET Initiative — previous deadline passed; official source.
The Pandemic Fund fourth-call listing is awaiting re-verification of its official guidance and is excluded from active results. This does not assert that the call has closed.
Previously featured ATI funding listings
These pages are retained for reference. Confirm current status and deadlines on the donor’s official website before applying.
ATI prioritises opportunities relevant to African NGOs, development organisations, researchers, public institutions and mission-led enterprises. Listings link to the official issuing organisation wherever possible. ATI does not charge applicants for access to donor calls and does not guarantee funding outcomes. Always confirm eligibility, deadlines and submission instructions on the official source.
