Africa Climate Change Fund (ACCF) Grant
In context
This call is open to non-profits and local authorities. Funding is a grant. Coverage is read from the notice itself: Africa. The funder accepts early-stage applicants.
A multi-donor trust fund providing grants to African governments, NGOs, and regional institutions to support climate-resilient, low-carbon development, including NDC implementation, adaptation and mitigation projects, and capacity-building for climate finance access. Eligible applicants include African entities working on climate action with emphasis on gender equality and vulnerable community inclusion.
About this grant
The Africa Climate Change Fund (ACCF or the Fund) is a multi-donor trust fund that supports the African Development Bank's climate finance commitments and advances efforts to strengthen Africa's climate resilience. It was established in 2014 as a bilateral thematic trust fund with an initial contribution of EUR 4.725 million from Germany through GIZ, and was converted to a multi-donor trust fund in 2017 with contributions from Flanders, Belgium and Italy. Since 2020 it has welcomed further donors including Global Affairs Canada, Austria, Ireland, the U.S. Department of State, the Province of Quebec and the Global Center on Adaptation. The Fund was created to provide small grants to African governments, non-governmental organisations and regional institutions. Its purpose is to support countries in transitioning towards climate-resilient, low-carbon development while promoting gender equality, empowering women and youth, and ensuring the inclusion of vulnerable communities. Supported activities include strengthening countries' capacities to access climate finance, implementing Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), developing Long-Term Strategies (LTS), and undertaking small-scale adaptation and mitigation actions. The page cites example projects in Ethiopia, Malawi, Côte d'Ivoire, Togo, Burkina Faso and Mozambique.
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Eligibility
Eligible applicants are African governments, non-governmental organisations and regional institutions supporting African countries. The page does not specify detailed application procedures, organisation-level thresholds or prior-recipient rules.
Key requirements
- ✓Applicant must be an African government, NGO, or regional institution
- ✓Projects must support climate-resilient and low-carbon development aligned with NDCs or Long-Term Strategies
- ✓Projects must demonstrate gender equality and inclusion of vulnerable communities
- ✓Applicants must demonstrate capacity or willingness to build capacity to access climate finance
Recent past awardees
Knowing who's won the last rounds tells you whether you're in the strike zone.
- Ethiopia: A Gender-transformative Climate Resilience Project
- From Vulnerability to Voice: Women in Mozambique Lead a Climate Resilience Transformation
- Climate-Smart Cocoa Farming in Côte d'Ivoire
- Towards climate-resilient shea communities in Togo and Burkina Faso
- Africa Climate Change Fund project empowers women with disabilities in East Africa
Frequently asked questions
- Who can apply for Africa Climate Change Fund (ACCF)?
- Eligibility covers organisations in AFRICA; nonprofit, local-authority. See the eligibility criteria above for the full conditions.
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Climate adaptation funding helps communities, infrastructure and businesses prepare for heat, flooding, drought and sea level rise. Most of it is public and multilateral money, often targeted at vulnerable regions and delivered with local government. Calls usually ask for a climate risk assessment and evidence that local people shaped the plan.
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