As a service to the our CSO community, since 1999, the dRPC has been identifying and disseminating opportunities in the form of grants, fellowships, awards and resources for CSO leaders and staff to access in their efforts to build resilience and sustainability. We update our opportunities page on a weekly basis. In doing so, however, the dRPC is not an agent of any donor or funder and is not responsible for the accuracy or outcome of the awards and/or opportunities advertised. Good luck CSOs.
Thousands of local NGOs in Nigeria have had to cancel high-impact activities since January 2025 in response to recent funding cuts. Locally registered Nigerian NGOs that have had to suspend activities on gender equality, women’s economic empowerment, school safety for girls, women’s health, gender-based violence prevention, and social justice are invited to submit applications for a rapid response fund of up to N5 million...
Deadline: 28 August 2026.
The Founders Fund Africa Creative Economy Accelerator 2026 is seeking early-stage African startups in the creative economy. Selected ventures can receive $20,000-$50,000 in investment, alongside mentorship, strategic support, and access to networks to help scale their businesses...
Deadline: 24 August 2026
Applications are now open for the African Researchers' Small Grants Program (SGP VIII) Early-Career Grants, supporting implementation research on neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). The programme provides funding, mentorship, and capacity-building opportunities for early-career African researchers to generate evidence that strengthens NTD programmes and informs policy across the continent...
Deadline: Rolling Basis
Applications are open for the UNDP Pan-African Incubation Programme for CreativeTech Startups 2026. African startups with innovative technology solutions for the creative economy can access incubation, mentorship, investor readiness support, and a pan-African network to help scale their businesses...
Deadline: 31 July 2026
The UNDP African Youth Co-Creators Council 2026 is inviting young African leaders aged 18 to 34 to apply for a two-year advisory role that will shape youth-centred policies and programmes across the continent while providing leadership development, regional networking, and engagement with UNDP and key development partners...
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