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The $10,000 Urgent Need Fund is for organizations that are planning or currently working on projects to rescue or care for animals or raise awareness to improve the way animals are treated.

The Microgrants Initiative, supported by the International Disability Alliance (2021–2026) under the project, “Upholding diversity and inclusion of all: advancing universal economic, social and cultural rights to leave no persons with disabilities behind in Southern Africa, in a world challenged by multiple crises”, directly addresses these critical gaps by providing targeted financial and technical support to grassroots OPDs.

The $1.25 million BC+ program, launched by Conservation International and The Nature Conservancy, is a global initiative designed to address systemic bottlenecks to scaling business models that incentivize the conservation of blue carbon ecosystems such as mangroves, seagrasses, and tidal marshes.

The Halton Foundation is currently accepting applications for its $30,000 grant program.

CIRCO Hub Nigeria, in collaboration with the Consulate of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, is now accepting applications for its program aimed at helping Nigerian business owners transition to a circular economy.

The SEEDINVEST Acceleration Program empowers nano, micro, and small businesses with asset grants, entrepreneurial training, and advisory services to help them thrive.

The Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute is thrilled to invite nominations for its CHF 2,000 Metals Young Investigator Award to acknowledge the achievements of young investigators in the field of metallurgy and metallurgical engineering.

The European Commission is accepting grant proposals to support Civil Society Organisation to initiate, promote and strengthen active citizenship in pursuit of meaningful, equitable, sustainable, inclusive, and value-based development in South Africa.

The Defenders Coalition in partnership with the Working Group on Human Rights Defenders is organising the $1,000 Annual Human Rights Defenders Awards to recognize and celebrate the selfless and vital work of HRDs in Kenya.

Nominations are now open for the $100,000 John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award to recognize the world’s leading researchers who have used rational, scientifically based research to improve the wellbeing of those facing health inequalities worldwide.