Opportunities

The Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP) has launched its 9th Call for Proposals for Country-led Projects, providing approximately US$163 million in grant financing to support agriculture, food security, and climate resilience initiatives in some of the world’s poorest countries.

The

develoPPP Ventures is now accepting applications for its 2026 funding round supporting innovative startups with scalable and development-oriented business models across selected African markets.

The initiative is funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and

The New Jersey Business Acceleration and Soft-Landing Ecosystem (NJ BASE) is now accepting applications for its inaugural 2026 cohort, offering international technology companies a fully supported pathway to establish and scale operations in the United States.

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The Global AgriInno Challenge (GAC) 2026 is now accepting applications from startups, agripreneurs, researchers, and innovation teams developing technology-driven solutions for sustainable and resilient agrifood systems in Small Island Developing States (SIDS).

The international innovation challenge

The Conservation Action Fund for Africa (CAFA), launched by Conservation Allies, is inviting applications from locally led conservation organisations across Africa for its 2026 grant programme supporting practical biodiversity conservation and anti-deforestation initiatives.

The programme aims to

The Power of Diversity Funding Facility has officially launched the Power of Diversity Grants 2026, a EUR 2.2 million funding programme supporting projects that strengthen the value chains of underutilised, climate-resilient, and nutritious opportunity crops across six countries.

The programme aims

The European Commission has opened the Horizon Europe 2026 funding call under Cluster 3: Civil Security for Society, titled:

“Development of innovative tools, processes, equipment and technologies through responses to disasters and emergencies for search and rescue in hazardous conditions.”

The

The Fundación Alsea, AC, in partnership with World Vision México, has opened applications for the Alsea Foundation Prize for Research Projects 2026.

The international research funding initiative supports innovative and impactful research projects focused on food systems, nutrition security

AgDevCo is inviting applications for its 2026 Agribusiness Financing Opportunity, providing long-term debt and equity investment support to scalable agribusinesses operating across sub-Saharan Africa.

The financing initiative is designed to support commercially viable agricultural enterprises that

Accelerate Africa is inviting applications for Cohort 5 of its startup accelerator programme designed to support bold and visionary African founders building scalable businesses that solve Africa’s biggest challenges.

The 12-week accelerator programme is tailored for early-stage startups across

The GTR+ MEA Awards 2026 are now open for voting, recognising the institutions shaping the trade finance landscape across the Middle East and Africa.

Organised by Global Trade Review (GTR), the awards celebrate leadership, innovation, market influence, and impact across the regional trade finance

The Innovator Trust has launched the Youth Entrepreneurship Program (YEP) 2026, inviting young digital and technology innovators from the Northern Cape to apply for an opportunity to develop innovative technology-driven solutions addressing real community challenges.

The programme is specifically