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Funding & Grants

Funding & Grants

Access grants, loans, investments, scholarships and competitions designed to grow your agribusiness venture across East Africa.

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BioSustainability Design Programme (BSD) 2026 – Uganda Applications Open
Competition

BioSustainability Design Programme (BSD) 2026 – Uganda Applications Open

Circle Innovation

The BioSustainability Design (BSD) Programme is a regional innovation and entrepreneurship programme supporting youth-led and research-backed solutions in climate-smart agriculture, nutrition, food sy...

Rolling Applications Uganda, Rwanda, Ethiopia
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AgriFI Agricultural Investment Facility for Agribusiness SMEs

European Union (AgriFI / EDFI Management Company)

USD 500,000 - 10,000,000

AgriFI (Agriculture Financing Initiative) is an EU-backed blended finance facility that supports sustainable agricultural investment in developing countries. It provides financing through loans, guara...

Rolling Applications Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania...
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Blended finance

Financing for Agri-SMEs in Africa (FASA)

FASA Fund

USD 15,000 - 5,000,000

Financing for Agri-SMEs in Africa (FASA) is a financing facility designed to expand access to capital for agricultural small and medium-sized enterprises across Africa. The initiative supports ente...

Rolling Applications Africa
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IUCN GEF CSO Challenge Program – Grants of up to US$300,000 for Environmental Solutions

International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and RTI International

USD 50,000 - 300,000

The IUCN GEF CSO Challenge Program is a global initiative supporting civil society organizations that have demonstrated successful environmental solutions and are ready to scale their impact. The p...

Rolling Applications Africa
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SEFAA Agribusiness Growth Funding for Social Agricultural Enterprises
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SEFAA Agribusiness Growth Funding for Social Agricultural Enterprises

SEFAA / Sahel Capital

USD 300,000 - 2,400,000

The Social Enterprise Fund for Agriculture in Africa (SEFAA), managed by Sahel Capital, provides growth financing to commercially viable agribusinesses that create measurable impact for smallholder fa...

Rolling Applications Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania
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Fund for Innovation in Development (FID) – Open Call for Innovative Projects
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Fund for Innovation in Development (FID) – Open Call for Innovative Projects

Fund for Innovation in Development (FID) Hosted by the French Development Agency

EUR 50,000 - 4,000,000

The Fund for Innovation in Development (FID) is a global funding mechanism hosted by the French Development Agency (AFD) and chaired by Nobel Prize-winning economist Esther Duflo. FID supports innovat...

Rolling Applications Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania...
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Competition

RELX Environmental Challenge 2026 (Up to $75,000)

RELX

USD 25,000 - 75,000

Applications are open for the RELX Environmental Challenge 2026. The RELX Environmental Challenge is a ability-based mostly competitors by which individuals are requested to submit proposals outlining...

Closes Today! Africa
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Call for Concept Notes: Seed Sector Development Project (Uganda)
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Call for Concept Notes: Seed Sector Development Project (Uganda)

Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Uganda

Up to EUR 10,000,000

The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Uganda is inviting concept notes for a five-year Seed Sector Development Project under its Food Security portfolio. The programme aims to strengthen Ug...

Deadline: Jul 25, 2026 Uganda
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STDF Food Safety, Traceability and Trade Facilitation Innovation Grant
Competition

STDF Food Safety, Traceability and Trade Facilitation Innovation Grant

Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) – WTO, FAO, WHO, World Bank, and IPPC partnership

USD 100,000 - 1,000,000

The Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) is a global partnership that supports innovative projects aimed at improving food safety, sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) standards, and trade capa...

Deadline: Aug 01, 2026 Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania...
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SEFAA Agribusiness Growth Funding for African SMEs
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SEFAA Agribusiness Growth Funding for African SMEs

SEFAA / Sahel Capital

USD 300,000 - 2,400,000

The Social Enterprise Fund for Agriculture in Africa (SEFAA) provides growth financing to agribusiness SMEs serving smallholder farmers across Africa. The fund supports climate-smart agriculture, agri...

Deadline: Sep 30, 2026 Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania...
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Seeding The Future Global Food System Challenge
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Seeding The Future Global Food System Challenge

Seeding The Future Foundation / Welthungerhilfe (WHH)

USD 25,000 - 250,000

The Seeding The Future Global Food System Challenge is a global innovation competition supporting breakthrough solutions that transform food systems to become more sustainable, nutritious, equitable,...

Deadline: Dec 15, 2026 Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania...
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Prepare Your Documents

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Apply Early

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