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

Discover five grants with more than $5,000,000 in funding for East African entrepreneurs. All deadlines are in April 2026

The Italian Agency for Development Cooperation is offering a €11,000,000 initiative to address humanitarian crises, natural disasters, and development challenges in Ethiopia and South Sudan.

The $282,177 UNICEF Uganda WASH Grants 2030 support initiatives that improve water, sanitation, hygiene (WASH), and environmental sustainability for children and families.

UNICEF is accepting grant applications to empower faith actors and religious leaders in promoting child rights, health, and wellbeing.

The March 2026 funding list features over $35 million (over ₦51B) in grant and prize opportunities across entrepreneurship, research, climate innovation, health, arts, and social impact. Funding ranges from small grassroots grants to multi-million-dollar international awards, offering significant opportunities for entrepreneurs, NGOs, researchers, creatives, and startups across Africa.

The R1,000,000 SAB Foundation Social Innovation and Disability Empowerment Awards 2026 provides vital support to early-stage innovators, entrepreneurs, and organisations developing solutions that address critical social challenges.

The $1,000,000 Zayed Sustainability Prize is a global award that recognizes organizations and schools with proven solutions in Health, Food, Energy, Water, Climate Action, and Global High Schools that advance sustainability and human development.

The Grant Assistance for Grass-roots Human Security Projects provides funding of 1,000,000 BWP to non-profit organizations implementing people-centred initiatives that deliver immediate benefits to disadvantaged communities.

Explore these opportunities with over $4.6M in funding for entrepreneurs, startups, researchers, academics, NGOs, and community-led organizations across Southern Africa.

UNICEF is providing $500,000 grants to strengthen rural water systems through community empowerment, technical capacity building, and institutional coordination.