South Africa

The Alstom Foundation 2026 Call for Projects is now open, inviting NGOs to submit high-impact, community-driven initiatives aligned with sustainable development priorities in countries where Alstom operates.

The Foundation funds projects that generate measurable social, environmental, and economic benefits, particularly those improving livelihoods, environmental resilience, access to mobility, and essential services.

The 2026 funding cycle opens on 16 February 2026 and closes on 10 April 2026 (11:59 pm CET).

The Clean Port Logistics Challenge forms part of the National Cleantech Innovation Challenge and is focused on accelerating sustainable logistics, distributed clean energy, and circular manufacturing solutions across KwaZulu-Natal’s maritime economy.

KwaZulu-Natal is home to the Durban and Richards Bay ports, two of Africa’s busiest trade corridors and critical drivers of South Africa’s import-export economy. However, these industrial ecosystems are currently:

The SADC Transfrontier Conservation Areas (TFCA) Financing Facility (TFCA FF) has launched its Third Open Call for Concept Notes, inviting proposals that scale green economy solutions within selected Transfrontier Conservation Areas (TFCAs) in Southern Africa.

Grant Awards & Technical Assistance for Circular Economy Businesses
Plastics & Packaging | Electronics & E-Waste

Programme Overview

The SWITCH to Circular Economy in East and Southern Africa (SWITCH-2-CE in ESA) is a regional programme co-financed by the European Union (EU) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and jointly implemented by GIZ and Expertise France 

The National Cleantech Innovation Challenge (NCIC) Free State: Regenerative Agriculture in Large-Scale Commercial Farming Challenge is a strategic provincial initiative designed to accelerate the transition from conventional high-input agriculture to scalable, climate-resilient regenerative farming systems.

The iLCT Pipeline Research Acceleration Programme is a targeted funding call launched by Cure Parkinson’s to accelerate high-priority therapeutic candidates toward clinical trials for Parkinson’s disease.

This programme forms part of the International Linked Clinical Trials (iLCT) initiative, a global drug selection and evaluation platform established in collaboration with the Van Andel Institute. The iLCT committee comprising over 20 world-leading Parkinson’s experts annually reviews and ranks candidate compounds with disease-modifying potential.

The Multidisciplinary Research Grant Programme (MRGP) 2026 is a competitive research funding initiative offered by the Competition Commission of South Africa. The programme is designed to strengthen evidence-based enforcement in competition law and policy by supporting high-quality, multidisciplinary research that addresses both traditional regulatory challenges and emerging economic, social, environmental, and technological issues.

The 2026 Zayed Sustainability Prize has officially opened its global call for applications, inviting innovators, entrepreneurs, NGOs, academic institutions, and impact-driven enterprises to apply for one of the world’s most prestigious sustainability awards.