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

Explore 8 upcoming opportunities for startups, innovators, and entrepreneurs closing between October and December 2025.

The $2,500 Youth4Water Grants program is designed to support young people and youth-led organizations across Africa in implementing innovative, community-driven initiatives focused on water.

The Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) has launched a €650,000 new initiative to enhance the sustainable contribution of Uganda’s forest resources to national economic growth and global environmental goals, including efforts to combat climate change and biodiversity loss.

The $25,000 GenAI for Good Challenge in 2025 invites innovators to develop an AI-powered, multilingual chatbot targeting Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) prevention and management, aimed at reducing the high burden of NCDs in The Gambia by delivering personalized health guidance through accessible digital platforms.

The €25,000 Startupbootcamp BOLD2 Food & AgriTech is a 3-month hybrid accelerator program starting January 2026 in Amsterdam designed for passionate early-stage founders with game-changing solutions in food and agriculture, aiming to accelerate startups and drive positive change by providing knowledge, connections, and opportunities.

The $100,000 Seeding the Future Global Food System Challenge, organized by Welthungerhilfe, is designed to spark innovation that can reshape the future of food systems, particularly across the Global South.

The programme recognises that many Nigerians are capable of running profitable businesses if given even the smallest financial push. By providing seed capital ranging from ₦10,000 to ₦100,000, it enables beneficiaries to either start a business or boost an already existing trading venture.

The NOK2,000,000 Ibsen Scope Grants award innovative projects in drama and performing arts that engage with existential, social, and society-related themes.

The ₦1,000,000 GrowthGia Business Grant II by GrowthGia Technologies is designed to provide businesses with financial resources and support for growth.

The Bobby Anspach Studios Foundation is proud to announce its $50,000 Bobby Anspach Studios Foundation Grant Program to support artists whose practices expand empathy, nurture connection, and respond to the ecological and social challenges of their time.