Funding Friday
From sleep health to civil society strengthening, this week’s funding roundup features a diverse array of opportunities designed to uplift communities, empower youth, and support sustainability efforts. Whether you're focused on mental health, environmental conservation, disability inclusion, or advancing AI education, these grants offer both financial support and a platform for long-term impact. Hope you find something helpful this week.
Have a great Friday,
Jesse
Global
😴 Community Sleep Health and Public Awareness Grant Program
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) Foundation is accepting applications for its Community Sleep Health and Public Awareness Grant Program. This initiative supports projects aimed at improving sleep health through education, awareness campaigns, and community-based interventions. The program emphasizes reaching underserved or disadvantaged groups to promote healthy sleep practices and increase access to sleep disorder healthcare.
🤔 Thought-Provoking Questions and Insights
Community Engagement: How can local organizations effectively engage communities to raise awareness about the importance of sleep health?
Addressing Disparities: What strategies can be implemented to reduce disparities in sleep health among underserved populations?
Sustainable Impact: How can funded projects ensure long-term sustainability and continued impact on community sleep health?
🔗 Community Sleep Health and Public Awareness Grant Program
💖 Kindness in Community Fund
The Born This Way Foundation, in collaboration with the Cotton On Foundation, is inviting applications for the 2025 Kindness in Community Fund. This initiative aims to support community-led, youth-focused organizations that provide free and accessible mental health resources. Emphasizing inclusion, equity, and community care, the fund seeks to amplify the work of organizations led by or informed by youth.
🤔 Thought-Provoking Questions and Insights
Youth Empowerment: How can youth-led organizations be further empowered to address mental health challenges in their communities?
Community Engagement: What strategies can organizations employ to ensure their mental health resources are inclusive and accessible to all community members?
Sustainable Impact: How can funding initiatives like the Kindness in Community Fund create lasting change in youth mental health support systems?
🔗 Kindness in Community Fund – Born This Way Foundation
🌿 EOCA Conservation Project Funding Program
The European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) is inviting applications for its 2025 Conservation Project Funding Program. This initiative supports non-profit organizations in implementing projects that conserve and restore biodiversity in wild landscapes, including marine environments and other non-urban areas. Projects should address climate change mitigation, habitat restoration, and benefit local communities.
🤔 Thought-Provoking Questions and Insights
Community Engagement: How can conservation projects effectively involve local communities to ensure sustainable outcomes?
Climate Change Mitigation: What innovative approaches can be adopted to enhance carbon sequestration in various ecosystems?
Outdoor Enthusiast Involvement: How can projects balance conservation efforts with the interests of outdoor enthusiasts to promote environmental stewardship?
🔗 EOCA Conservation Project Funding Program 2025
Asia Pacific
♿ CSO Engagement in Disability Inclusion in the Justice Sector – Bhutan
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Bhutan is inviting applications from Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) for a project focused on enhancing disability inclusion within the justice sector. This initiative aims to promote equitable access to justice for persons with disabilities by supporting CSOs in implementing advocacy, capacity-building, and awareness-raising activities.
🤔 Thought-Provoking Questions and Insights
Inclusive Justice: How can CSOs effectively advocate for systemic changes to ensure the justice system is accessible and responsive to the needs of persons with disabilities?
Capacity Building: What strategies can be employed to strengthen the capabilities of CSOs in promoting disability inclusion within legal frameworks?
Community Engagement: In what ways can community-based approaches enhance the participation of persons with disabilities in justice-related processes?
🔗 Call for Proposals: CSO Engagement in Disability Inclusion in the Justice Sector – Bhutan
🌏 Direct Aid Program – Myanmar
The Australian Embassy in Myanmar is inviting Expressions of Interest (EOIs) for the 2025–26 Direct Aid Program (DAP). This initiative supports community-led projects that deliver practical and tangible development outcomes. For the 2025–26 cycle, the program prioritizes projects in youth empowerment and sport, as well as cultural heritage and the creative economy.
🤔 Thought-Provoking Questions and Insights
Youth Empowerment through Sports: How can sports initiatives be leveraged to foster leadership and community engagement among Myanmar's youth?
Preserving Cultural Heritage: What innovative approaches can communities adopt to safeguard and promote their cultural heritage in the face of modernization?
Creative Economy Development: In what ways can support for the creative economy contribute to sustainable development and economic diversification in Myanmar?
🔗 Direct Aid Program (DAP) – Myanmar 2025–26
🧭 Towards Empowering Bhutanese CSOs for Good Governance and Inclusive Development
The European Union (EU), in collaboration with the Bhutan Centre for Media and Democracy (BCMD), has launched a call for proposals under the "CSOs as Actors in Good Governance and Development" (CSOsAct4Dev) project. This initiative aims to strengthen Bhutanese Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) as independent actors of good governance and development, contributing to an inclusive, participatory, empowered, and independent civil society.
🤔 Thought-Provoking Questions and Insights
Inclusive Development: How can CSOs effectively address the needs of vulnerable groups, including women, youth, persons with disabilities, and the LGBTQI+ community, in their development initiatives?
Sustainable Revenue Models: What innovative approaches can CSOs adopt to develop sustainable revenue models, including public-private partnerships, to ensure long-term impact?
Policy Advocacy: In what ways can research conducted by CSOs contribute to evidence-based policy-making in Bhutan?
🔗 Towards Empowering Bhutanese CSOs for Good Governance and Inclusive Development
🤖 AI Opportunity Fund Program
The AI Opportunity Fund: Asia-Pacific, a collaboration between AVPN, Google.org, and the Asian Development Bank (ADB), invites expressions of interest from social impact-driven organizations—both for-profit and non-profit. The program aims to equip workers across the Asia-Pacific region with foundational AI knowledge and tools, focusing on those most affected by AI-driven workforce transitions. Selected organizations will customize and deliver AI training curricula over an 18-month period, fostering inclusivity and readiness in the evolving economy.
🤔 Thought-Provoking Questions and Insights
Workforce Transformation: How can AI training initiatives be tailored to address the unique needs of workers in diverse sectors across the Asia-Pacific region?
Inclusivity in AI Education: What strategies can ensure that AI up-skilling programs are accessible to underserved communities, including women, youth, and persons with disabilities?
Sustainable Impact: In what ways can organizations measure the long-term impact of AI training on workforce development and economic growth?
🔗 Call for EOIs: AI Opportunity Fund Program in Asia-Pacific
Africa
🌱 Grant Assistance for Grass-roots Human Security Projects – Nigeria
The Embassy of Japan in Nigeria is inviting applications for the Grant Assistance for Grass-roots Human Security Projects (GGP) Programme. This initiative aims to support Non-Profit Organizations (NPOs) by funding small-scale development projects that have a direct and immediate impact on the well-being of disadvantaged communities at the grassroots level.
🤔 Thought-Provoking Questions and Insights
Community Empowerment: How can small-scale grants be leveraged to create sustainable development in grassroots communities?
Project Sustainability: What strategies can organizations employ to ensure the longevity and impact of projects funded by the GGP?
Capacity Building: In what ways can the GGP enhance the capacity of local organizations to address human security challenges?
🔗 Grant Assistance for Grass-roots Human Security Projects (GGP) – Nigeria
📚 Learning Grants
The Southern Africa Trust has announced a call for nominations for its “Learning Grants” programme, aimed at supporting community-based organizations (CBOs) and grassroots social movements in Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. This initiative seeks to strengthen the capacities, sustainability, and impact of locally led social justice and human rights movements in the region.
🤔 Thought-Provoking Questions and Insights
Participatory Grant-making: How can participatory grant-making models enhance the effectiveness and sustainability of grassroots organizations?
Feminist and Intersectional Approaches: What role do feminist and intersectional approaches play in advancing social justice within community-based organizations?
Community Engagement: In what ways can grassroots movements effectively engage marginalized communities to promote human rights and social justice?
🔗 “Learning Grants” Award for Community-Based Organisations and Grassroots Social Movements
🩺 Quality Improvement Grant for Management of Breast Cancer
Pfizer, in collaboration with the L'Association Marocaine de Recherche et de Formation en Oncologie Médicale (AMFROM), invites proposals for quality improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing breast cancer care in French-speaking Sub-Saharan Africa. The program focuses on culturally appropriate education, patient management optimization, and the utilization of technology to improve access and communication.
🤔 Thought-Provoking Questions and Insights
Cultural Sensitivity: How can healthcare providers develop and implement culturally appropriate education to address stigmas associated with breast cancer?
Technology Integration: In what ways can telehealth and mobile applications be utilized to improve access to breast cancer care in remote areas?
Workforce Development: What strategies can be employed to train non-oncology healthcare workers to effectively support breast cancer patients?