Greenovation Renewable Energy for Livelihood Challenge Grant
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This call is open to startups, small and medium-sized businesses and non-profits and 2 others, at idea and R&D stage, prototype and pilot stage and pre-seed. Funding is a grant. Coverage is read from the notice itself: India.
This grant identifies, supports, and scales clean energy innovations that are affordable and contextually relevant for India's underserved rural and peri-urban communities, addressing gaps in cold chain, water access, and rural enterprise support. It targets early-stage renewable energy solutions with livelihood impact.
About this grant
The Greenovation Renewable Energy for Livelihood Challenge is a theme-based innovation program run by EarthON Foundation under the Greenovation Challenges platform. It identifies, supports, and scales clean energy innovations that are affordable, contextually relevant, and built for India's most underserved rural and peri-urban communities. The challenge seeks early-stage innovations, prototypes, and market-ready solutions addressing critical gaps across cold chain, water access, productive livelihoods, system reliability, and rural enterprise support. The Greenovation Challenges platform overall has attracted 5,000+ applications and awarded over $100,000 in grants to pioneering innovators, and is co-organized with institutions such as IIT Bombay, UNIDO, and the Network for Global Innovation (NGIN). EarthON Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit that blends philanthropy and investment to support grassroots organizations and early-stage ventures across India and the Global South, with a focus on creating livelihoods, restoring ecosystems, and transforming local economies.
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Eligibility
The challenge is open to startups, innovators, early-stage entrepreneurs, and social entrepreneurs working on clean energy solutions relevant to rural and peri-urban communities in India. Applicants should be addressing gaps in areas such as cold chain, water access, productive livelihoods, system reliability, and rural enterprise support. The broader Greenovation platform also includes NGOs and grassroots organizations, suggesting these entity types may be eligible. The challenge is focused on India, consistent with EarthON's broader geographic focus on India and the Global South.
How it's scored
The page does not provide specific evaluation criteria, scoring weightings, or panel composition for this particular challenge. Based on the broader Greenovation platform description, solutions are assessed for their potential to be affordable, contextually relevant, and impactful for underserved communities. The platform generally looks for high-potential ideas with scalable, community-rooted solutions.
Key requirements
- ✓Clean energy innovation must be affordable and contextually relevant for rural/peri-urban India
- ✓Primary focus on addressing cold chain, water access, and rural enterprise support gaps
- ✓Solutions must demonstrate livelihood impact for underserved communities
- ✓Innovation must be scalable
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Frequently asked questions
- Who can apply for Greenovation Renewable Energy for Livelihood Challenge?
- Eligibility covers organisations in IN; startup, sme, nonprofit, social-enterprise, community-group. See the eligibility criteria above for the full conditions.
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