The Wilkes Center for Climate Science & Policy at the University of Utah invites applications for the 2027 Wilkes Climate Innovation Prize, an international competition supporting high-potential solutions to major challenges across the climate, energy and economy ecosystem.

The prize seeks practical solutions that can make measurable progress towards real-world implementation, particularly where significant uncertainty remains, conventional funding or adoption pathways are limited, and targeted support could meaningfully accelerate progress.

The SDG Impact Finance Initiative (SIFI) invites proposals from impact investment fund managers seeking to scale commercially viable investment solutions that strengthen the resilience of agricultural, forest and land-use systems in emerging and developing economies.

The Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF) offers the Digital Innovation Fund for Energy & Climate (DIFEC), a regional three-year programme designed to accelerate clean energy access and strengthen climate resilience across Sub-Saharan Africa through digital innovation.

The programme provides milestone-based grant funding and specialised technical assistance to private-sector enterprises developing digital solutions for distributed renewable energy, clean cooking, productive use of energy, e-mobility, digital agriculture and circular economy systems.

BIOECONOMY GIANTS invites collaborative consortia to apply for funding to pilot and scale up high-added-value bio-based products derived from secondary or underutilised biomass from the agricultural, agri-food and forestry sectors.

The call aims to strengthen circular bio-based value chains by combining technological or operational innovation with cooperative business and governance models that give primary producers a meaningful role in implementation, decision-making and value creation.

Scaling Agriculture Innovations through Start-ups (SAIS) invites applications from African technology-driven start-ups developing innovative solutions for the dairy and aquaculture value chains.

Call reference: HORIZON-MISS-2027-05-SOIL-05-two-stage

Horizon Europe has announced a forthcoming funding opportunity under the Soil Deal for Europe Mission to develop and validate innovative biotechnologies that restore soil health, remediate contaminated soils and improve agricultural productivity and resilience.

Forward Fooding invites applications from AgriFoodTech start-ups and scale-ups worldwide for the eighth edition of the FoodTech 500, an annual global ranking recognising innovative companies operating at the intersection of food, technology and sustainability.

The initiative showcases businesses developing technology-enabled solutions across the food supply chain, from agricultural production and food processing to packaging, distribution, nutrition and food waste management.

The Green Value Chain Development for Job Creation Programme, implemented by the International Trade Centre (ITC) and financed by the European Union (EU), invites expressions of interest from businesses and other actors operating in Botswana’s horticulture and ecotourism sectors.