Water and Energy for Food Program Grant
In context
This call is open to non-profits, social enterprises and startups and 3 others, at prototype and pilot stage and scale-up and mature. Funding is a grant. Coverage is read from the notice itself: Global-South, Asia and Africa and 1 other.
This grant funds scaled water-energy-food innovations in emerging markets that advance gender equity, food security, and poverty reduction. It targets integrated solutions addressing the nexus of water, energy, and agricultural productivity in developing regions.
About this grant
This grant supports scaled or scalable innovations that integrate water, energy and food systems in emerging markets across Asia, Africa, Latin America and the broader Global South. Applicants should demonstrate how their work advances gender equity, food security and poverty reduction through interconnected solutions across these three sectors. Nonprofits, social enterprises, startups, small and medium-sized enterprises, and research institutions are eligible. Projects at prototype or pilot stage through mature implementation are considered. Solutions must align with development priorities and show clear pathways to impact in emerging markets. The programme was active from 2021 to 2023.
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Key requirements
- ✓Focus on water-energy-food nexus innovations in emerging markets
- ✓Explicit alignment with gender equity and poverty reduction outcomes
- ✓Scalability and replicability of solutions
- ✓Partnership with GIZ or alignment with German development priorities
Frequently asked questions
- Who can apply for Water and Energy for Food Program?
- Eligibility covers organisations in GLOBAL-SOUTH, ASIA, AFRICA, LATAM; nonprofit, social-enterprise, startup, sme, research-institution, consortium.
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Water funding covers supply, sanitation, wastewater treatment, water efficiency, catchment management and flood risk. A large share is public procurement for infrastructure and services, alongside grants for innovation and access in underserved areas. Bidders and applicants are typically assessed on technical capacity, operating experience and community impact.
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