Funding opportunities

The latest opportunities to procure funding for your project or organisation. Please make sure to read any guidance on the funder's website before applying, as location and eligibility may have changed since publication.

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World Childhood Foundation

Projects focused on preventing and responding to child sexual abuse and exploitation of children, specifically within three thematic areas: Child online safety; Child supportive environments and relationships; Child focused response to abuse. Projects must directly involve or affect children and youth at risk of violence and sexual abuse. They do not support emergency relief, orphanages/long-term residential care, routine running costs for established programmes, individual assistance, or pure advocacy/lobbying projects. LOIs can be submitted year round.

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Applicants must usually be NGOs registered in the country of implementation and must first complete the Quickscan. If eligible, they submit a concept note, followed by further dialogue and a required prior visit/site visit from Childhood before a full application can be submitted. First-time applications are approved for a maximum of one year.

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Location
Various - see site
Grant size
other
Closing date
Ongoing

The Pandemic Fund

Strengthens pandemic prevention, preparedness and response systems in 15 priority countries. Supports health system resilience, surveillance capacity, and community health infrastructure.

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Eligible organisations include NGOs, CSOs, governments, multilateral bodies, and research institutions. Applications reviewed on a rolling basis.

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Location
Various - see site
Grant size
50
Closing date
Ongoing

DIV Fund

Innovation and research grants for development solutions. The Fun supports new technologies, policy and social/behavioural innovations, new delivery models, rigorous impact evaluations, cost-effectiveness studies and scaling of proven innovations. It prioritises innovations with potential to reach 1 million+ people cost-effectively. Open to public, commercial and hybrid pathways to scale.

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Nonprofits, social enterprises, startups, universities, research institutions and consortia. Both locally led and global organisations welcome. Must have a legally incorporated entity.

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Location
Various - see site
Grant size
50
Closing date
Ongoing

Britford Bridge Trust

Funds UK registered organisations and charities primarily involved in the prevention or relief of poverty; the advancement of education; the advancement of health or the saving of lives; and the advancement of the arts, culture, heritage, or science.

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Applications are invited from UK registered charities for national or international projects. Applicants are advised that if they have not had a response within 6 months of applying, they should consider their application unsuccessful. If no funding has been granted after 2 applications then further applications are unlikely to succeed.

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Location
UK & overseas
Grant size
other
Closing date
31 Dec 2026

The Conservation, Food and Health Foundation

The Conservation, Food and Health Foundation seeks to protect the environment, improve food production, and promote public health.

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The Foundation supports local, state, and regional organizations in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, and the Middle East in the countries where the projects are based.  It also supports organizations located in upper-income countries working with local partners in these areas.  It does not support projects in post-Soviet states or Balkan states.

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Location
Various - see site
Grant size
10
Closing date
22 Dec 2026

Oneness Revival Team — SEED & THRIVE Grants

Grassroots initiatives which drive sustainable development and strengthen the capacity of NGOs working towards positive social, economic and environmental change.

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Legally registered grassroots NGOs and civil society organisations.

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Location
Worldwide
Closing date
20 Dec 2026

Chrysalis Trust

Relieving poverty and disability; Providing access to shelter, education, healthcare and water. We focus on less popular and harder to fund projects and with a spread of funding between local (North-East England), National (providing benefit across the UK) and International projects. The trust provides support for both capital projects and core funding.

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Please do not apply unless you are registered with the Charities Commissions of England & Wales or Northern Ireland or the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR)

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Location
UK & overseas
Closing date
15 Dec 2026

Ernest Kleinwort Charitable Trust Medium Grant

Internationally, the Trust has two focus areas: Deliver international or UK based wildlife & environmental conservation projects and Deliver international reproductive health family planning projects which have a clear and intended impact on the environment and are delivered in Africa or Asia.

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Applicants must be organisations registered with the Charity Commission in England & Wales or Office of the Scottish Charity Register in Scotland.

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Location
UK & overseas
Grant size
10
Closing date
12 Nov 2026

Waterloo Foundation – Tropical Rainforests

Under the Tropical Rainforests programme, we support initiatives that protect tropical rainforests, principally through avoided deforestation by: Stopping deforestation of tropical rainforests. Supporting intact rainforests and keeping them standing. Preference will be given to initiatives working to influence forest policy, protect community managed tropical rainforests, and support the rights of forest people. We predominantly support strategic initiatives but also consider practical local projects.

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We prioritise providing funding support to UK-based charities, many of whom work in close partnership with smaller local NGOs based in the countries in which they operate

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Location
Worldwide
Grant size
50
Closing date
01 Nov 2026