Apply for Broadly Protective Vaccine Against New Emerging Variants and Variants of Concern of SARS-CoV-2 Virus
Deadline: 31-May-21
The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) is inviting applications for the Broadly Protective Vaccine Against New Emerging Variants and Variants of Concern of SARS-CoV-2 Virus (BPCoV2) to prevent disease caused by circulating SARSCOV-2 variants of concern and emergent variants of interest.
South Pole seeking Proposals for Nature-Based Project Development
Deadline: 1 October 2021
South Pole is currently seeking proposals for nature-based projects that could benefit from finance and expertise to generate verified emission reductions. Since 2008, South Pole has worked with hundreds of land-owners, community groups, investors, conservation organisations, and others to identify and facilitate emission reduction projects worldwide. South Pole is a truly global environmental company, with over 350 experts in 18 global offices.
Volant Trust seeking Applications for Covid-19 Response Fund
Deadline: 31 July 2021
The Volant Trust is currently seeking applications from charities in the UK and internationally that demonstrate a strong focus on alleviating social deprivation and helping vulnerable groups who have been particularly impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.
CEPI launches Call for Proposals for Broadly Protective Betacoronavirus Vaccine
Deadline: 1-Oct-21
The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) has launched a call for proposals for the Broadly Protective Betacoronavirus (BPBC) Vaccine to involve the research and development of novel immunogens and platform technologies and should have a minimal Target Product Profile (TPP) that aims to protect against disease caused by the known Betacoronaviruses that already pose a significant epidemic or pandemic risk.
UNWTO’s Global Rural Tourism Startup Competition
Deadline: 1-Jul-21
The competition aims to bring together all entrepreneurs who are deploying models that positively contribute to the planet, people and prosperity or technology that can be applied to the sustainable development of tourism in rural areas in its three pillars – economic, social and environmental.
Second Call: EL*C Emergency Grants for Lesbian Groups
Deadline: Ongoing
EuroCentralAsian Lesbian* Community is pleased to announce the 2nd call for EL*C Emergency Grants for Lesbian Groups that are in urgent need of financial support due to the Covid-19 crisis. Small grants are intended only for lesbian led and lesbian focused groups in Europe and Central Asia, that are working primarily on supporting and advancing the position of lesbian communities.
MIT Solve accepting Proposals for Health Security & Pandemics Challenge
Deadline: 16 June 2021
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Solve is currently accepting proposals for its Health Security & Pandemics Challenge. The Covid-19 pandemic has tragically exposed lack of global preparedness for disease outbreaks. The crisis also highlights huge health inequities and has laid bare the urgent need to reduce the risk of future health security threats and address the weaknesses in the health systems.
MIT Solve announces Equitable Classrooms Challenge
Deadline: 16-Jun-2021
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Solve is pleased to announce its Equitable Classrooms Challenge. The pandemic has upended entire education systems, with an estimated 1.5 billion primary and secondary learners’ (ages 5-18) education disrupted. Some schools have shifted to distance learning, while others shut down completely. Many have had limited operations for months. These disruptions exacerbate pre-existing education inequalities along wealth, gender, ethnicity, linguistic, and geographical lines.
Japanese Award for Most Innovative Development Project 2021
Deadline: 09-Jun-21
The Japanese Award for Most Innovative Development Project is a competitive grant program under the umbrella of the Global Development Awards Competition, administered by GDN and funded by the Ministry of Finance, Government of Japan. The Award targets projects currently at the stage of implementation, and which have a high potential for impact targeting exceptionally marginalized and disadvantaged groups located in developing countries.
2021 Recover Africa Youth Competition: A Chance to Win 500 Euros
Deadline: 23-Apr-21
Nominations are now open for 2021 Recover Africa Youth Competition. They invite youth to look back at their experiences and depict them for a chance to be part of the recovery process.
King Baudouin Foundation’s Sofina Covid Solidarity Fund for Western Europe, India or Singapore
Deadline: 30-Jun-22
The King Baudouin Foundation (KBF) is currently inviting applications for Sofina Covid- 19 Solidarity Fund to address the adverse consequences of the global Covid-19 pandemic.
USAID/Bangladesh and the Private Sector: Partnering to Fight COVID-19
Deadline: 29-Apr-2021
The purpose of this APS is to announce the competitive process and solicit Concept Paper applications from the private and public sectors for engaging with USAID/Bangladesh under the APS. The goal of the USAID Bangladesh and the Private Sector: Partnering to Fight COVID-19 program is to provide a medium through which organizations can work with USAID and the private sector to build Global Development Alliances (GDAs).
GC Human Rights Preparedness Initiative
Deadline: 31 July 2021
The Global Campus of Human Rights is proud to present its new open initiative GC Human Rights Preparedness, a space for collaboration on the role that human rights must play in addressing the persistent challenges of pandemics and other emergencies.
UNDP Call for Proposals: Supporting Recovery and Stability in Iraq through Local Development’ (SRS-LD) – LOT2
Deadline: 31 May 2021
The Supporting Recovery and Stability in Iraq through Local Development’ (SRS-LD) Project is funded by the European Union and implemented by the UNDP Iraq. It aims to assist the Government of Iraq (GoI) in restoring the legitimacy of the country’s institutions and updating the social contract between the citizens and the state. The Project objectives are in line with the priorities set out in the EU Strategy for Iraq endorsed by the EU Member States in January 2018 and the provisions of the EU-Iraq Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA). The Project is fully compliant with the objectives of the National Development Plan of the Government of Iraq.
UNDP Call for Proposals: Supporting Recovery and Stability in Iraq through Local Development’ (SRS-LD) – LOT1
Deadline: 31 May 2021
The project ‘Supporting Recovery and Stability in Iraq through Local Development’ (SRS-LD) Project is funded by the European Union and implemented by UNDP Iraq. It aims to assist the Government of Iraq (GoI) in restoring the legitimacy of the country’s institutions and updating the social contract between the citizens and the state.
U.S. Department of State’s Office of Global Partnerships announces COVID-19 Private Sector Engagement & Partnership Fund
Deadline: 28 May 2021
Through this APS, the Department of State (DOS) announces its desire to engage private sector partners to expand and amplify the Department’s COVID-19 response. The Fund seeks to support private sector interventions and build upon private sector investments in response to the virus. The DOS broadly categorizes the private sector to include: U.S. corporations, foreign corporations, foundations, faith-based organizations, non-governmental organizations, civil society groups, Diaspora groups, service organizations, universities and other institutions of learning.
2020 TIP Office Annual Program Statement to Address Impacts of COVID-19
Deadline: 30 June 2021
The TIP Office recognizes the pressures governments and civil society organizations are under to combat human trafficking and manage the impacts of COVID-19. As such, the TIP Office encourages applicants to propose innovative concepts to address the impacts of COVID-19 on efforts to combat human trafficking and support government measures to counter human trafficking.
Canada Fund for Local Initiatives in Syria, Turkey, Lebanon, or Jordan
Deadline: 23-Apr-21
The CFLI funds small and preferably visible, results-oriented projects which are proposed and implemented by officially registered local NGOs and organizations working on projects supporting Syrians in Syria, Turkey, Lebanon, or Jordan.
Call for Proposals: Small Grant Program “Staying Resilient Amid Pandemic in Southeast Asia”
Deadline: 01-Sep-2023
The SEA Junction is launching the “Staying Resilient Amid the Pandemic in Southeast Asia small-grant program. The 3-year program, with support of the China Medical Board Foundation and WIEGO, provides funds to efforts working to build social capital, strengthen community resilience, improve the living and health conditions of local communities (geographical as well as functional) and enhance their capacity to cope with the current situation of COVID-19 and its longer-term socio-economic and health impacts.
King Baudouin Foundation’s Sofina Covid Solidarity Fund
Deadline: 30-Jun-2022
The King Baudouin Foundation (KBF) is currently accepting applications for the Sofina Covid Solidarity Fund to address the adverse consequences of the global Covid-19 pandemic on two key issues related to Sofina’s focus sectors.
Nominations Open for Al-Sumait Prize 2021
Deadline: 30 June 2021
The Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS) is inviting applications for its Al-Sumait Prize 2021. The prize is to be awarded to individuals or institutions who through their research projects or initiatives have made significant advancement within the field of Health that produced seminal impact and tangible results on the public health care system, especially for the underprivileged.
Call for Project Proposals: Balkan CSOs Response to COVID-19 II
Deadline: 20 April 2021
The Balkan Trust for Democracy is launching a call for proposals as a response to the needs and challenges of the Balkan region civil societies amplified by the outbreak of the coronavirus. Strengthening the rule of law, freedom of expression, protection of human rights, and the fight against domestic and gender-based violence continue to be fundamental for social transformation of the Western Balkan region and require stronger cooperation of all parts of societies more than ever.
ClimateScience Olympiad 2021
Deadline: 1 August 2021
The ClimateScience is inviting eligible applicants for its 2021 Olympiad program. The Climate Science is a global charity creating and providing educational resources on solutions to climate change to 100,000s of people worldwide.
UKPHS: Call for Applications for Small Grants Wave 1
Deadline: 12 May 2021
The Tropical Health and Education Trust (THET) is pleased to announce the launch of the first wave of Small Grants for UK Partnerships for Health Systems (UKPHS). The program welcomes grant applications from Health Partnerships in any low- and lower middle-income country in Sub-Saharan Africa or Southeast Asia addressing specific clinical and health system challenges.
Calls for Proposals: Strengthening the Role of Social Partners in Mitigating the Economic and Social Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis
Deadline: 26 April 2021
The call aims at supporting exchanges and dissemination of good practices, innovative approaches and experience, and mutual learning at European level in order to sustain social dialogue activities in the context of the COVID-19 crisis and help national social partners to continue playing their important role in developing and implementing joint responses or contributing to national efforts to protect jobs and support economic recovery strategies.
Call for Project Ideas: IKI Medium Grants 2021
Deadline: 24-May-2021
The German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) has launched the International Climate Initiative (IKI) Medium Grants 2021 that focuses on resilience of local populations in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change adaptation, as well as on strengthening participatory processes for ambitious climate action.
Call for Proposals for Protecting Civic Space in Asia-Pacific during COVID-19
Deadline: 31-May-2021
The International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL) is pleased to invite proposals for grants as part of its project to counter COVID-related restrictions on civic freedoms and protect civic space during the pandemic. In this context, the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL) seeks to support civil society organizations (CSOs) in Asia and the Pacific to carry out short-term, high impact activities to protect civic space and resist restrictive governmental responses to COVID-19.
Artist Relief Fund Grant – U.S.
Deadline: Ongoing
The Arts United and the Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne are accepting applications for the second round of the Artist Relief Fund to continue helping individual artists who have lost work and income due to COVID-19.
European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) Country Based Support Scheme (CBSS) Montenegro 2020
Deadline: 12 May 2021
The European Union (EU) has launched the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) Country Based Support Scheme (CBSS) Montenegro 2020. The global objective of this call for proposals is contribution to the development and consolidation of democracy and the rule of law, and respect for all human rights and fundamental freedoms, in consistency with the European Union’s foreign policy as a whole.
Rothschild Foundation Covid-19 Support Fund – UK
Deadline: 30 April 2021
The Rothschild Foundation is seeking applications for its Covid-19 Support Fund that aims to support the local third sector organisations who have been adversely affected by Covid-19 and those who have experienced significant increased demand for their service to navigate through the next six months, in order to support communities in Buckinghamshire.
Palladium: Innovative Concepts for COVID-19 Economic Relief and Adaptation (Sri Lanka)
Deadline: 15 May 2021
The Palladium is implementing a United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funded program and is seeking qualified sources to implement activities that will respond to the economic effects of the novel Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) in Sri Lanka.
ViiV Healthcare: Positive Action Community Grants Program (United States and Puerto Rico)
Deadline: 1 July 2021
The ViiV Healthcare’s Positive Action Community Grants program initiative is currently requesting proposals to support the health and well-being of people living with HIV through innovative, community-led solutions that address disparities in the epidemic.
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