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

Explore 10 funding opportunities for Gen Z innovators, tech startups, SMEs, agribusinesses, educators, sustainability leaders, and women’s empowerment advocates — with a combined funding pool of over $4 million.

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, in partnership with the Government of Iceland, has opened nominations for the €60,000 2026 Vigdís Prize for Women’s Empowerment.

The Foundation S has announced the €100,000Climate Action & Health Resilience Grants Programme to strengthen community health systems against the growing impacts of extreme heat and air pollution in low- and middle-income countries.

The €50,000 FREE STEM Fund presents an important opportunity for organisations and groups dedicated to advancing gender equity within science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

The FemFocus 2026–2030 program, administered by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, offers significant funding to civil society organisations (CSOs) that support women’s entrepreneurship in Africa.

The development Research and Projects Centre is now accepting applications for its ₦5,000,000 NSI grant Round 2.

The UN Women has launched a $100,000 prestigious global award to recognize and celebrate the outstanding efforts of individuals, civil society, public institutions, and private sector actors working toward gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls.

The African Women for Change Network (AfNet) has announced the launch of its $5,000 flexibility grant program, a unique funding opportunity designed to support women leaders and organizations across Africa who are driving transformative change in their communities.

She Means Business (SMB) is committed to empowering women across the globe by providing financial support, mentorship, and resources to help scale their businesses.

The UN Women in South Africa is implementing the $50,000 EntreprenHER Programme which aimed at providing catalytic financial support to women entrepreneurs in the Blouberg and Musina Local Municipalities in Limpopo Province.