Improving community well-being, capacity building for young people, the development of startups to promote energy issues, and the recognition of people who promote climate change mitigation are some of the topics that have funding available in January 2025.
Discover opportunities that can enhance conservation and sustainable development!
- Call for Nominations: Achievement Awards 2025. The FAO Achievement Award recognizes professional achievements in various sectors, such as fisheries, forestry, climate, land and water, animal and plant health, to name but a few. It is awarded to any entity or individual, including FAO teams or employees, for outstanding technical or humanitarian cooperation work at the national level. Closing date: January 31. Apply here.
- Nominations open for Champion Award 2025. The Champion Award is FAO’s highest recognition for outstanding leaders in government, civil society and the private sector. It rewards those who drive actions with a transformative impact on improving food security and advancing towards the goals of the 2030 Agenda, ensuring that people can regularly access food of sufficient quality to maintain an active and healthy life. Closing date: January 31. Apply here.
- RFAs: Wilkes Climate Launch Prize 2025. The University of Utah’s Wilkes Climate Launch Prize highlights the top global ideas for combating climate change. Each year, this award seeks to highlight and celebrate innovative climate solutions with the purpose of advancing global progress and promoting technological breakthroughs. Its mission is to accelerate the development of effective solutions to address climate change, benefiting both people and ecosystems worldwide. Closing date: January 31. Apply here.
- Submissions open for Startup Innovation Challenge 2025. The Energie AG Startup Innovation Challenge is an international competition that seeks to collaborate with innovative startups to drive the future of the energy industry. Organized by Energie AG Oberösterreich, a leading energy and services company based in Austria, the initiative focuses on finding creative and technological solutions that promote sustainability and efficiency in the energy sector. The current edition emphasizes the following two challenges: Informed Decisions for a Greener Tomorrow and Efficient Data Integration for Sustainable Decisions. Closing date: January 31. Apply here.
- Youth In Development Fellowship Program 2025. Impact Toolbox’s Youth In Development Fellowship Program 2025 is a six-month online program created to equip young leaders with the skills, resources, knowledge and networks needed to start and expand high-impact social enterprises. It is a transformative initiative designed to empower young people by providing them with essential skills, mentorship and opportunities for personal and professional growth. The program was designed to democratize opportunities and empower youth to start and sustain social enterprises. Closing date: January 31. Apply here.
- Media Grants to Strengthen Coverage of Environmental Crimes and Sustainable Solutions 2025. This program, organized by Internews’ Earth Journalism Network (EJN), is offering organizational grants to media outlets, NGOs, academic institutions and other interested groups to support media and journalism activities related to environmental crimes in the Amazon region in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. Closing date: February 6. Apply here.
- NWN Community Investments Grant Program. Competitive fund to support individuals and organized communities at a global level. Its objective is to provide resources to projects defined by local leaders to improve the lives and well-being of people in the community. Closing date: March 1. Apply here.
You can also learn about online funding opportunities aimed at financing and strengthening projects that promote biodiversity and address climate change for indigenous peoples here.
