Foundation✓ Backs early-stage
Global Environment Facility (GEF)
Washington, D.C., USA
Global Environment Facility (GEF) funds Biodiversity, Climate, Land Degradation. 6 open opportunities for 2026, including the GEF Trust Fund (GEF-9) and 5 more.
How to apply
Funds only via 18 GEF Agencies; civil society can access via UNDP-implemented Small Grants Programme (sgp.undp.org) up to $50k per project.
Open opportunities (6)
GEF Trust Fund (GEF-9)
Biodiversity · AdaptationGlobal Biodiversity Framework Fund (GBFF)
BiodiversityNagoya Protocol Implementation Fund (NPIF)
BiodiversityCapacity-building Initiative for Transparency (CBIT)
Climate DataSpecial Climate Change Fund (SCCF)
Adaptation · WaterLeast Developed Countries Fund (LDCF)
Adaptation · Water
Notes
Small Grants Programme is accessible to community-based orgs. Very early-stage friendly. [Tier roster] Environmental projects and grants — Distinct from GEF SGP (which is Phase E.2); main GEF runs portfolio of large grants