Grantspan helps African NGOs, nonprofits, CBOs, foundations, churches and social-impact organisations discover relevant grants, donations, awards, prizes and capacity development opportunities from around the world.
We help you find, track, and explore funding opportunities that align with your organisation's mission and programmes. Our platform also provides access to practical fundraising resources, tools, techniques, and funding intelligence to support organisations in developing sustainable funding strategies and achieving their goals.
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Whether you are looking for NGO grants in Africa, nonprofit funding, CBO grants, foundation funding, or international development opportunities, Grantspan helps you spend less time searching and more time creating impact.
Grantspan is an Africa-focused funding intelligence platform connecting NGOs, nonprofits, CBOs and social-impact organisations with relevant grants, donations, awards and capacity development opportunities from around the world.
Grantspan's mandate is to continuously provide our subscribers informed with up-to-date, relevant, and comprehensive information on funding and capacity development opportunities that can support the growth, sustainability, and impact of African-based organisations and individuals. These include grant calls, donations, awards, prizes, fellowships, partnerships, training opportunities, and other capacity development opportunities relevant to their work.
Globally, thousands of philanthropists, charitable foundations, governments, development agencies, and other funding organisations make resources available through grants, donations, awards, and other forms of support to organisations and individuals working to improve communities and advance sustainable development. Grantspan's role is to help bridge this gap between donors and organisations that create impact.
Our Scope
Our goal is to make it easier for African organisations and individuals to find the resources, knowledge, and opportunities they need to grow and create lasting impact.
We research and curate relevant grants, donations, awards, prizes and other funding opportunities for African organisations.
We help African NGOs, nonprofits, CBOs, foundations, churches, and individuals discover opportunities aligned with their programmes, sectors, and organisational goals.
We continuously monitor funding calls and other opportunities, helping our subscribers stay informed about grants, donations, awards, prizes, fellowships, partnerships, and other funding opportunities.
Beyond funding opportunities, we provide access to resources, tools, information, training, and capacity development opportunities that can strengthen organisations and improve their ability to secure and manage funding.
We bridge the information gap between African organisations seeking resources and donors around the world providing support for sustainable development, poverty alleviation, research, innovation, community development, and other social-impact initiatives.
The International Trans Fund (ITF) was created to mobilize sustainable resources to help build strong, trans-led movements and support collective action, and to address and eliminate funding gaps impacting trans organizations across the globe. The purpose of the ITF is to: ...
The United Nations Women’s Peace & Humanitarian Fund (WPHF) has launched a Call for Proposals in Sudan to support civil society organizations in implementing projects focusing on peacebuilding and recovery, as well as supporting local women's and young women&rsqu...
Global Canvas is an annual international art competition run by David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation for children and young people up to 16. Each year, they choose a theme that challenges young artists to think deeply about wildlife, conservation, and the environment. Ecosyst...
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The Ghana component of the SAFE project, implemented by UN Women in West Africa, directly addresses the severe human rights violations, violence, and social exclusion experienced by older women and marginalized groups due to discriminatory social norms, ageism, and harmful tra...
UN Women in West and Central Africa is implementing the Community-Led Advocacy and Digital Spaces for the Safety of Women and Girls in West Africa (SAFE) project, supported by the Ford Foundation. The project responds to the continued prevalence of violence against women and g...
The Global Research and Technology Development (GRTD) Research Commissioning Centre (RCC), co-led by 3ie and the University of Birmingham, is running an open competition for a new Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) Applied Research Centre, on behalf of the UK&rsq...
The Enhancing Capacities of Women and Youth-led Enterprises for Regional Trade (ECoWYERT) Program is inviting applications from young people, entrepreneurs, traders and enterprises seeking to strengthen their skills, grow their businesses and explore opportunities in regional ...
This is a call to start-ups and industries working in communities to bring the mythologies, cosmologies, and living traditions of their own cultures forward as guides of the machines. The goal is to show, through art that crosses every border, what responsible AI can look like...
The Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poetry is awarded annually to an African poet who has not yet published a collection of poetry. Fundable Projects The Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poets will only accept “first book” submissions from Afr...
In early 2024, 13 abolitionist organizations, including regional networks, grassroots organizations and international NGOs have come together to form the Global Consortium for Death Penalty Abolition. Co-funded by the European Union under a Financial Framework Partnership Agre...
Amazon’s Devices and Services organization develops connected devices such as Echo, Alexa+, Fire TV, Kindle, Ring, Blink, and eero, using cameras, sensors, audio systems, and on-device AI. This call seeks research that improves how small, battery-powered devices capture ...
AI systems are transforming daily life worldwide, and they must work well for everyone. As AI adoption accelerates globally, expanding benchmarks and datasets beyond high-resource languages can unlock AI's potential for billions of people, including in the Global South. By...
Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH), on behalf of the WIN-WIN in the Wetlands for Climate Resilience project, invites eligible organisations to submit proposals for selection as the Implementing Partner responsible for designing and delivering a community-base...
Climate change is already affecting livelihoods, ecosystems, agriculture, food security, water resources, health, and community infrastructure across Western Uganda. Rural communities are particularly exposed because many households depend directly on land, forests, wetlands, ...
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