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Global Environmental Fund
(GEF): The Global
Environment Facility (GEF) is a family of funds dedicated to confronting
biodiversity loss, climate change, pollution, and strains on land and ocean
health. Its grants, blended financing, and policy support help developing
countries address their biggest environmental priorities and adhere to
international environmental conventions.
Small Grants Programme (SGP): The Small Grants Programme is a
corporate program of the Global Environment Facility that provides financial
and technical support to local civil society and community-based organizations
to develop and implement innovative local actions that address global
environmental issues, while also improving livelihoods and reducing poverty.
The GEF Small Grants Programme – How to Apply
The GEF Small Grants Programme – Grant Eligibility
The GEF
Small Grants Programme – Where We Work
Learn more about the GEF Small
Grants Programme
About the Global Biodiversity Framework Fund: click here to learn more about
key documents and templates to submit funding requests
Establishment of a New Trust Fund: The Global Biodiversity Framework
Fund: the agreed arrangements for the GBFF, including scope, structure,
financial resources, policies, and governance
Programming Directions - describes the activities eligible for
funding
Project Cycle Policy - sets the rules governing the cycles for
GBFF-financed projects
Resource Allocation Policy - explains how GBFF financial
resources are allocated in a country-driven manner
Table of Country Maximum Dollar Value of Funding Request(s) for
the first Programming Tranche
Templates to submit funding requests
For entering a selection round:
Project Preparation Grant (PPG) Request
Global Environmental Facility Press Release: New global biodiversity fund launched in
Vancouver: “As much as 20% of its [the GBFF’s] resources will support
Indigenous-led initiatives to protect and conserve biodiversity.”
Norway's International Climate
and Forest Initiative (NICFI): The Norwegian government launched NICFI in
2008, and the initiative has pledged up to 3 billion NOK a year to save the
world’s tropical forests while improving the livelihoods of those who live
there. NICFI is administered by the Norwegian Ministry of Climate and the
Environment in collaboration with Norad – the Norwegian Agency for Development
Cooperation. The initiative supports bilateral agreements with forest
countries, multinational organizations and civil society.
Norwegian Agency for
Development Cooperation (NORAD): Together with our partners and on behalf of
Norway, Norad strives for a greener future in a world without poverty. Human
rights must be respected and none left out. By way of knowledge and
cooperation, we ensure that the funds of Norwegian development aid contribute
to global development.
Calls for proposals: Norad grants funding to organisations within
civil society, research, higher education and private sector development that
work with local partners in developing countries. Here you will find all
relevant calls for proposals.
NICFI 2021-2025: Call for Proposals, Projects, and Project
Periods (DEADLINE CLOSED 2020): NORAD is
entering into agreements with 39 organizations as part of Norway’s
International Climate and Forest Initiative (NICFI) for the period of
2021-2025. Norway’s International Climate and Forest Initiative (NICFI)
launched a call for proposals for funding for civil society organisations for
the grant period 2021-2025 in January 2020. The deadline was extended to May 19
due to Covid-19. Civil society organizations were invited to present proposals
for projects that contribute to NICFI’s strategic goal, which is that reversed
and reduced loss of tropical forest contribute to a stable climate, protect
biodiversity and enhance sustainable development.
See the NICFI – 2021-2025 Portfolio
Overview: The activities from IKI projects range, for example, from advising policy
makers on capacity building and technology partnerships to risk hedging through
innovative financial instruments. It also includes studies, project preparation
advice for infrastructure development, and investment instruments for climate
change mitigation or biodiversity conservation. To date, IKI has approved more
than 950 climate and biodiversity projects in over 150 countries worldwide with
a total funding volume of almost 6 billion euros (2008-2022).
Find funding:
Current calls are marked in green. In addition, the IKI develops and
participates in other major funding programmes and global funds that offer
their own funding calls and financial support.
Learn more about the International Climate Initiative (IKI)
here.
Overview:
CJRF makes grants that support women, youth, and Indigenous Peoples to create
and share their own solutions for climate resilience. CJRF puts people, their
rights, and their lived experience directly at the center of climate action.
Climate Justice Resilience
Fund Grants:
Learn more about the Climate Justice Resilience Fund here.
Overview: The Rainforest Fund supports
programs that cover a range of issues from protection of civil and political
rights of Indigenous and tribal peoples, to the promotion and defense of their
social, economic, and cultural rights; including the protection of rights to
their land and against the destructiveness of resource exploitation.
Country
Focus: For over
three decades, the Rainforest Fund has been supporting Indigenous and tribal
communities in the forests of Papua New Guinea, Brazil, the Philippines,
Costa Rica, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Kenya, helping them
to defend their rights and protect their environment and land.
2023
Funding Cycle Project Regional Focus:
Africa: Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of
Congo, Kenya, and Uganda
Americas: Brazil, Costa Rica, Panama
Asia: Indonesia, Borneo, the Philippines
Learn more about the Rainforest Fund here.
Overview: Siemenpuu’s mission is to support
the work of civil society movements in the Global South advocating for
sustainable lifestyles, environmental justice, and local communities’ rights.
Siemenpuu supports the work of civil society movements in the Global South
advocating for sustainable lifestyles, environmental justice, and local
communities’ rights. Support is provided in the form of funding as well as
other types of assistance. Siemenpuu engages in communication and advocacy work
especially in Finland in order to live out the movements’ visions.
Calls for Project Funding: Siemenpuu does not accept
applications outside the published application rounds. Information about the
opened calls for concept papers will be published here and in the Current/News
section of the website.
Learn more about Siemenpuu
here.
Overview: Rights and Resources Initiative is
a global Coalition of over 150 organizations dedicated to advancing the
forestland and resource rights of Indigenous Peoples, Afro-descendant peoples,
local communities, and the women within them. RRI’s mission is to support
Indigenous Peoples’, Afro-descendant Peoples’ and local communities’ struggles
against marginalization and for sustainable, self-determined development. It
does so by promoting greater global commitment and action towards policy,
market, and legal reforms that secure their rights to own, control, and benefit
from natural resources, especially land and forests.
Country
Focus
Africa: Liberia, Kenya, Democratic Republic of the Congo,
and Regional
Asia: Indonesia, India, Nepal, and Southeast Asia
Latin America: Regional, Colombia, and Peru
Funding
Mechanisms:
Strategic Response Mechanism and Selection Criteria
Community
land Rights and Conservation Finance Initiative (CLARIFI)
CLARIFI Scope, Projects, and
Review Process
Overview: Pawanka Fund is an Indigenous led
fund making effort supporting Indigenous peoples initiatives engaged in
promoting and protecting traditional knowledge, wellbeing, rights and
self-determined development. Pawanka responds to the needs of Indigenous peoples
building relationships of trust, networking and promoting articulation between
local and global processes. We [Pawanka] provide direct support to community
led organizations for the recovery and revitalization of Indigenous knowledge
and learning systems ins even sociocultural regions of the world including North
America, Latin America, Asia, Africa, Arctic, Pacific, and Russia.
Project
Funding Information: “The
[Pawanka] Fund does not make an open call for proposals and the members of the
Guiding Committee work closely with local Indigenous organizations and
institutions to support their initiatives in the spirit of partnership and
solidarity.”
Previous
& Current Pawanka Partners and Grant Cycles
Unsolicited Solutions for Locally Led Development (US4LLD): Sustainable and locally driven ideas come
from a diversity of organizations around the world. To ensure that these ideas
have the opportunity to be considered, Unsolicited Solutions for Locally Led
Development (US4LLD) sets aside a portion of its annual budget to provide USAID Missions with funding to support unsolicited
applications that advance locally led development in any sector.
Eligible Countries, Key Resources, Eligibility Criteria, and
More Information
Ineligible IPFAF Project Countries: Kenya,
the Philippines, Ecuador, and Guatemala
Overview: Tenure Facility works with
Indigenous Peoples and local communities across the developing world so they
can thrive and expand the sustainable management and protection of their
forests and lands. They have two main objectives: customary territories are made
more secure by governments in targeted developing countries; and practical
approaches for implementing land and forest tenure reforms are shared and
leveraged by practitioners and stakeholders to enable greater support and
investment in securing land rights
Country focus: Belize, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Cameroon,
Colombia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ecuador, Guatemala, Guyana, India,
Indonesia, Kenya, Liberia, Mali. Mozambique, Nepal, Panama, Peru
Project selection process and criteria
Learn more about the Tenure
Facility
Overview: Global Forest Watch (GFW) is an
online platform that provides data and tools for monitoring forests. By
harnessing cutting-edge technology, GFW allows anyone to access near real-time
information about where and how forests are changing the world.
Small Grants Fund - Applications for the 2025 grant cycle are
currently closed: The Small
Grants Fund provides financial and technical support to organizations around
the world to use Global Forest Watnoradch’s tools and data to turn forest
monitoring information into action.
2024 Guidelines for Applicants
Related Program Funding Opportunity
Applications must be submitted in English to
be considered
Learn more about Global Forest
Watch
Overview: IFIP seeks to transform the
relationships between the funding world and Indigenous peoples to one of mutual
understanding and benefit. Donors and Indigenous leaders are afforded unique
opportunities to respectfully learn from one another at our regional meetings
and international donor summits. We [IFIP] build capacity for both Indigenous
communities seeking support and donors interested in high impact philanthropy.
IFIP Global Conference 2025 - Global Impact, Local Solutions –
Funding Indigenous Self Determination and Leadership: EARLY REGISTRATION NOW OPEN UNTIL
15TH DECEMBER, 2024 | LATE REGISTRATION OPENS 16TH DECEMBER, 2024
Indigenous Peoples Funding & Resource Guide: this resource guide provides
resources for groups seeking funding for Indigenous projects.
Learn more about International
Funders for Indigenous Peoples (IFIP) here.
Overview: Cultural Survival is an
Indigenous-led NGO and U.S. registered non-profit that advocates for Indigenous
Peoples’ rights and supports Indigenous communities’ self-determination,
cultures, and political resilience, since 1972. For 50 years, Cultural Survival
has partnered with Indigenous communities to advance Indigenous Peoples’ rights
and cultures worldwide.
2025 Indigenous Community Media Fund: CALL OPEN UNTIL JANUARY 26,
2025
Cultural Survival’s Indigenous Community Media Fund
(ICMF) promotes partnerships and provides funding to strengthen the
infrastructure and transmission systems of Indigenous community media and radio
stations, as well as training opportunities for community journalists. Our goal
is to improve and ensure the sustainability of community media managed by
communities and Indigenous Peoples. Previous projects we have funded include
improvements in internal organization and infrastructure, capacity building,
systematization of experiences in community radio and media management,
promotion of national legislation and policies that uphold the right to
Indigenous communication and innovative communication strategies to increase
political and community participation. We consider it a priority to fund
projects that promote the participation and inclusion of women, other
marginalized genders, and young people. This year, we especially seek to
support activities related to environmental justice in the face of climate
change, including prevention, mitigation, and response to natural disasters.
2025 Call for Indigenous Youth Creatives and Visionaries: CALL CLOSED NOVEMBER 30, 2024
Cultural Survival is pleased to announce its 2025 call
for proposals for our Indigenous Youth Fellowships to support individuals or
groups of young Indigenous communicators, activists, artists, creatives and
visionaries to develop their capacities, training, research, production and
creation aimed at strengthening their cultural identity and leadership. Youth
leadership development is an integral part of ensuring the wellness of
communities, and Indigenous youth are the future of that well-being.
Keepers of the Earth Fund: CALL CLOSED
Overview: Climate Funds Update is an
independent website providing information and data on the growing number of
multilateral climate finance initiatives designed to help developing countries
address the challenges of climate change. Presenting data in one place, Climate
Funds Update draws from official fund documentation to give users the
opportunity to explore key aspects of climate finance pledged and approved
through these funds.
Global Climate Finance Architecture
The
Funds: A list of
multilateral climate funds tracked by Climate Funds Update, and links to fund
profile pages.
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