November Impact Funding Opportunities

Welcome to the November edition of Impact Funding Opportunities - a curated list of funding and grant opportunities for purpose-driven organizations (both for-profit and non-profits) around the globe committed to making a positive impact. This list covers a wide range of impact sectors and focuses on larger grant opportunities (typically USD $100,000 and above). The list is updated a few times throughout the month.

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Sustainable Development/ Multi-Sector

(*new!*) Weiss Asset Management Foundation, Open Call for Non-Profits, WAM Foundation is accepting applications from non-profit organizations working to reducing suffering globally, especially in high impact underfunded sectors. There are three priority areas in this round: road safety, mental health, and nutrition, however they welcome all proposals within their mission of reducing suffering. The foundation seeks to support organizations delivering evidence-based programming, researchers generating evidence to directly inform programs or policies, and leveraged efforts to improve how governments, organizations and programs operate. Grants are up to 3 years and can cover both project-based support, as well as operational funding for highly cost-effective organizations or programs. WAM favors projects that more risk-averse funders won’t support and analyze funding opportunities based on their potential for high impact on the alleviation of suffering. Proposals should clearly state the proposal would otherwise not receive funding, or why WAM Foundation’s funding would crowd-in additional resources. Applicants may be researchers, institutes, non-governmental organizations, or government entities. US and non-US entities are eligible to apply. Grants range USD $50,000 -$1.5 million. DEADLINE: November 22, 2024. Learn more and apply here.

(*develoPPP grant opening this month*) Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), develoPPP Classic and Venture Funding, invites companies aiming to contribute to sustainable development in emerging markets to apply. Projects should align with one or more SDGs, in sectors such as agriculture, health, and energy, with a strong emphasis on impact, innovation, sustainable economic development, job creation, technology transfer, and capacity building. The program offers two tracks: develoPPP Classic for established companies with up to €2 million in funding, and develoPPP Ventures for startups with up to €100,000. DEADLINE: develoPPP Ventures open call launches November 15, 2024, develoPPP Classic open call launches February 15, 2025. Learn more and apply here: develoPPP Classic and develoPPP Ventures.

The Audacious Project, Open Call for Bold Projects, is looking for bold ideas that cover a wide range of issues, from global health and climate change, to social justice and education. The Audacious Project looks for timely ideas that are that magic combination of deeply inspiring and convincingly credible. That means ensuring your idea balances the ability to change the way people look at an issue, with a deliverable plan that will make that vision come to life. The emotional appeal and personal connection should be met with a logical approach and a track record of your teams' relevant successes. They look for ideas that inspire with 1) Transformative vision- a bold vision for tackling one of the world's most urgent topics, 2. Contribute to a better world- ideas that offer significant, enduring impact, 3. Innovative and original- there should be a unique aspect or creative element to your approach that challenges convention or status quo or changes the narrative for the greater good. Applicants should submit proposals for proven concepts (evidence that the idea will have impact based on a track record of past success, a demand from those that would be affected, etc.) a bold vision for using the multi-year funding, and an organizational track record of receiving and managing large sums (Past projects have had an annual operating budget of $2 million or more). Open to public organizations- nonprofits, NGO, institution (such as research institution) or collaboration between multiple entities. Grant envelope total of USD ~$1 billion (with about 10 winners in 2023), there is no limit to the budget that can be requested. DEADLINE: Rolling applications. Learn more and apply here.

AECF, Open Funding Calls - Sudan, AECF targets small and growing businesses and provides financing based on commercial viability, innovation, and potential development impact on rural and marginalized communities. The AECF runs competitions targeting agribusiness, renewable energy, resilience, and rural financial services across sub-Saharan Africa. The amount of funding the AECF can award to a single business is between US $15,000 and US $1.5 million, although this amount may vary depending on the competition.

• Sudan SME Catalyser, the program seeks to support SMEs in Sudan relocating from conflict areas to more stable parts of the country. Eligible businesses must demonstrate that their offerings are accessible and affordable, directly create jobs, and improve livelihoods. Offerings must add value to one or more focus value chains in the renewable energy and agriculture sectors. Proposed initiatives can include but are not limited to one or more of the following focus areas to be eligible for funding: 1) Market aggregators that provide reliable and new market opportunities for economic development, 2) Agro-processors and manufacturing companies , 3) Innovative digital solution providers, 4) Production and distribution models that support local entrepreneurship and growth of SMEs, and 5) Business models that address climate-smart technology. The funding seeks to improve access to finance for enterprises that create economic opportunities across geographies and value chains, e.g., through employment creation, market linkages (market access), and suppliers of inputs/produce/services along the value chain, and provide targeted business development technical assistance and capacity building for businesses. or businesses. Grants range EUR €250,000 - €750,000. DEADLINE: Rolling applications. Learn more and apply here.

Creating Hope in Conflict: a Humanitarian Grand Challenge aims to identify, fund and accelerate ground-breaking solutions that are local or engage the local communities and draw from the experiences of affected communities. In this round CHIC is looking for innovation ideas for its Transition to Scale (TTS) program in 4 priority themes: 1) Access to energy, 2) Health Supplies and Services, 3) Life-saving information, and 4) Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH). Proposed innovations should focus on supporting people who have been affected by conflict with particular focus on the hardest to reach. Preference would be given to innovations that are locally owned or locally led with majority of the management and governance comprising of people from the affected communities. Relevant populations are: 1) Non-displaced people (i.e. people in conflict zones) 2) Internally displaced persons 3) Refugees. Grants ranging from CAD $300,000 - $1.5 million. Funding and support provided by USAID, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken, Global Affairs Canada | Affaires mondiales Canada, and Grand Challenges Canada. Submit your idea to be invited to submit a proposal. DEADLINE: Ideas accepting on a rolling basis. Learn more and submit ideas here.

The Tony Robbins Foundation, Global Impact - Open Call, dedicated to meeting challenges within the global community, creating solutions and taking action, The Tony Robbins Foundation provides donations and volunteer support for nonprofit organizations, schools, hospitals and homeless shelters around the world. The foundation supports communities in need including natural disasters, and providing opportunities for at-risk youth. Open to non-profits globally. Grants range USD $20,000- $500,000. DEADLINE: Rolling applications - submit a Letter of Intent (LOI). Learn more and apply here.

Kili Ventures, Pre-Seed/ Seed Investments for Impact-Tech Entrepreneurs in Emerging Markets, Kili Venture is a new investment syndicate focused on investing in tech startups in emerging markets, with an initial emphasis on Africa. Kili Ventures constantly seeks "hidden gems" - startups with talented teams developing technologies that have a significant impact on local communities and strong scalability potential. Target to support 5-10 startups annually in pre-seed and seed rounds, investing between EUR €50,000 - €250,000. DEADLINE: Applications accepted on a rolling basis. Learn more and apply here.

Effective Ventures, EA Funds, Effective Altruism Funds (EA Funds) is a platform for moving money to particularly cost-effective and altruistically impactful projects. The current funds focus on: 1) Improving the lives of people living in extreme poverty, 2) Improving the lives of non-human animals, 3) Making the long-term future go well, and 3) Supporting the work of the Effective Altruism community. Grant sizes are typically between $5,000 and $200,000, but can be as low as $1,000 and higher than $500,000. DEADLINE: Applications accepted on a rolling basis. Learn more and apply here.

Gupta Family Foundation, Grant Application, accepting applications from organizations that provide focused intervention in the lives of people who have been disadvantaged in some way to help them become self-reliant. The foundation takes a very broad view of “disadvantage” to include anything that holds a person back from realizing their potential, such as poverty, physical or mental disability, social alienation, etc. The foundation also supports relief agencies that serve people affected by emergencies such as natural disasters. They focus on funding smaller organizations all around the world that are led by individuals with a deep personal commitment to their missions. Applicants must operate in one of the following countries: India, the United States, Botswana, Kenya, Mexico, Mongolia, Rwanda, South Africa, or Thailand. Grants range USD $5,000 - $250,000 (for annual and multi-year funding) and at least 90% of grant monies reaches the intended beneficiaries. EADLINE: Applications accepted on a rolling basis. Learn more and apply here.

GiveWell, Apply for Funding Consideration, aims to fund the most cost-effective opportunities that have the potential to make a big impact for many people. Provide a wide range of grants through different financing mechanisms: 1) All grants fund, 2) Top charity fund, 3) Unrestricted fund. Grants range USD $50,000- USD $70M. DEADLINE: Applications accepted on a rolling basis. Learn more and apply here.

Agriculture, Climate, Environment & Food

(*closing soon!*) USAID Climate Finance for Development Accelerator (USAID CFDA), Nature-Based Solutions for Agricultural Resilience Window (NBS4Ag), is soliciting concept notes from private sector actors working to support nature-based solutions that build resilience in agrifood systems as well as reduce deforestation and degradation of critical landscapes and native vegetation and promote adoption of regenerative agriculture, climate- and water-smart agriculture, and/or landscape-level approaches for conservation. Proposals for innovative business models should achieve the following objectives: 1) Increased food security, resilience, and agricultural productivity of systems through adoption or intensification of climate smart, regenerative and/or low GHG practices. 2) Increased conservation that creates climate and nature benefits in biologically significant areas with a focus on biodiversity habitats and native species, reduced threats to biodiversity (such as, but not limited to agricultural expansion, deforestation, and degradation of land and native vegetation), and effective management of conservation schemes 3) Equitable participation and benefits sharing, such as through inclusion of women, youth, indigenous peoples/local communities, and other vulnerable/underrepresented groups in the supply chain and decision-making processes, and positive social and financial impacts on vulnerable groups 4) Increased access to capital or financial incentives for implementing and scaling sustainable activities. Grants range USD $500,000- $1 Million. DEADLINE: November 4, 2024. Learn more and apply here

(*closing soon!*) The Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance, 2025 Call for Ideas, the Lab is looking for proposals for innovative solutions to overcome barriers to climate investments in emerging markets and support the transition to a net-zero economy, with a special focus on: 1) Sectors: Adaptation, mitigation, and sustainable agriculture and food systems. Each sector will select one idea. 2) Regions: Brazil, Southern and East Africa, India, the Philippines, and Latin America and the Caribbean. Each region will select one idea, except for Latin America and the Caribbean, which will select two. Selected Lab ideas will receive a comprehensive support package that includes expert guidance, technical assistance, funder mapping, networking opportunities, and pilot implementation support. The Lab program is designed to accelerate innovative climate finance solutions in emerging markets. The Lab will host four informational webinars covering the application process, selection criteria, and the Lab process during October- recommend to attend. DEADLINE: November 7, 2024 (preliminary application) . Learn more and apply here.

(*closing this month!*) US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) , Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program have announced 2 billion USD in funding to community-driven projects that address climate challenges and reduce pollution while strengthening communities through thoughtful implementation.  Track I will fund approximately 150 large, transformational community-driven investment grants of USD $10 million - $20 million. Track II will fund approximately 20 meaningful engagement grants of USD $1 million - $3 million. DEADLINE: November 21, 2024. Learn more and apply here.

(*closing this month!*) ALIPH - International alliance for the protection of heritage in conflict areas, Call for projects - Climate Change and Cultural Heritage- Africa. ALIPH has launched a USD 10 million Call for Projects to protect cultural heritage from the impact of climate change. This initiative, which prioritizes projects in Africa, will support practical and field-based projects to protect or rehabilitate cultural heritage. It will also finance capacity building for local professionals and promote applied research, including in areas that address the advancement and transfer of traditional knowledge. With this call, ALIPH is looking to support projects in the following categories: 1) Protection, conservation, rehabilitation, 2) Capacity-building and knowledge transfer, and 3) Actionable research. The Call is open to NGOs/CSOs, heritage protection institutions, private organizations, universities, and research centers. DEADLINE: November 21, 2024. Learn more and apply here.

(*closing this month!*) Mastercard Foundation, Mastercard Foundation Fund for Resilience and Prosperity, Agribusiness Challenge Fund. This is the last call for proposals under the Challenge Fund intervention, focusing on supporting SMEs in the Agribusiness sector to create work opportunities at scale for young women and men, young people with disabilities and refugee youth. Open to SMEs from 20 African countries. Grants ranging from USD $500,000-$2.5 million disbursed over a 3-year period. DEADLINE: rolling call for proposals closes on November 22, 2024. Learn more and apply here.

Kiwa Initiative, Call for Proposals, Regional Projects: Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for Climate Change Resilience in the Pacific Island Countries and Territories. The Kiwa Initiative is a multi-donor program (led by Agence Française de Développement and supported by New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade , Australian Aid, IUCN, European Union and others). Kiwa is currently accepting applications from regional projects implementing activities that clearly contribute to climate change adaptation through right-based gender-responsive and socially-inclusive NbS. Each project must address key criteria: 1. Climate change adaptation, 2. Biodiversity, and 2. Gender Equity Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI). 18 Pacific Island Countries and Territories are eligible, regional projects should involve at least 2 of the eligible countries: Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Kiribati, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Marshall Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Samoa, Timor-Leste, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna. Grants range EUR €1.5 million - €5 million (projects can be implemented for up to 3.5 years). DEADLINE: December 15, 2024. Learn more and apply here.

P4G Partnerships, Call for Partnerships, now accepting applications for partnerships working on climate mitigation or adaptation solutions in the areas of food, energy and water. Partnerships must comprise at least one early-stage climate business and one nonprofit organization implementing in one of P4G’s ODA-eligible partner countries: Colombia, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Kenya, South Africa and Vietnam. Applicants must provide services or products that contribute to poverty alleviation, gender equity and economic growth in one of the following sub-sectors 1) climate-smart agriculture, 2) food loss and waste, 3) water resilience, 4) zero emission mobility and 5) renewable energy.  Grant of $350,000 (on average per partnership) to be implement in a period of 18-24 months, additional benefits include technical assistance, and introductions to intermediary investment facilities providing a finance bridge to scale partnership operations. DEADLINE: Applications accepted on a rolling basis, next round of review March 8 and September 8, 2025. Learn more and apply here.

Subnational Climate Fund (SCF) , Call for Sustainable Infrastructure Projects is seeking projects in scalable infrastructure in high growth developing regions with identified local need, in one or more of the targeted sectors: 1. Sustainable Energy Solutions, 2. Waste and Water Management, and 3. Nature-based Solutions. All projects should contribute positively to climate action (SDG 13) and positively contribute to at least two other SDGs. Provided capital should support new activities, improvements, and constructions, and must be in one of the 42 target countries in LATAM, Asia and Pacific, Mediterranean and Sub-Saharan Africa. Total funding per project USD $5 million - $75 million. Applications accepted on a rolling basis. Learn more and apply here.

Water and Energy for Food Grand Challenge (WE4F), Middle East and North Africa Call for Innovations, is an open call for innovations designed to address barriers to enable the production of more food with efficient and sustainable usage of water and energy along the value chain from farming to end-users, and to impact food security, gender, and poverty reduction in an environmentally sustainable way. Applicants can be mid- to late-stage enterprises, nonprofits with a for-profit program, and other organizations based in the Middle East and North Africa, who have innovative water-food, energy-food, and water-energy-food solutions. WE4F is a joint $88 million international initiative of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), European Union, the Dutch Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken, Norad - Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation, Sida and USAID. Grants ranging from EUR €25,000-€250,000. DEADLINE: grants are accepted on a rolling basis. Learn more and apply here.

WFP Innovation Accelerator, WFP Innovation Challenge, accepts submissions year-round in search of game-changing innovations that deliver relief, foster, resilience and end hunger. Current priorities are 1) Emergency Preparedness and Response, 2) Supply Chain and Delivery, 3) Nutrition and School Meals, 4) Food Systems and Smallholder Farmers, 5) Resilience and Sustainable Livelihoods, 6) Social Protection. Selected organizations will receive a wide range of support including: access to WFP, innovation consultants, mentors, up to US$100,000 equity-free funding to test the venture’s scalability potential, and more. DEADLINE: grants are accepted on a rolling basis for cohort II. Learn more and apply here.

Decent Work and Economic Inclusion

(*closing soon!*) European Commission, Opportunity-driven Skills and Vocational Education and Training in Africa (TEI OP-VET), Unlocking the employment potential of the Global Gateway: Linking skills development to EU investments and value chain developments in Sub-Saharan Africa. The purpose of the Call is to fund the implementation of (regional) VET interventions that respond to concrete employment opportunities arising from (EU) investments, trade, (regional) value chain developments and other market dynamics under the Global Gateway (GG). The proposed VET- interventions funded by the CfP must be aligned with the core principle of reverse-engineered VET by identifying concrete employment potential as starting point for targeted VET Intervention. Final beneficiaries of the interventions financed by the CfP are 1) The working-age population (with particular attention to women, youth between 18 and 35 and disadvantaged groups) of relevant countries and sectors in Sub-Saharan Africa who benefit from skills and/ or VET development offers linked to European Investment, notably the GG, and therefore to concrete and decent employment opportunities. 2) Companies operating locally and that are involved in the selected value chains and/ or the sectors of the GG, therefore benefitting from the availability of a skilled labour force. Eligible applicants are from either a consortium or an individual organization that partners with other stakeholders, such as local stakeholders from the private sector and VET institutions. Funding of EUR 1-2 million. DEADLINE: November 3, 2024. Learn more and apply here.

Livelihood Impact Fund, focuses on improving the lives of the global poor by providing skills, capital, and opportunities to support self-sufficiency and increased earnings. They support organizations working on 1.Agriculture: Smallholder farmers productivity and regenerative agriculture. 2. Entrepreneurship: Micro, small & medium enterprise development, and 3. Workforce Development: Employability training programs across various industries. The fund works primarily in Africa but will consider projects in additional LMIC's. Through the 'Lab portfolio,' they invest in African-led organizations with budgets between $150,000 and $1M. Grants of unrestricted funding range USD $100,000- $150,000 per year for us to three years. Grantees also receive additional capacity-building support. Applications accepted on a rolling basis. Learn more and apply here.

Education

Energy

E.ON, European Investment Fund (EIF) and Future Energy Ventures, Fund for the Digitalisation of the Energy Transition. The newly established fund will be allocated entirely towards sustainable investments across three core investment themes with clear decarbonization potential: future energy, future cities, and future technologies. With an average initial ticket size of between EUR €1M-10M for early-stage investments, it aims to target thirty new investments located in the innovation hubs of Europe, North America, and the Middle East. Learn more here.

Gender

(*new!*) WhatWorks2PreventVAWG , Window II Request for Concept Notes - Innovation Grant. Seeking proposals that focus on the following priority areas in humanitarian of development contexts: Prevention of violence against women and girls (VAWG) in fragile and conflict affected settings, Technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV), and Addressing VAWG prevention in Climate Change. Innovation grants are intended to support projects that seek to test innovative approaches and collaborations to take VAWG prevention work in new directions, including: design and test ways to prevent forms of violence, testing different delivery platforms or new partnerships, develop approaches to address violence in populations or settings where little experience exists (for example, refugees, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, or LBT populations). ‘What Works to Prevent Violence – Impact at Scale’ Programme is a seven-year initiative funded by the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) to scale-up effective prevention of VAWG. Accepting proposals from southern-based, women-led, women’s rights organizations, or a consortia, with expertise and a track record of working in the field of VAWG prevention. Open to fund projects based in the Middle East and North Africa, Asia, and SubSaharan Africa. Encourage applications from the Middle East and North Africa and projects/interventions located in fragile and conflict affected states (FCAS) that are in a situation of protracted crises. Grants up to GBP £500,000 for up to 3 years. DEADLINE: December 6, 2024. Learn more and apply here.

(*new!*) Action for Women's Health: A Global Open Call, Pivotal Ventures , a Melinda French Gates organization, launched Action for Women’s Health, a $250 million global open call that will fund organizations around the world that are improving women’s mental and physical health. Accepting applications from non-profit organizations globally that serve women and have a record of improving women’s mental or physical health, and are ready to scale their work, funds can be used flexibly to fund a wide range of of programs and activities. Before applying, complete the Organizational Readiness Tool. Grants range USD $1-$5 million. DEADLINE: Interested organizations must register to apply by December 3, 2024. Complete applications due January 10, 2025. Learn more and apply here.

(*new!*) USAID - Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance , Locally Led Humanitarian Assistance Prize Competition 2024: Women-Led and Women’s Rights Organizations Making a Difference Health. The Locally Led Humanitarian Assistance Prize Competition 2024 aims to recognize transformative work and innovative practices in local leadership by women-led organizations (WLOs) and women’s rights organizations (WROs) working on humanitarian issues in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Guatemala, Haiti, Iraq, Mali and Ukraine. Looking for projects that have shown humanitarian Impact within the past 5 years, that are innovative, clearly demonstrating differences compared with previous approaches, and that contribute to learning, adaptation, growth. One grand prize award of USD $250,000 and five additional prize awards worth USD $150,000 each. DEADLINE: November 12. Learn more and apply here.

Health

(*new!*) UK Research and Innovation, Applied Global Health Research: Stage One, is now accepting proposals to support applied research that will address global health challenges and inequities that will lead to tangible change in health policy and practice in the near future through practical, impact focused research. A wide range of research can be supported including feasibility studies, late-stage intervention development and testing, implementation and scale-up research, health economic research, environmental (including climate change), cultural and social approaches within health focused projects, applied modeling and more. Research organizations, institutes, and research non profits in LMICs and the UK are invited to apply. Grants range GBP £150,000 - £2,000,000. DEADLINE: December 3, 2024. Learn more and apply here.

Humanitarian Aid

(*new!*) Sida , Expression of Interest for Multi-Year Humanitarian Partnership with Sida. The purpose of this call is to invite international humanitarian organisations, that deliver assistance and protection to people in emergencies, to apply for partnership with Sida. DEADLINE: November 10, 2024. Learn more and apply here.

Inclusion

Multitudes Foundation, Incubation and Scaling Grants for political change-makers from Europe. Incubation grants provide funding and expert support to those ready to build their vision into sustainable and efficient organisations. Scaling grants provide funding for registered organisations ready to scale their efforts and build more power. Grants range EUR €50,000-€100,000. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Learn more and apply here.

Innovation

European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA), EIC Accelerator. The EIC is Europe’s flagship innovation program to identify, develop and scale up breakthrough technologies and game-changing innovations. The accelerator supports start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises to develop and scale up to new markets or disrupt existing ones and provides a unique combination of funding from EUR €500,000-17.5M as well as business acceleration services. DEADLINE: December 24, 2024. Learn more and apply here.

(*closing soon!*) USAID, Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) 2024 accepting proposals for innovations that address international development challenges and improve the lives of people living in poverty in developing countries around the world. DIV provides tiered funding to pilot, test, and transition to scale (i.e., grow to reach the highest number of beneficiaries possible) those innovations that demonstrate evidence of impact, cost-effectiveness, and the potential to scale. Grants ranging from USD $25,000-$15M. DEADLINE: November 1, 2024. Round for 2025 will open soon. Learn more and apply here.

Global Innovation Fund. The fund seeks out innovations with the greatest potential to improve the lives of millions of people living in poverty, and accepts applications from any type of organization, working in any sector in any developing country. The fund innovations that are scalable, widely applied, and evidence-based. Three types of funding available: pilot (up to USD $230,000), test & transition (up to USD $2.3M) and scale (up to USD $15M). Applications are accepted on a rolling basis- Next open windows September 1-30, 2024, and December 2024 . Learn more and apply here.

Smart Cities

(*Round 2 closing this month!*) European Data Space for Smart Communities, Open Call for Pilots, aims to advance the development and implementation of data spaces. This effort is aligned with the policy priorities of EU cities and communities, focusing on the green-digital transformation supported by secure and sovereign data infrastructure. Submitted proposals must also demonstrate actual services created based on data sharing among data space participants. The pilot consortia must create new data services from the data sharing across at least two target focus areas: 1) Predictive traffic management/sustainable mobility planning, 2) Data-services related to weather, climate and extreme weather events to facilitate risk prevention, disaster resilience as well as climate change adaptation, 3)Management of energy flows in a city/community specific context and in conjunction with other sectors, 4) Zero pollution actions (e.g., air, water, soil pollution or waste), and 5) Any other domain falling under the New European Bauhaus initiative (urban design, building management, public services, nature-based solutions, amongst others). Eligible pilot consortia must consist of (and be led by) at least two local or regional public administrations from different EU member states (MS) and/or Digital Europe Programme (DEP) Associated countries, and can include a wide range of actors including private sector and non profits. Grants range EUR €1 million - €1.5 million (total of €15.3 million available). DEADLINE: 3 rounds of calls will take place in 2024: Round 2 closes November 31 (4-6 pilots to be selected), and Round 3 closes February 2025 (4+ pilots to be selected). Learn more and apply here.

European Commission , Digital solutions to foster participative design, planning and management of buildings, neighbourhoods and urban districts (Built4People Partnership). Accepting proposals that address one or both of the following points: 1. Digital solutions that facilitate participative design and planning through visualisation, analysis and engagement with data that is directly relevant to building users as well as citizens in the surrounding urban area (including e.g. immersive and interactive technologies, Virtual Reality / Augmented Reality, simulations and scenario modelling). 2. Digital solutions that allow to analyse and model different scenarios for to-be-renovated buildings, neighbourhoods and / or districts in terms of energy use and generation; users’ health and wellbeing; impact on the energy grid; provisions for active and electric mobility, and sustainable delivery solutions; life-cycle environmental and micro-climatic impacts, and; socio-economic impacts for citizens, building users, owners and occupiers. Total budget available: EUR € 10 million. DEADLINE: February 4, 2025. Learn more and apply here.

Small Grants, Awards, Accelerators, Fellowships and Learning Opportunities

(*new!*) eBay , Circular Fashion Fund, supports innovative businesses that use technology and services to change customer behaviour within the fashion industry. Looking for forward-thinking solutions which will develop the way we think about fashion's circular economy. Open to UK companies only. Award of £50,000 to one winner, and a chance to l to eBay’s global leadership team. This is an opportunity to be awarded "eBay Circular Fashion Innovator of the Year" and receive an additional investment of up to $300k. DEADLINE: November 27, 2025. Learn more and apply here.

The Liveability Challenge, The Liveability Challenge 2025- 8th Edition, this year there are two main themes: 1) Decarbonization- disruptive deep-tech solutions that provide scalable and impactful solutions to reduce carbon emissions across diverse industries. 2) Cool Earth- groundbreaking innovations that specifically address the challenges posed by climate-induced extreme weather conditions. The winner of each track will receive USD $1 million. DEADLINE: February 9, 2025. Learn more and apply here.

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