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GEF Trust Fund (GEF-9) Grant

In context

This call is open to non-profits and research institutions. Funding is a grant. Coverage is read from the notice itself: Global-South and any country. The funder accepts early-stage applicants.

Summary

The GEF Trust Fund provides grants to developing countries and economies in transition to support international environmental conventions across biodiversity, climate mitigation and adaptation, land degradation, international waters, and chemicals/waste management. Funds are distributed through 18 GEF Agencies to government agencies, civil society, private sector, and research institutions.

Summary by Raise Lens from the official notice · 10 Aug 2026Accurate?

About this grant

Replenishment 9 provides grants to support environmental work in developing countries and economies in transition. The fund backs projects across five priority areas: biodiversity, climate change, land degradation, international waters, and chemicals. Funded initiatives must advance implementation of relevant international environmental agreements. Eligible applicants include governments, non-profit organisations, local authorities, universities, research institutions, community groups and indigenous communities based in developing countries or economies in transition that meet the funder's criteria. Projects may be at any stage of development. Applicants must demonstrate how their work contributes to one or more of the five focal areas and supports compliance with applicable global environmental conventions.

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Key requirements

  • ✓Applicant must be from a developing country or economy in transition
  • ✓Project must align with objectives of international environmental conventions (biodiversity, climate, land degradation, international waters, chemicals/waste)
  • ✓Applications must be submitted through one of 18 GEF Agencies

Frequently asked questions

Who can apply for GEF Trust Fund (GEF-9)?
Eligibility covers organisations in GLOBAL-SOUTH, GLOBAL; nonprofit, research-institution.

About this sector

Biodiversity funding backs habitat restoration, species protection, protected areas and nature-positive business. It comes from environment agencies, multilateral nature funds and conservation philanthropy, often through competitive calls with defined regions. Applicants are usually asked for baseline surveys, local partners and indicators that show ecological change.

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Quick facts

Sourcefunder-discovery
EligibilityGLOBAL-SOUTH, GLOBAL
Org typesnonprofit, research-institution
Last verified10 Aug 2026

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