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 WPHF invites proposals from local women, young women, and civil society organizations in Ethiopia to strengthen humanitarian access, protection, and institutional capacity. Funding ranges from $2,500 to $200,000

Explore six opportunities for not-for-profits with deadlines in April 2026. Funding ranges from €1,000 to $500,000

The Gates Foundation AI for Giving Grand Challenge provides funding of up to $150,000 to support innovative AI solutions that transform charitable giving.

Explore four opportunities for entrepreneurs and organizations in Liberia, Nigeria, and Gambia.

The $3,000 Africa Climate and Environment Micro Grants invites local movements across Africa to submit creative outreach proposals that promote climate and environmental action by integrating Pulitzer Center-supported stories.

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

The $3,000 AWIU Global Micro-Grants program funds grassroots women-led initiatives in low and middle-income countries, focusing on education, health, and entrepreneurship.

The 2026 EJN Biodiversity Media Grants offers grants of up to €12,000 to three to four media organizations in low- and middle-income countries to support projects that strengthen media reporting on biodiversity issues.