News

• Virtual Summit on Impact | November 16-19, 2020 | Registration will open soon
• Japan commits US$ 130 million to support global access to COVID-19 vaccines
• New call for proposals: Keeping nature at the heart of post-COVID recovery
• Novo Nordisk Foundation distributes DKK 348 million for Innovative Research Projects
• UNESCO supports STI for Sustainable Development in Africa
• ECW, Save the Children, Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation and World Bank address Refugee Education at UN Meet
• Nonprofits worldwide still impacted by COVID, Survey finds
• Education Cannot Wait hosting an Online Event on Responding to Education Crises in Central Sahel
• UNWTO and G20 Tourism Leaders Join Forces towards a Sustainable Recovery
• $30bn Financial Support to Advance Racial Equity
• Canada provides $400m for Development Aid to curb COVID-19
• IFC invests in Egyptian fund to support business growth amid COVID-19
• Italy funds new Projects in Iraq, Jordan and Sudan
• FAO welcomes $3 million contribution from Germany and Sweden
• European Commission to issue up to €100 billion as Social Bonds
• Nonprofits led by people of color face growing challenges, Study Finds
• Laureates of Google for Startups Black Founders Fund announced
• COVID-19 affecting Mental Health of one in two people
• ECLAC stresses on importance of regional integration for post COVID-19 recovery
• ADB scale Up Operations in Papua New Guinea by $1 Billion
• World Bank: Boosting Health and Education Spending is Key to Resilient Post-Pandemic Economic Recovery
• $30m Financial Assistance to Uplift Myanmar’s COVID-19 Health Response
• Niger: Thousands impacted by floods face the risk of waterborne diseases
• ADB provides $186 million to develop solar power plant in Viet Nam

Country-based and Regional Grant Opportunities

• UN Trust Fund: Up to USD 1 million Multi-year Grants for NGOs and CSOs
• Grant Scheme for CSOs in the Southern Mediterranean (EUR 48,000 available under this call)
• IDB and Education Nonprofit jointly launch Spotlight Project in LAC
• Thomas Reuters Foundation | 8 week Online Program from October 28 to December 23, 2020
• £10,000 COVID-19 Response Fund (Grants running from 1st February to 31st July 2021)
• UN-Habitat Grant Program for Organisations: Offering Up to $80,000
• AI4D Africa initiative for African Researchers: Apply Now!
• EUR 10,000,000 in grants under EIDHR Programme
• This Foundation launches Marine Programme for Local and Strategic Projects in UK
• Southern Movement Media Fund (Round 2) for U.S. NPOs and Media Organisations
• Democracy Plus launches 2020 Community Collaboration: Call for Proposals
• Direct Aid Program of up to AUD 30,000 for Mongolian NGOs and NPOs

Deadlines Approaching

• UNITAR | Online Training Programme to advance Women’s Leadership - 20 October 2020
• AU funding opportunity of up to $5,000 for African Young Peacebuilders - 20 October 2020
• Small Grants and Capacity Building Programme (Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka) - 20 October 2020
• SOFACO 2nd CFPs for African Artists and Cultural Actors: Apply Now! - 20 October 2020
• Strategic Legal Fund to tackle Injustices in UK: Call for UK-based NPOs - 20 October 2020