Apply: Africa Climate Change Fund launches second call for proposals (Grants of USD $250,000 – $1million)

Deadline: August 13, 2017 

The Africa Climate Change Fund (ACCF), housed in the Climate Change and Green Growth Department of the African Development Bank (AfDB), is launching a call for proposals. The funding envelope available for this call is US $5 million in the form of grants. 

The Fund is seeking concept notes for projects and programmes in the range of US $250,000 – US $ 1 million. 

Focus Areas and themes: 

The ACCF is seeking innovative and impactful proposals that will support African countries to transition to climate resilient, low carbon development, and scale-up access to climate finance. Priority will be given to proposals focused on the thematic areas: supporting direct access to climate finance; and supporting small–scale or pilot adaptation initiatives to build resilience of vulnerable communities. Proposals should be aligned with the priorities of the Bank, including the 10-year strategy (which aims for inclusive growth and a transition to green growth) and the High-Five priorities (which aim to light up and power Africa, feed Africa, industrialize Africa, integrate Africa, and improve the quality of life for the people of Africa), as well as with the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and the National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) or related adaptation strategies of the beneficiary countries. 

Eligible beneficiaries: 

This call for proposals is open to all eligible beneficiaries of the ACCF, including African governments, regional organizations, funds, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and research institutions, as well as Bank departments. Proposals from consortia are allowed, as long as all members of the consortium are eligible beneficiaries. 

Apply for a grant: 

For more information on this call for proposals, please consult the information for applicants. Eligible beneficiaries are invited to submit a concept note using this template to africaclimatechangefund@afdb.org before midnight GMT on 13 August 2017, with the subject “ACCF concept note: short project title”.