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

Explore the top 2026 funding opportunities for Nigerian entrepreneurs. Discover deadlines, cash prizes, and application details to scale.

The ₦20,000,000 FCMB Agritech Hackathon and Venture Building Program aims to help ambitious Agritech startups refine their business models, accelerate growth, and develop innovative solutions that transform Africa’s agricultural sector.

Discover funding opportunities in African agribusiness. Funding is available for businesses, non-profits, and country-led initiatives

The $163million Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP) supports country-led investments that strengthen food security, build resilience, and improve livelihoods for smallholder farmers and rural communities in the world’s poorest countries.

The Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) supports agroforestry value chain development in Karamoja, Uganda, to restore forest cover and improve sustainable natural resource management. The call has a total budget of €1.78 million

This call for proposals is to select a recipient or consortium of recipients to receive an IFAD grant financing to implement the initiative: Leveraging IFAD’s Rural Sector Performance Assessment for Policy and Investment for a total amount of up to US$1.2 million.

The $50,000 Innovate Africa Challenge (3rd Edition) is an innovation challenge to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) solutions that address Africa’s agricultural and climate challenges.

The ₦5,000,000 GrowthGia Agro Business Grant supports operational farmers in Nigeria who are building sustainable, growth-oriented agricultural businesses.

The African Plant Nutrition Outreach Fellowship provides $5,000 awards to African scientists, extension specialists, and educators working to improve plant nutrient management, soil fertility practices, and agricultural productivity across Africa.

The $5,000 NourishNext West Africa Youth Agri-Food Innovation Challenge supports young innovators developing scalable solutions to improve fruit and vegetable value chains across West Africa.