Project Grants – UN Sustainable Development Goals
In context
This call is open to non-profits, registered charities and social enterprises and 3 others. Funding is a grant. Coverage is read from the notice itself: any country. The funder accepts early-stage applicants.
This grant funds projects by smaller organisations and private individuals worldwide that advance one or more UN Sustainable Development Goals, with a focus on activities benefiting people and the environment. Eligible projects span education, food security, health, livelihoods, environment, circular economy, vocational training, and child welfare.
About this grant
The Yvonne and Peter Imholz Foundation supports projects of smaller organisations or private individuals worldwide that contribute to one of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) selected by the foundation. Project partners in Switzerland or abroad carry out activities and campaigns for people and the environment. Each listed project is tagged with the SDG it addresses, such as SDG 1 (no poverty), SDG 2 (zero hunger), SDG 3 (health), SDG 4 (quality education), SDG 8 (decent work), SDG 12 (responsible consumption) and SDG 15 (life on land). The page is a showcase of supported projects organised by year, covering 2026 and an earlier batch labelled 2024_6. Supported work includes school and vocational-training construction, digital education, health facilities such as maternity wards, orphanage and children's home support, food and school-garden programmes, microenterprise promotion, plastic and soap recycling, reforestation and water-body cleaning. The page does not describe a formal call for proposals, funding amounts, or application steps. It notes that not all projects are published for data and privacy reasons. Separate pages referenced in the navigation (Requests to us, Project Applications) are not included in this page's content.
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Eligibility
The foundation supports projects run by smaller organisations or private individuals. The projects it lists are carried out by associations and foundations, mostly in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Switzerland, and must meet one of the SDGs the foundation has selected. No formal geographic restriction is stated on this page, though the listed projects are located across multiple continents. Application conditions are not stated on this page.
Key requirements
- ✓Project must align with one or more UN Sustainable Development Goals selected by the foundation
- ✓Applicant must be a smaller organisation or private individual
- ✓Project must deliver activities and campaigns for people and/or the environment
- ✓Project partners may be based in Switzerland or abroad
Recent past awardees
Knowing who's won the last rounds tells you whether you're in the strike zone.
- KIRA · 2026
- Nihaona · 2026
- Crescenda · 2026
- Sano Prakash · 2026
- Zikomo Foundation · 2026
- Solidarité Suisse-Guinée · 2026
- Lernen für alle · 2026
- Sambol Foundation · 2026
Frequently asked questions
- Who can apply for Project Grants – UN Sustainable Development Goals?
- Eligibility covers organisations in GLOBAL; nonprofit, charity, social-enterprise, individual, community-group, sme. See the eligibility criteria above for the full conditions.
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Circular economy funding supports reuse, repair, remanufacturing, product redesign and secondary materials markets. Grants tend to back pilots with businesses and local authorities, while tenders buy collection, sorting and recovery services. Applicants are usually asked to show the material flows involved and who will buy the recovered output.
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