Grants for African Entrepreneurs | Find Funding for Your Business & NGO

The £30,000 Commonwealth Foundation Grants Programme supports civil society across the Commonwealth to advance meaningful social, cultural and political change.

The $5,000 PachiPanda Innovation Challenge 5.0 in Zambia supports young people and youth-led SMEs developing innovative solutions to environmental challenges.

The CHF12,000 Impact Startup Accelerator is a fully funded six-month programme for early-stage startups using a commercial model to address a meaningful social or environmental problem.

The CHF10,000 Unearthodox Exploration Co-Lab is a 10-month incubation programme for early-stage innovators working on environmental and social challenges.

There’s over $16.6M (₦22.1B) in funding opportunities this October 2026. Explore grants, prizes, fellowships, and seed funding you can apply for now.

The $75,000 True Zero Global Prize supports startups developing innovative solutions in sustainability, regenerative technology, and planetary health.

The $75,000 Climate Intervention Environmental Impact Fund supports responsible field testing of climate intervention technologies.

The Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) offers funding of up to $1.5 million for transformative agricultural and commodity projects that empower smallholder farmers and promote sustainable development

The €2,000,000 develoPPP Classic Ideas Competition supports projects that combine a company’s long-term business interests with a sustainable development benefit for people in the project country.

The $500,000 Global EbA Fund’s Medium-Size Grants support projects that use Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) to address climate change and strengthen the resilience of people and ecosystems.