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First Call for Proposals – Climate Finance Readiness Grant

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This call is open to non-profits, local authorities and research institutions and 2 others. Funding is a grant. Coverage is read from the notice itself: Africa. The funder accepts early-stage applicants.

Summary

This grant funds climate finance readiness projects that build African countries' capacity to plan, access, deliver, monitor, and report on climate finance. Eligible applicants include African governments, NGOs, research institutions, and regional institutions.

Summary by Raise Lens from the official notice · 3 Aug 2026Accurate?

About this grant

Launched July 2014, CFP1 focused on climate finance readiness projects and programs to build the capacity of African countries to plan, access, deliver, monitor, and report on climate finance. Open to African governments, NGOs, research institutions, and regional institutions; received 362 proposals.

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Key requirements

  • ✓Applicant must be an African government, NGO, research institution, or regional institution
  • ✓Project must focus on climate finance readiness and capacity-building
  • ✓Project must address planning, access, delivery, monitoring, or reporting of climate finance

Frequently asked questions

Who can apply for First Call for Proposals – Climate Finance Readiness?
Eligibility covers organisations in AFRICA; nonprofit, local-authority, research-institution, university, consultancy.

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About this sector

Climate fintech funding backs financial products and infrastructure that move capital to climate solutions, from green lending platforms to risk and disclosure tools. Support comes from innovation programmes, development finance and investors. Applicants are usually asked about regulatory approval, data sources and how the product reaches its users.

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Sourcefunder-discovery
EligibilityAFRICA
Org typesnonprofit, local-authority, research-institution, university, consultancy
Last verified3 Aug 2026

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