GrantStation International Insider: March 21, 2025

Application deadline: None
Grant amount: Daily Grant Program funding ranges up to $500. Farmed Animal Protection Grants range up to $1,000 for first-time grantees. 
Description: The Pollination Project seeks to uplift grassroots changemakers whose work helps build a kinder, more compassionate world for all. The Project provides support through two programs: The Daily Grant Program awards small grants to kickstart a volunteer’s or grassroots organization’s work and give them the lift their project needs to thrive and grow. Farmed Animal Protection Grants support individuals and groups working to protect and advocate for farmed animals and to transform the industrial food system to prioritize plant-based foods and alternative proteins. Eligible applicants include individuals, informally organized groups and organizations, and formally registered or incorporated nonprofit organizations based anywhere in the world.

Application deadline: May 15 and December 15, annually
Geographic scope: North East England, the U.K., and global
Description: The Chrysalis Trust supports local projects in North East England, national organizations providing benefit across the U.K., as well as international projects of charities registered in the U.K. The Trust’s funding priorities consist of relieving poverty and disability, and providing access to shelter, education, healthcare, and water. Support is provided for both capital projects and core funding. Registered charities based in the U.K. are eligible to apply.

Application deadline: April 22, 2025
Grant amount: $20,000 to $100,000
Description: The National Geographic Society, in partnership with the Conrad Hilton Foundation’s Safe Water Initiative, has issued the Freshwater Storytelling request for proposals inviting storytellers to create and disseminate content that raises public awareness about sustainable freshwater use. This initiative seeks to illuminate global freshwater challenges, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa, Western Asia, and the Middle East. Projects can take various forms—including photography, film, and data visualization—and should focus on issues faced by communities, such as last mile households, low-income households, women and girls, and children, in achieving equitable access to freshwater. Projects may also highlight specific solutions to these challenges, and elevate the voices of individuals, organizations, and communities at the forefront. Individuals are eligible to apply. Applicants should show a record of successful media projects and must submit a portfolio as part of their application packet.

Application deadline: April 30, 2025, for pre-applications (Applicants must first complete a network readiness assessment.)
Geographic scope: Africa, Latin America, and North America
Grant amount: $1 to $1.5 million USD
Description: Invest in Open Infrastructure (IOI) is now accepting proposals for the IOI Fund for Network Adoption. Backed by Wellcome, Digital Science, and the Kahle Austin Foundation, the Fund aims to catalyze the shared adoption, implementation, and expansion of open data and content infrastructures to foster collaborative research, focusing on Africa, North America, and Latin America. The Fund prioritizes projects that demonstrate a clear understanding of local needs, foster community engagement, promote universal access and participation, and contribute to addressing critical global challenges.

Application deadline: April 20, 2025
Geographic scope: France
Grant amount: Up to €120,000 is available in the current funding round. 
Description: The Penfolds Evermore Grant Program reflects the company's commitment to making a positive contribution towards a world where future generations can thrive. In 2025, applications will be accepted through the France Grant Program for projects in the following thematic areas: Community, focused on projects that support communities to thrive by fostering connection, experiencing culture, or increasing community resilience; and Winemaking and Viticulture, supporting projects that contribute new approaches, thinking, or innovation that supports a resilient and thriving winemaking industry. Eligible applicants include nonprofit and community organizations, educational and research institutions, businesses, and individuals based in France.

Application deadline: Applications are accepted from April 1 to 30, annually.
Geographic scope: South Africa
Description: The Jim Joel Fund, part of the Childwick Trust, supports the early childhood development sector in South Africa. Funding is provided to organizations that work to improve access and the quality of early learning programs for the most marginalized of young children and their families. The Jim Joel Fund does not provide funding to ECD sites (preschools/creches). Please visit the website for information on what is funded to avoid disappointment.

Application deadline: April 18, 2025
Geographic scope: Global
Grant amount: Three awards of $50,000 are made.
Description: The UNESCO-Japan Prize on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) honors outstanding projects or programs by institutions, organizations, and other entities engaged in ESD. The Prize recognizes the role of education in connecting the social, economic, cultural, and environmental dimensions of sustainable development. Projects must be ongoing and have been running for at least four years, show presence of evidence of results and a high impact relative to the invested resources, be replicable and scalable, and contribute to one or more of the five priority action areas of the ESD for 2030 framework. Nominations can be submitted by governments of a UNESCO Member State, via their Permanent Delegation to UNESCO, and by non-governmental organizations in official partnership with UNESCO. (Self-nominations are not accepted.)

Application deadline: April 30, 2025
Geographic scope: UNICEF program countries
Grant amount: Initial grants of approximately $150,000 USD are made. 
Description: The UNICEF Sustainable WASH Innovation Hub, part of the UNICEF Office of Innovation, sources, accelerates, and scales transformative water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) solutions to drive lasting impact for children and their families. The current call for applications seeks proven innovative WASH solutions with potential for accelerated scale. Solutions must address one or both of the following innovation challenges: 1) strengthening supportive environments for WASH small and medium enterprises, and 2) enhancing climate-sensitive data and integration into WASH programming. Awardees will receive access to an initial grant in flexible funds to support evidence generation, feasibility studies, and market understanding and assessments. Registered non-governmental organizations, universities, companies, UN organizations, and government agencies are eligible to apply. 

Application deadline: June 19, 2025
Geographic scope: Europe
Grant amount: The estimated total call budget is 13,300,000 euros, to be distributed to an estimated eight to ten projects.
Description: The call for proposals entitled Action Grants to Support EU Networks Active in the Areas of Social Economy, Social Enterprise Finance and Microfinance aims to support the development of social economy and social finance in Europe. Grants will contribute to building up the institutional capacity of stakeholders delivering support to social economy entities (i.e. cooperatives, social enterprises, mutual benefit societies, associations, and foundations), as well as those supporting the development of social finance (i.e. microfinance, social enterprise finance, and social impact investing) in Europe. Non-governmental and nonprofit organizations based in EU Member States, European Economic Area countries, and countries associated with the European Social Fund Plus are eligible to apply.

Are you interested in exploring new ways to share your nonprofit’s story with your audiences? If so, you might want to read Storyfind: The Handbook for Finding and Telling Your Nonprofit's Most Impactful Stories. This book shares a method to help organizations find and tell stories that deeply connect with audiences, and inspire donors to act, whether telling a story through video, audio, or print. It includes the five-step StoryFind Process, a template for creating a master plan, a roadmap for finding storytellers, tools for organizing a story, masterful interview techniques, and basic editing methodology. 

If you are trying to start a program or an organization but can't quite attract enough seed funding, try looking into loans or program-related investments. Some funders offer very competitive or even zero-interest loans. These tools can help you get your project off the ground while you search for other avenues of funding.

Webinar date: March 25, 2025, 2:00 to 3:30 PM Eastern Time
Description: If your nonprofit is looking for ways to bolster its private funding, there’s good news. Foundations have more to give than ever and are on track to distribute those funds within an increasingly narrow window. However, major grants require more than a casual funder relationship or a well-written proposal. You need a roadmap that will lead you to deep foundation and corporate partnerships. During this webinar, Susan Schaefer of Resource Partners will help you plot the path from your nonprofit’s standard awards to your largest private grants to date.

Webinar date: April 1, 2025, 2:00 to 3:30 PM Eastern Time
Description: Nonprofit organizations are facing unprecedented challenges in 2025. How can you navigate uncertainty while continuing to raise funds for your vital, life-changing mission? In this webinar, Fundraising Culture Change Expert Lori L. Jacobwith will outline seven essential actions to help your organization move past fear and uncertainty and develop a clear, strategic approach to fundraising in challenging times.

Webinar date: April 3, 2025, 2:00 to 3:30 PM Eastern Time
Description: Do you know what actually happens after you push “Submit” on your proposal? If you’re like 98% of grantseekers, you’ve never seen the entire grants review and decision-making process in action, from start to finish. This means you probably don't understand what really goes on after a proposal vanishes inside the grantmaker's black box. During this webinar, Maryn Boess will take you through an actual grants review and decision-making process which awarded a total of $600,000. You’ll walk away with key insights you can put to use immediately on behalf of your nonprofit and community.

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