Top Grants For NGOs Supporting Small & Marginal Farmers To Grow and Sustain

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Top Grants for NGOs supporting Small &

Marginal Farmers to Grow and Sustain
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Contents
Open Call to Carry Out an Impact Evaluation of the Empowering Women in Agrifood
Programme ........................................................................................................................................ 4
Grants to support Stakeholders to Improve Measurement of Food Waste ................................. 6
The Conservation, Food and Health Foundation Grant Program ................................................. 8
USADF Call for Projects in Côte d'Ivoire ...................................................................................... 11
Green Challenge Fund in Uganda ................................................................................................. 12
Food Insecure Urban Agriculture Matching Grant Program (US) ............................................... 14
USDA-NRCS: Conservation Innovation Grants in the US .......................................................... 16
2023-24 Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship in Rwanda ................................................................. 18
USADF invites African Cooperatives, Producer Groups, and Businesses ................................ 20
Scaling Up Nutrition Movement Pooled Fund 2.0 ........................................................................ 22
6 Sub Grants of 7,500 Euros for Women in the Agri-Food Sector (Spain) ................................ 24
2023 Nuffield Farming Scholarships in New Zealand .................................................................. 26
Sustainable Agriculture Small Grant Program in Australia.......................................................... 28
Equitable Access in Child Nutrition Program in the US ............................................................... 31
Farming Futures R&D Fund: Sustainable Farm-based Protein, Feasibility Studies (UK) ........ 33
GRC Sustainable Development Goals Pilot Call 2022 ............................................................ 35
Food Literacy Grant Program in Canada ...................................................................................... 37
USAID: Modernizing Agriculture Activity in Rwanda.................................................................... 39
Digicel Foundation’s Build Jamaica Grant Program .................................................................... 41
Vegan Society Grant Program for Individuals and Grassroots Organisations .......................... 43
NOFO: Kenya Livestock Value Chain Research and Analysis ................................................... 45
USDA Call for Proposals: Supporting Ukrainian Animal Health and Food Safety .................... 47
Nominations now Open for the Food Planet Prize ....................................................................... 48
New Nordic Food: Open Call on Sustainability with Children/Young as Target Groups .......... 50
Ignite announces Call for Proposals in the Area of Agriculture Science (India) ........................ 52
Food Recovery Grants Program in the US ................................................................................... 54
Project Grants for Research within Plant Science, Agriculture and Food Biotechnology......... 55
SEARCA: Travel Grants Program ................................................................................................. 57
Applications Open for Thrive Global Impact Challenge ............................................................... 59
Call for Proposals to Address Cooperative Business Models among Primary Producers ....... 61
Grassland Farmer of the Year Competition in Ireland ................................................................. 64
USDA-NRCS: Conservation Innovation Grants in the US .......................................................... 66
Open Call to Carry Out an Impact Evaluation of the Empowering
Women in Agrifood Programme
Deadline Date: 19-Aug-2022

Donor Name: EIT Food
The EIT Food is calling for proposals to carry out an impact evaluation of the
Empowering Women in Agrifood (EWA) programme.
The objectives of the EWA Programme evaluation is understanding its impact and
outcomes within the community of women entrepreneurs supported by the Programme,
EIT Food network and women entrepreneurship in the RIS countries.
EIT Food RIS aims at strengthening those regions in Europe which are modest and
moderate in terms of innovation in the agrifood sector. This outreach scheme is open to
innovators that are not partners of EIT Food and provides targeted support to EIT RIS
stakeholders through a portfolio of projects.
The objective of this EIT Food Empowering Women in Agrifood Programme is to

encourage a stronger level of enterprise development in RIS areas targeted at emerging
female entrepreneurs. The first edition of the Programme was organized in 2020 and
covered 5 RIS countries (Czech Republic, Romania, Spain, Portugal and Turkey), in
2021 the geographical scope was extended to 8 countries (Bulgaria, Greece, Lithuania,
Poland, Portugal, Romania Spain and Turkey) reaching 11 countries in 2022 (Bulgaria,
Czech Republic, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Portugal, Romania, Spain and
Turkey).
The Programme runs for a period of 6 months supporting early-stage female

entrepreneurs and seeks out and assists women to grow and develop their businesses
with a tailored, focused approach that specifically considers the concrete challenges
which female entrepreneurs face generally as well as the barriers which can limit
entrepreneurial activity.
Programme Structure
 Education: 6 months of tailor-made free online and presential training and access
to resources to improve female entrepreneurs’ capabilities.
 Ongoing Support: Personalised mentoring, both online and face-to-face from
experts in business, agrifood and successful entrepreneurs during 6 months.
 Community building: Participation in entrepreneurship and networking events,
Virtual community with more than 200 female entrepreneurs in the sector and
mentors. Possibility to meet EIT Food high-level network contacts.
 Access to finance: Beneficiaries will have the chance to win Economic prices of
up to 10,000 euros per country. Channeling to other relevant EIT Food programs.
Access to Investors, corporates etc
Eligible Countries
By the end of 2022 the Programme will provide up to 230 women entrepreneurs across
12 RIS targeted countries(Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain and Turkey) with the required knowledge,
confidence, support and networking opportunities to meet and exceed their aspirations,
leading them to successfully start and develop sustainable businesses.
Eligibility Criteria
 Legal persons
 Able to provide the evaluation team according to the point 2.4 Applicants
Evaluation Teams Qualifications
 Experience in performing evaluation projects at the EU level
 Good understanding of women entrepreneurship and startup ecosystem in EIT
Food RIS countries
For more information, visit EIT Food.
Grants to support Stakeholders to Improve Measurement of Food
Waste
Deadline Date: 20-Sep-2022

Donor Name: European Commission (EC)
The European Commission (EC) is offering grants to support stakeholders to improve

measurement of food waste and help implement food waste prevention in their
operations and organisations.
This call concretely targets the hospitality and food services sector. The European
Commission is particularly looking for solutions and technologies that are ready to be
implemented by SMEs since they are the main economic operators in this sector. Such
solutions and technologies should be ready for implementation, in close-tomarket
conditions, at industrial or commercial scale, during the duration of the project.
The programme provides action grants for pilot and demonstration projects in particular
projects which develop, test and demonstrate innovative approaches to prevent and
reduce food waste (relating to e.g. organisation, management, intersectoral cooperation
etc.), including both social and technological innovations. Project proposals should
include an initial food waste diagnosis to understand the extent of the issue and should
integrate food waste measurement as part of the assessment of the effectiveness of the
food waste prevention initiatives proposed
Themes
 This call targets the hospitality and food services sector, in particular SMEs since
they are the main economic operators in this sector.
 The hospitality and food services sector includes all food business operators that
serve food and/or drinks for immediate consumption in an out-of-home setting.
The sector includes several key sub-domains, such as restaurants, hotels and
catering services (health care, education, canteens, transportation etc.), in both
public and private sectors.
Funding Information
The available call budget is EUR 2.250.000.
In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must:
 be legal entities (public or private bodies)
 be established in one of the eligible countries, i.e.:
o EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs))
o listed EEA country or country associated to the SMP Food Strand
Programme or country which is in ongoing negotiations for an association
agreement and where the agreement enters into force before grant
signature
For more information, visit European Commission.
The Conservation, Food and Health Foundation Grant Program
Deadline Date: 01-Jan-2023

Donor Name: Conservation, Food and Health Foundation
The Conservation, Food and Health Foundation is seeking applications for its Grant
program to protect natural resources, improve the production and distribution of food,
and promote public health in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East.
The foundation helps build the capacity of organizations and coalitions with grants that
support research or improve the learning and generation of local solutions to complex
problems.
The foundation supports projects that demonstrate local leadership and promote
professional development in the conservation, agricultural, and health sciences; develop
the capacity of local organizations; and address a particular problem or question in the
field. It prefers to support projects that address under-funded issues and geographic
areas.
Fields of Interest
The foundation supports special projects and programs of non-governmental

organizations in three areas: conservation, food, and health. Examples of areas of
interest within these fields follow, but are not meant to be exclusive.
 Conservation
o Conservation grants help improve ecological and environmental conditions
in low- and middle-income countries. The foundation supports field
research and related research activities, training, and technical assistance
efforts that:
 help conserve ecosystems and protect biodiversity
 train local leaders in conservation and protection of resources, with
an emphasis on technical and scientific training
 Food
o Food grants help research-based efforts to improve food and nutrition
security and improve natural resources and ecosystems. Areas of interest
include projects that:
 promote or develop specific sustainable agriculture practices with
potential to advance science and practice in other countries;
 test and refine innovative education and training interventions for
small scale farmers; and
 advance new approaches to control pests and diseases affecting
important food crops in low-income countries.
 Health
o The foundation supports public health programs that focus on populations
rather than individuals. It funds programs that emphasize disease
prevention and health promotion over those that emphasize disease
diagnosis, treatment, and care. It supports research, technical assistance,
and training projects that:
 improve public health through community-based efforts that
address health promotion, disease prevention, family planning, and
reproductive health; and
 increase the understanding and treatment of neglected tropical
diseases
Funding Information
There is no policy concerning a minimum or maximum grant size. The average grant is
approximately $20,000. Grants exceeding $30,000 are rarely awarded.
Types of Support
The foundation does not provide general operating support. It favors research, training,
and technical assistance projects that:
 employ and/or train personnel from developing countries

 are led by organizations with strong records of accomplishments in a particular
field and have potential for replication
 focus on regional or cross-boundary issues and opportunities
 feature collaborative partnerships embedded in strong networks
 strengthen local leadership and scientific capacity
 influence public discourse and policy
 focus on prevention rather than remediation
 attract additional support and hold promise for continuation or impact beyond the
period of foundation support
Geographic Focus
The foundation supports low- and lower-middle-income countries in Asia, Africa, Latin
America, the Caribbean, and the Middle East. It prefers to support organizations located
in low- and middle-income countries or organizations located in upper-income countries
whose activities are of direct benefit low- and middle-income countries. The foundation
does not support the states of the former Soviet Union or former Eastern Bloc countries.
 The foundation supports most types of non-governmental organizations that can

provide evidence of their nongovernmental status or charitable purpose.
 In general, the foundation will support:
o Non-governmental organizations (NGO)
o Nonprofit organizations
o Civil society organizations
o Community-based organizations
o Colleges, universities and academic institutions
 The foundation does not support businesses, government agencies,
humanitarian aid organizations, other foundations or churches.
For more information, visit Conservation, Food and Health Foundation.
USADF Call for Projects in Côte d'Ivoire

Donor Name: United States - African Development Foundation
The Government of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire and the United States of America
African Development Foundation (USADF) invite cooperatives, producer organizations
(POs) and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) with innovative projects likely to
sustainably strengthen the operational and organizational capacities, increase incomes,
create jobs and improve access to markets for disadvantaged rural communities to
submit grant applications to them (funding and technique).
Sectors
The subsidies will concern the following sectors and sectors of activity:
 Cashew
 Cocoa
 The manioc
 Rice
 The use of renewable energies in agricultural equipment
Funding Information
The maximum grant amount is US$250,000
Selection Criteria
 The organization must demonstrate that its members have managed to work
together satisfactorily for at least 2 years and that it has a minimum of 200 active
members or raw material suppliers;
 Owners and managers must agree on the nature of the problem to be resolve
and demonstrate a commitment beneficial to their communities;
 The organization must have sound accounting and financial management and
provide the statements certified financiers for the past two years;
 The capital of the organization must be 100% owned and managed by Africans;
 The organization must be an agricultural cooperative, a group of producers, an
SME processing and marketing agricultural products or operating in the
renewable energy sector;
 Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) are not affected by this
announcement.
For more information, visit USADF.
Green Challenge Fund in Uganda

Donor Name: aBi Development Limited
Applications are now open for the Green Challenge Fund (GCF) to address the
increasing impacts of climate change on Uganda’s agri-food system.
The proposal is developed in line with national and international strategies of increasing
climate change resilience and also contributing to achieving the global target of limiting
global temperature rise to well below 2°C, and potentially even to 1.5°C by 2050.
Objectives and Activities
 Successful applicants will sign a project funding agreement with aBi

Development Ltd, which consists of a contract, a detailed description of the
objectives, activities and outputs of the project and a series of key-performance
indicators that measure the success of the project.
 Funding agreements are awarded on a competitive basis. The best eligible
proposals, in terms of innovation, relevance, quality and ability to scale up will be
awarded a funding agreement until the total available funding from aBi for this
GCF runs out
Focus Areas
Key focus areas include:
 supporting SMEs and farmers to increase their resilience to climate change and
climate variability
 supporting climate mitigation actions to reduce or limit GHG emissions or to
enhance GHG sequestration.
 supporting a stronger local environment, including soils, ecosystems and bio-
diversity.
Funding Information
Initial funding available for the GCF is UGX 7.5 billion
 The Green Challenge Fund is open to private sector agribusinesses, NGOs,

scientists, researchers and start-ups. Applicant proposals should directly or
indirectly lead to increased economic activity and productivity in the aBi seven (7)
priority value chains (Coffee, cereals, and poultry, dairy, horticulture, pulses and
oilseeds through the increase of SMEs and farmer resilience to climate change
or reduce GHGs / enhance carbon sinks and reservoirs or contribution to
environmental conservation. The fund is open to green innovations from all parts
of the country.
 Applicants should submit their proposals or business ideas under any one of the
three categories, namely
o Growth stage: aBi existing and Past Implementing Partners as well as new
entities seeking to green their investments (Budget allocation of UGX 5Bn;
average project size up to UGX500m)
o acceleration/start-ups: projects at pilot stage with green innovations in aBi
priority value chains (Budget allocation of UGX 1.5Bn – project size
UGX50m-200m)
o Projects at ideation stage that require nurturing and piloting (Budget
allocation of UGX 1Bn – project size 5m- 30m)
For more information, visit aBi Development Limited.
Food Insecure Urban Agriculture Matching Grant Program (US)

Donor Name: Missouri Department of Agriculture
Applications are now open for the Food Insecure Urban Agriculture Matching Grant
Program.
The FY23 Food Insecure Urban Agriculture Matching Grant Program is funded through
the Missouri Department of Agriculture. This grant is for reimbursement of expenses
associated with addressing food insecurity in urban areas. Projects should support
farmers’ markets, apiary programs and other economic development initiatives, and
they should increase food production and availability.
This is a competitive grant program and funds may be used to:
 Reduce food insecurity in urbanized areas

 Increase food production and availability to local residents within an urbanized
area
 Develop production infrastructure and direct distribution venues, and reconstruct
product facilities
 Demonstrate growth of local economic communities
 Increase local economic impact
 Enhance already established areas within a community and provide assistance
to the community
Funding Information
 Program funds available: up to $500,000

 Maximum award amount: $50,000
Eligible projects must benefit residents affected by food insecurity and must reside
within one of the following urban areas, as designated by the Missouri Census Data
Center:
 Cape Girardeau
 Columbia
 Jefferson City
 Joplin
 Kansas City
 Lee's Summit
 Springfield
 St. Joseph
 St. Louis
For more information, visit Missouri Department of Agriculture.
USDA-NRCS: Conservation Innovation Grants in the US

Donor Name: Natural Resources Conservation Service
The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is announcing the availability of

Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) On-Farm Conservation Innovation Trials (On-
Farm Trials) to stimulate the adoption and evaluation of innovative conservation
approaches in partnership with agricultural producers.
The purpose of On-Farm Trials is to stimulate the adoption and evaluation of innovative
conservation approaches in partnership with agricultural producers. For 2022, NRCS is
implementing On-Farm Trials through eligible entities, which in turn work collaboratively
with NRCS and agricultural producers to implement innovative approaches on private
lands.
Priorities
 Irrigation Water Management Technologies

 Climate Smart Agricultural Solutions
 Nutrient Management
 Soil Health Demonstration Trial (SHD)
Funding Information
 Estimated Total Program Funding: $25,000,000

 Award Ceiling: $5,000,000
 Award Floor: $250,000
 Applicants and applications must meet eligibility criteria by the application

deadline to be considered for award. Eligible applicant type is determined by the
implementing program statute. Eligibility for this opportunity is limited to the
following entity types:
o City or township governments
o County governments
o For profit organizations other than small businesses
o Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
o Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized
tribal governments)
o Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS (other than institutions of
higher education)
o Private institutions of higher education
o Public and State-controlled institutions of higher education
o Small businesses
o Special district governments
o State governments
 Individuals are not eligible applicants.
 For-profit entities are eligible for On-Farm Trials if their primary business is
related to agriculture. Nonprofit entities are eligible for On-Farm Trials if they
have experience working with agricultural producers.
 Eligible entities must have access to a sufficient number of producer participants
in order to facilitate implementing On-Farm Trials of conservation practices and
systems on private lands.
 NRCS encourages applications from partners working in urban agriculture
settings. Many of the natural resource priority topics described in this
announcement are relevant to urban farm operations.
For more information, visit NRCS.
2023-24 Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship in Rwanda

Donor Name: U.S. Embassy in Rwanda
The U.S. Embassy in Kigali, Rwanda, is pleased to announce the 2023-2024 Hubert H.
Humphrey Fellowship Program, a one-year, fully-funded scholarship program offered to
mid-career professionals working at the policy-level who have a record of leadership, a
commitment to public service, and the initiative to take full advantage of a self-defined
program of independent study at a leading American university.
The Humphrey Fellowship brings accomplished professionals from developing countries

to the United States for a one-year mid-career program of non-degree study and related
professional activities. The program seeks to foster an exchange of knowledge and
mutual understanding between Americans and professional counterparts from Rwanda.
Focus Areas
Fellowships are available in the following fields:
 Human and Institutional Capacity:

o Economic Development
o Finance & Banking
o Public Policy Analysis and Public Administration
o Technology Policy and Management
o Human Resource Management
 Rights and Freedoms:
o Communications and Journalism
o International Religious Freedom
o Law and Human Rights
o Trafficking in Persons Policy & Prevention
 Sustainable Lands:
o Agricultural and Rural Development
o Natural Resources, Environmental Policy, and Climate Change
o Urban and Regional Planning
 Thriving Communities:
o Contagious and Infectious Diseases
o Public Health Policy and Management
o HIV&AIDS, Policy and Prevention
o Substance Abuse Education, Treatment and Prevention
o Educational Administration, Planning, and Policy
o Higher Education Administration
o Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Grant Provisions
The Hubert Humphrey Fellowship provides:
 Round-trip international travel for the grantee

 Tuition and university fees
 Settling-in and monthly maintenance allowances
 Funding for books and professional activities
 Limited accident and sickness insurance (does not include pre-existing
conditions and pregnancy)
 The Humphrey Program does not provide financial support for accompanying
dependents
To be eligible for a Humphrey Fellowship, applicants must have:
 A Bachelor’s degree
 Five years of substantial professional experience
 Demonstrated commitment to public service
 Leadership position with responsibilities providing direct input or impact on policy
 Fluency in English
N.B. TOEFL is not required at the time of the application. Successful candidates will
receive funding to register for the test.
For more information, visit 2023-24 Hubert H. Humphrey.
USADF invites African Cooperatives, Producer Groups, and
Businesses

Donor Name: United States - African Development Foundation
The United States of America African Development Foundation (USADF) invites African
cooperatives, producer groups, and businesses to submit funding applications for
funding grants and local assistance of innovative solutions that will increase the
capacity of organizations to increase incomes, create jobs, improve producer incomes,
and ensure sustainable market-driven growth.
Sectors
USADF is accepting applications for funding in the following sectors and countries:
 Burkina Faso: cashew, honey/beeswax, corn, onions, rice, shea, tomatoes

 Burundi: coffee, palm oil, potato, rice
 Kenya: fishing, livestock, maize, rice, sorghum
 Liberia: cassava, cocoa, goat, palm oil, rice, vegetables
 Rwanda: beans, coffee, maize, rice, tea
 South Sudan: cassava, coffee, maize, shea, sorghum
 Senegal: cassava, millet, maize , vegetables , bananas, livestock
 Somalia: fishing, frankincense, vocational training/youth employment, livestock,
rice, sesame
 Uganda: cassava, coffee, maize, rice
 Tanzania: beans, coffee , cotton, horticulture, maize, rice
 Zambia: hybrid agro-energy, dairy products, fishing, oilseeds, rice
Funding Information
Not to exceed an amount of 250,000 US dollars.
Criteria
 The organization must demonstrate that its members have been able to work
together satisfactorily for at least 2 years , that it has a minimum of 200 active
members or suppliers, and that it has the capacity to manage funds efficiently.
grant.
 Owners and managers must agree on the nature of the problem to be solved and
demonstrate a commitment that benefits their communities .
 The organization must have a foundation of operational management and
management control for at least 2 years to demonstrate its ability to manage and
report on USADF funds.
 The organization must be 100% African owned and managed .
 USADF does not accept funding requests from non-governmental organizations (
NGOs ) and intermediaries. The organization must be an agricultural
cooperative, a group of producers, processors or a company.
 Successful funding applications must demonstrate that they:
o Have a clear market opportunity that will increase sales and increase
revenue.
o Have a clearly defined plan on how they will increase sales and revenue in
2-4 years.
o Can make a significant contribution to the realization of the project in cash
or in kind.
o Can directly impact the lives of hundreds of people and community
members.
o Can identify growth avenues for post-USADF funding.
o Special consideration will be given to organizations that incorporate
innovative strategies using new technologies and approaches, including
complementary financial resources and information technology.
o Special consideration will also be given to women-owned and managed
organizations and funding applications promoting youth.
For more information, visit USADF.
Scaling Up Nutrition Movement Pooled Fund 2.0

Donor Name: United Nations Office for Project Services(UNOPS)
UNOPS invites interested and eligible applicants to join an exceptional 2022 application
exercise related to the Scaling up Nutrition (SUN) Pooled Fund 2.0 extension period
covering the period of July - December 2022.
The SUN Movement has successfully brought together governments, United Nations
agencies, businesses, donors, civil society organizations and individuals in a collective
mission in 65 countries and 4 Indian States to uphold the right to good food and
nutrition. It has also helped to illuminate the importance of nutrition in achieving the
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The SUN Movement continues to work with countries with the belief that Nutrition is
both a maker and a marker of development. Improved nutrition is the platform for
progress in health, education, employment, empowerment of women and the reduction
of poverty and inequality, and can lay the foundation for peaceful, secure and stable
societies.
Objectives
The Pooled Fund is coherent with the SUN Movement stewardship arrangements and
processes at national and global levels. In particular, the Pooled Fund will support civil
society organizations and alliances through actions which reinforce in-country
capabilities of all stakeholders in SUN Countries across four thematic areas:
 Continuously improve country planning to end malnutrition.

 Mobilise, advocate and communicate for impact.
 Strengthen capacity of government and non-governmental systems, multi-
sectoral teams, and their individual members, for scaled-up nutrition action at all
levels.
 Ensure equity, equality and non-discrimination for all, with women and girls at the
centre of efforts.
Funding Information
 Grant support will be allocated according to the following parameters:

 Budget: The budget should not exceed USD 100,000
 Number of grants to be awarded under this Call for Proposal: 1
The application is open to Civil Society Organizations (CSO) and Civil Society Alliances
(CSA) members or hosting organizations of the SUN Civil Society Network (CSN).
For more information, visit UNOPS.
6 Sub Grants of 7,500 Euros for Women in the Agri-Food Sector
(Spain)

Donor Name: InnovAgroWoMed
JOVESÓLIDES, as a partner of the project in Spain, publishes a call for applications to

provide subgrants to women's start-ups in the agri-food sector that exist in the territory
of the Valencian region.
For more than 2 years, the InnovAgroWoMed project has been promoting research,
training and partnership networking actions at local and regional levels with the aim of
actively supporting and strengthening women's employment in the agri-food sector,
specifically in the territories targeted by the project's intervention which are Italy, Spain,
Palestine and Tunisia.
InnovAgroWoMed is a project co-funded by the European Union through the ENI CBC
MED program.
Women are reinventing the agri-food sector, although their recognition and visibility are
not yet up to par. This reality is changing very slowly, and entrepreneurship is a
powerful tool for all those who wish to develop professionally in the sector. Along these
lines, Jovesólides continues to favor the breaking of the gender gap in the agri-food field
and favoring social change, now in the form of scholarships.
Objectives
 The general objective of this call is to support the creation of new companies and
innovative business initiatives or to provide support to those recently created (last
12 months from the publication of the grant) with the financial support of the
InnovAgroWoMed project.
 The specific objective is to grant scholarships to women who reside in the
Valencian Community and want to: create, or have created a company in the last
12 months since the scholarship is published, or wish to work autonomously in
the agri-food sector with activity in the territory of the autonomous community.
Funding Information
 The financial amount available for this call for scholarships is 45,000 euros.
 The minimum budget for scholarships is €7,500.
 The maximum budget per project is 7,500 euros.
 The number of possible scholarships is 6.
 May apply for scholarships:

o Women who have a company incorporated after July 1, 2021.
o Women who have registered as self-employed after July 1, 2021.
o Women who have their business plan -not yet established-, who once the
scholarship is approved will have until September 30, 2022 to establish it
or register as self-employed
 They may be presented individually or as a group. In short: a unique opportunity
for entrepreneurs who wish to or have just entered the business world.
 The call is open to individuals or legal entities that meet the following
requirements:
o Women (individual or group participation)
o 18 years
o Residents in the Valencian Community
o Who commit to creating a new company or to continue with their activity,
in the case of companies already created a maximum of 12 months before
the publication of the scholarship, or to register in the self-employed
worker scheme.
o That they carry out their activity in the Valencian Community.
For more information, visit InnovAgroWoMed.
2023 Nuffield Farming Scholarships in New Zealand

Donor Name: Rural Leadership Trust
Applications for the 2023 Nuffield New Zealand Farming Scholarships are now open.
A Nuffield Farming Scholarship is one of the most valued and prestigious awards in
New Zealand’s primary sector. It is part of a global food and fibre network promoting
global vision, leadership and innovation.
Nuffield Scholars come from a wide range of backgrounds from practical hands-on
farming across agriculture, horticulture, viticulture, aquaculture, seafood, apiculture and
forestry. They all have a close affiliation with growing and producing, and a passion and
desire to help shape and lead the future of their industry.
Funding Information
 The total value of the scholarship is NZ$40,000.

 Up to five scholarships annually.
 The scholarship is for those who are engaged, motivated and committed to
solving old and emerging challenges in the food and fibre production.
 They welcome those committed to developing the people around them. And
those that seek to lead conversations in the food and fibre sector.
 To be considered for a Nuffield Scholarship you must:
o be actively engaged in farming, growing, agribusiness or food production
o be committed to continuous leadership in the food and fibre sector and/or
rural community
o exhibit an entrepreneurial spirit
o have a solid knowledge and understanding of the New Zealand food and
fibre sector
o be a New Zealand citizen or hold New Zealand permanent residency
status.
 They are looking for individuals who have the following attributes:
o Are keen to share, explore and bring their ideas to life
o Strive to challenge and test their thinking
o Are not afraid to do things differently
o Understand the importance of ‘paying it forward’
o Lead by doing (better) and learn by trying (harder)
o Think global, lead local
o Have a strong sense of purpose
o Have strong potential for strategic impact
For more information, visit Rural Leadership Trust.
Sustainable Agriculture Small Grant Program in Australia

Donor Name: Tweed Shire Council
Applications are now open for the Tweed Shire Council’s Sustainable Agriculture Small
Grant Program to assist farmers to implement best land management practices that
benefit the farm, community and the environment.
Farmers are encouraged to bring forward project ideas to manage environmental

problems or improve the health and productivity of their land.
Program Objectives
The objectives of the Sustainable Agriculture Small Grants Program are to work with
primary producers to:
 Support and promote the adoption of improved land management practices.

 Build capacity in natural resource management and sustainable agriculture.
 Increase biodiversity, improve water quality and soil health on farms.
Funding Information
 A limited number of grants of up to $4,000 (GST inclusive) are available for

eligible activities each financial year.
 Grants will be awarded through a merit based competitive process. All funded
projects are to be completed by the end of the financial year in which they are
awarded.
Eligible Activities
Some examples of eligible activities include:
 Support for installation of fencing to address land degradation and improve water
quality, livestock health and biodiversity such as:
 Internal fencing to support rotational grazing practices or restrict livestock to
restore degraded areas.
 Cattle exclusion fencing of high biodiversity value areas.
 Cattle exclusion fencing of water bodies.
 Revegetation of agricultural drains, paddocks (for windbreaks and paddock
trees), constructed wetlands and dams with local native species.
 Weed control (particularly for control of problem agricultural weeds) in high
biodiversity value areas of the farm.
 Support to produce and use environmentally friendly soil amendments such as
compost and biochar by utilising farm waste and other local waste products.
 Release of beneficial organisms such as dung beetles, predatory insects or other
biological controls in combination with cessation or reduced reliance on chemical
controls to ensure the survival of beneficials.
 Assistance controlling foxes and feral cats in high priority areas.
 Installation of artificial hollows and nest boxes for beneficial predators and native
fauna i.e. nest boxes for rodent predators in tree crops and orchards.
 Limited earthworks in combination with revegetation to address soil erosion and
runoff issues. The costs of such activities would need to be largely borne by the
landholder.
 Workshops or training activities that build natural resource management capacity
for groups of farmers.
To be eligible you must:
 Be a landholder, a group of landholders, a farmer group or association that

actively farms Rural (RU1, RU2) or Large Lot Residential (R5) land in the Tweed
Local Government Area. If you are not the landholder, you must have consent
from the landholder and/or relevant authority for project works.
 Meet at least one of the Program objectives.
 Complete all sections of the Application Form.
 Ensure you have supplied quotes for ALL goods and services that you are
seeking funding for. A minimum of two written quotes for goods or services
above $3,000 is required. Quotes need to be addressed to Tweed Shire Council
and cannot exceed $4,000 in total.
 Be able to provide a cash and/or in-kind contribution equal to or greater than the
value of funds requested.
 Be willing to work with Council staff in the delivery of the project.
 Commit to delivering the project and improving farming practices beyond the life
of the grant.
Criteria
The following assessment criteria will be used to determine a project’s suitability for
funding and overall ranking relative to other applications.
 Potential and scale of environmental benefits arising from the activity.

 Extent to which the project will meet one or more of the program objectives.
 Extent to which the project enables transfer of knowledge and lessons learned to
other farmers.
 Feasibility of the project, and the extent to which the project will deliver clear,
measurable outcomes.
 Clearly defined and achievable project timeframe.
 Risks to project delivery have been identified and appropriate risk management
measures have been outlined.
 Value for money and the level of cash and/or in-kind contribution.
For more information, visit Tweed Shire Council.
Equitable Access in Child Nutrition Program in the US

Donor Name: Food and Nutrition Service
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)
is seeking applications for its Equitable Access in Child Nutrition Program.
Through its CN programs, USDA FNS collaborates with State and local governments
and Indian Tribal Organizations to foster nutrition security for children by providing
consistent access to healthful meals and nutrition education.
These programs include:
 National School Lunch Program (NSLP)

 School Breakfast Program (SBP)
 Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP)
 Summer Food Service Program (SFSP)/Seamless Summer Option (SSO)
 Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)
Funding Information
 Total amount of funding expected to award: $2,000,000

 Anticipated number of awards: 1
 Anticipated award announcement date: November 15, 2022
 Expected amounts of individual Federal awards: $2,000,000
 Anticipated start dates and period of performance: November 30, 2022 through
September 30, 2025
 Anticipated amounts and/or numbers of individual awards: 1
 Estimated funding per award: $2,000,000
 Application due date: September 12, 2022
Activities
 Design and conduct listening sessions with CN stakeholders to determine priority

areas of research and any other relevant considerations for sub-grant awards.
 Develop and manage a competitive sub-grant award process to fund public or
private not- for-profit, academic, or government organizations to conduct
research on equitable access in CN programs.
 Disseminate findings from the sub-grant projects broadly among CN
stakeholders.
 This Request for Applications (RFA) is open to all accredited institutions of higher
education (colleges/universities), nonprofit research entities and other nonprofit
organizations with documented experience in public health research and
communications. These are requirements for the selected recipient of the
cooperative agreement, not any potential sub-grantees.
 FNS is committed to enhancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility of
the programs and encourages individuals, institutions, and organizations from
underserved communities to apply for funding opportunities as grant or subgrant
recipients.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
Farming Futures R&D Fund: Sustainable Farm-based Protein,
Feasibility Studies (UK)

Donor Name: Innovate UK
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £12.5 million across the two
strands of this competition to develop innovative solutions for sustainable farm-based
protein production. This funding is from the Farming Futures R&D Fund.
Defra and Innovate UK will work in collaboration to deliver a portfolio of projects that
meet the objectives of the Farming Innovation Programme to develop innovative
solutions that increase the productivity and sustainability of farming. The focus of this
competition is sustainable farm-based protein production.
Aims
 The aim of this funding is to:

o accelerate the development of novel and disruptive technologies, that will
transform traditional farm protein production systems into more
sustainable models
o support innovation with the potential to grow the sustainable protein
industry and create new sources of resource efficient, low emission
proteins
o support significant improvements to farming productivity, environmental
sustainability and resilience in the sector and move existing agricultural
sectors to net zero
o accelerate R&D of game changing opportunities by building diverse
consortia including the UK agricultural sector and relevant research
expertise
o support projects that demonstrate environmental and societal impact, and
include clear project deliverables for measuring the sustainability of the
solutions and how they are preventing negative impact upon the sector
o encourage dissemination and knowledge exchange to drive impact and
wide uptake in the farming sector
Strands
 This competition is split into 2 strands:

o Strand 1: Farming Futures R&D Fund: Sustainable farm-based protein,
Feasibility studies (this strand)
o Strand 2: Farming Futures R&D Fund: Sustainable farm-based protein,
Industrial research
Funding Information
 Your project’s total costs must be between £200,000 and £500,000.
 Your Project
o Your project must:
 have total costs between £200,000 and £500,000
 start by 1 April 2023
 end by 31 March 2025
 last up to 24 months
 be collaborative
 carry out all of its project work in the UK
 intend to exploit the results from or in England
 have a minimum of 50% of any grant that is requested by farmers,
growers or foresters, allocated to farmers, growers or foresters
based in England
 Lead Organisation
o To lead a project your organisation must:
 be a UK registered business of any size,
 be a UK registered academic institution,
 be a UK registered research and technology organisation (RTO)
 collaborate with other UK registered organisations
 Project Team
o To collaborate with the lead, your organisation must be a UK business of
any size or a UK registered:
 academic institution
 charity
 not for profit
 public sector organisation
 research and technology organisation (RTO)
For more information, visit Innovate UK.
GRC Sustainable Development Goals Pilot Call 2022

Donor Name: The Dutch Research Council (NWO)
The Dutch Research Council (NWO) is pleased to announce the SDG Call 2022 of the
Global Research Council (GRC) to accelerate the achievement of the SDGs, through
the implementation of results from ongoing or recently finalised research and innovation
projects to advance knowledge-based achievement of the SDGs. This pilot call is
supported by 11 funding agencies spanning four continents.
Objectives
This call aims to enhance impact of existing knowledge through innovative approaches
towards the achievement of the SDGs, within the context of governance, societal
structures and economy. The call seeks innovative approaches to development,
adaptation, design or improvement of existing or new tools that promote and/or facilitate
the achievement of the SDGs.
Challenges
Proposals for this call should consider the following challenges:
 Human well-being and capabilities

 Sustainable and just economies
 Food systems and nutrition patterns
 Energy decarbonization with universal access
 Urban and peri-urban development
 Global environmental commons
Each participating funder can specify some of the six challenges as its priority for the
call,
Funding Information
 There is approximately € 8.2 million available for this call, supported by 11

funding agencies.
 The total NWO budget available for this call is € 500,000 (max. € 125,000 per
project). The permitted project length is two to four years.
 Applicants must form project consortia with eligible partner organisations from at
least three (and max. six) different countries funding the call. Consortia must be
based on previously or recently finalised research and innovation projects funded
by the following countries:
 Chile, China, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, Norway, South Africa, Switzerland, Sweden,
Tanzania, The Netherlands and Turkey.
 Each funding agency will provide funds directly to their eligible applicants per
consortia in accordance with the agencies’ rules and regulations as stated in the
national annexes.
 For applicants based in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the NWO eligibility
criteria apply.
For more information visit GRC.
Food Literacy Grant Program in Canada

Donor Name: Yukon
The Yukon is pleased to announce the Food Literacy Grant Program to build on existing
community-driven food literacy initiatives.
It also includes new and innovative food programs. Food literacy grants help increase
community capacity. These programs help to:
 recognize strengths;
 develop new skills;
 build community;
 connect people: and
 improve food knowledge.
Funding Information
 You can apply for between $500 and $3,000.

 For an application to be eligible it must include a detailed budget no higher than
$3,000.
Benefits
People who take part in these programs gain confidence in their cooking skills. This
leads to greater personal capacity and resilience. The programs:
 promote social and mental wellbeing;

 improve food literacy; and
 provide learning opportunities.
What will participants learn?
People will learn about food and nutrition and gain cooking skills. They'll also learn
about grocery shopping and budgeting.
 Registered organizations in good standing under the Societies Act

 Yukon-based not-for-profit corporations incorporated under the federal Not-for-
Profit Corporations Act
 Charitable organizations
 Canadian citizens or permanent residents who have lived in the Yukon for at
least 3 months
 Schools and early learning programs
 First Nations governments
 Municipal governments
For more information, visit Yukon.
USAID: Modernizing Agriculture Activity in Rwanda

Donor Name: United States - Agency for International Development
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) seeks applications to
implement a cooperative agreement with a period of performance of five years from
qualified entities to implement the Modernizing Agriculture Activity (ModAg) Activity.
Objectives
The overall Modernizing Agriculture Activity Objective is to increase incomes and

improve nutritional outcomes, by sustainably increasing agricultural productivity, and
strengthening domestic consumption and markets for high-value and nutritious
agricultural products.
Funding Information
 USAID intends to provide up to $28,000,000 in total USAID funding over the

period of performance.
 The anticipated period of performance is five years.
Geographical Focus: The ModAg activity will work with farmers, businesses and
entrepreneurs in rural, urban and peri-urban areas across Rwanda in response to
market supply and demand. The Activity will continue to center its work in the current
Feed the Future (FTF) Zone of Influence (ZOI), but have flexibility for the Activity to also
include areas outside of the ZOI when that will support the development of markets,
technologies and practices within the ZOI as well. The FTF ZOI is currently Bugesera,
Burera, Gakenke, Gatsibo, Karongi, Kayonza, Ngoma, Nyabihu, Nyamagabe,
Nyamasheke, Ngororero, Rubavu, and Rutsiro districts.
Outcomes
The USAID/Rwanda Modernizing Agriculture (ModAg) Activity will seek to address the
following overarching problem: Rwanda's agricultural sector is unable to realize its full
potential to drive inclusive growth, food security and nutrition because it lacks strong
linkages to profitable markets and sufficient financing, and experiences inadequate use
of production-enhancing technologies and inefficient farmer support services, and
operates in a constrained enabling environment that disincentivizes private-sector
investment and engagement.
 Eligibility for this NOFO is not restricted. USAID welcomes applications from
organizations that have not previously received financial assistance from USAID.
 The successful Applicant will be subject to a risk assessment (possibly including
a pre-award survey) by the AO. A positive risk assessment means that the
applicant possesses or has the ability to obtain the necessary management
competence to plan and carry out the assistance program to be funded, and that
the applicant will practice mutually agreed upon methods of accountability for
funds and other assets provided by USAID.
For more information visit Grants.gov.
Digicel Foundation’s Build Jamaica Grant Program

Donor Name: Digicel Foundation
The Digicel Foundation’s Build Jamaica Grant Program is now open for applications.
The Community Development programme seeks to work with grassroots organisations

to Build Jamaica Together, making real investments in real communities for
development projects.
Objectives
 Education: Special emphasis will be given to the strengthening of science and

information and communication technologies (ICTs) in response to the changing
technological environment and also upgrades to early childhood institutions to
meet the established standards.
 Special Needs: Increasing the quality and quantity of facilities serving the
special needs communities and increasing the awareness around special needs
issues.
 Entrepreneurship for Sustainability: Encouraging community self-reliance and
empowerment through the implementation of sustainable projects that build life
skills or generate income for community members.
Focus Areas
 Improvements at educational institutions

 ICT upgrades to community centres
 Development of agriculture through farming groups
 Promotion of entrepreneurship for sustainability
 Upskilling and training at-risk youths for job-readiness
 Other community-based activities
Funding Information
Grants of up to J$2 million.
Target Beneficiaries
Programmes identified by the period will target the following beneficiaries:
 Quality education and ICT development for children, adolescents and youth at
the early childhood and secondary school levels;
 persons with special needs; and
 youth and community members.
Ineligible
 Individuals seeking assistance for personal reasons, this includes scholarships.

 Sectarian or religious organizations whose services are limited to members of
one religious group.
 Religious programmes.
 Endowment funds, development campaigns, or funds directed towards deficit
reduction or operating reserves.
 Fundraising events or sponsorships (walk/run, golf tournaments, sports teams,
tickets, tables, benefits, raffles, souvenir programmes, advertising, fundraising
dinners, etc.).
 Trips, conferences, seminars, festivals, one day events (unless they are a part of
an approved programme activity).
 Documentaries, videos or research projects/programmes, unless this can be
shown to align with the Foundation’s funding objectives and criteria directly.
 Trust Funds.
 Organizations that channel the funds received to third parties.
 Organizations formed to combat specific diseases &/or conduct medical
research, health-related.
For more information, visit Digicel Foundation.
Vegan Society Grant Program for Individuals and Grassroots
Organisations

Donor Name: The Vegan Society
The Vegan Society is accepting applications from individuals and grassroots

organisations for the Vegan Society Grant Program.
It exists to support projects which will encourage non-vegans to go vegan and stay
vegan.
Funding Information
 A typical award is £1000.

 Duration: All projects must be completed within 12 months of receiving the
award.
Target Audience
 Planning your project for a specific audience will increase your project's chance
of making an impact on the participants.
 Projects or events that are aimed at a generic group of people, e.g. ‘residents of
Leeds’ or ‘families’, are unlikely to be successful in their application as this
indicates that the applicant has not considered their audience when planning
their project.
 Examples of a good target audience to plan your project around are ‘academics
studying philosophy’, ‘people who follow Hinduism’, ‘parents of vegetarian
children’ or ‘people who are passionate about their companion animals’.
Eligible Projects
They are looking for projects that:
 Raise public awareness of veganism in a positive way

 Promote veganism in a unique or exciting way to non-vegans
 Support people from marginalised backgrounds to access veganism
 The projects are based across the globe, with a particular emphasis on those
based in economically developing countries.
 They welcome applicants from long term members or from people who are new
to their work, and no preferential treatment will be given based on this, although
joining as a member is a great way to support their work.
 You can apply if you are all:
o A vegan
o A non-profit organisation or individual with a non-profit project
o Not a Vegan Society staff member or trustee 
For more information, visit The Vegan Society.
NOFO: Kenya Livestock Value Chain Research and Analysis

Donor Name: United States - Department of Agriculture(USDA)
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced an open call for
the Livestock Value Chain Research and Analysis Program.
Aims
USDA seeks to support research and analysis of the livestock value chain in Kenya and
 identify opportunities to increase the resilience and value of Kenya's livestock

sector through technical inputs, improved genetics, or other investments or
collaborations, and
 if products or services from the U.S. agricultural sector can be leveraged to
support and enhance the resilience and value of Kenya's livestock sector.
Focus Areas
In particular, USDA expects opportunities may exist in:
 Cattle value chain

 Genetics
 Feed composition
 Strengthening Kenya's food security as related to livestock
 Identifying trade and technical input opportunities for U.S. agriculture
 Opportunities to leverage existing U.S. investments in Kenya's livestock value
chain
Funding Information
 Total Available Federal Funding: $200,000

 Anticipated Number of Awards: up to 2
 Projected Period of Performance Start: September 28, 2022
 Projected Period of Performance End: September 30, 2023
 Eligible Applicants: Any qualified organization

 All applicants must have an active registration in the U.S. Government System
for Award Management www.sam.gov by the closing date of the announcement;
applicants with inactive, expired, pending, or excluded listings will be deemed not
eligible. Exceptions, waivers, or extensions will not be considered.
 The applicant may identify other areas of emerging importance within Kenya's
livestock value chain that should be addressed.
USDA Call for Proposals: Supporting Ukrainian Animal Health and
Food Safety

Donor Name: United States - Department of Agriculture(USDA)
The United States Department of Agriculture is offering grants to support Ukrainian

Animal Health and Food Safety.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA/FAS) seeks to

promote technical support to Ukrainian industry on how to detect and mitigate animal
health diseases and prevent, if applicable, their introduction into the food supply. This
should include working across the entire supply chain, to ensure that the food supply is
not contaminated after slaughter as well.
Funding Information
 Total Available Federal Funding: $291,000 additional funding, up to a total of

$1,000,000, may be available over the life of the agreement, including extensions
if authorized
 Projected Period of Performance Start: September 15, 2022
 Projected Period of Performance End: December 31, 2024
All qualified applicants
Nominations now Open for the Food Planet Prize

Donor Name: The Curt Bergfors Foundation
Do you have an idea that could solve the dilemma of feeding a growing population on a
warming planet? Do you know of an innovation that has the potential to sustainably
transform the food system? Give it a chance to win the world’s biggest environmental
Prize and nominate it below for the Food Planet Prize.
This Prize is the largest monetary award in the global food arena. It rewards innovative
solutions that can help us shift to sustainable food systems within a ten-year timeframe.
The Prize  is the Curt Bergfors Foundation’s primary tool to encourage agents of change
and promote game-changing initiatives.
They look for brilliant concepts and projects all year round and welcome nominations
from all over the world. Anyone can submit one’s own initiative or someone else’s,
single or multiple nominations.
Funding Information
The Prize awards two initiatives with 2 million USD each to speed up and broaden their
application.
 Nominees can be individuals, groups, organizations or businesses fully

committed to sustainable food or distinctly identified projects implemented by
existing companies and institutions. They welcome a broad range of initiatives.
They can be science-based or derived from practice, industrial or crafts-based,
entrepreneurial or institutional, behavioral, or high-tech. Still, they must have the
potential for broad scaling and application.
 They are casting our net far and wide. That means anyone can submit a
nomination, one’s own initiative or project, or somebody else’s. They also set
zero limits to the number of submissions per individual. One, two, or more, they
encourage you to submit multiple nominations. And finally, they have an always-
open nomination process. Therefore, you can nominate promising initiatives as
soon as you cross their paths, no matter the time of year.
Evaluation Criteria
 Relevance – focus area and intended impact. Which food system problem is
addressed and what particular change is aimed at?
 Innovation – novel thinking and/or practice. How does the initiative differ from the
current methods and why does it matter?
 Time to impact – Significant impact within ten years or faster. What stage is the
initiative in right now, and how long until full-scale application in the best-case
scenario?
 Scalability – Capacity to scale broadly. How broadly can the initiative be applied
nationally, regionally, and globally? The challenge is global, this is why the
solutions must be able to scale broadly.
 Evidence – Proof that the initiative works or may work. What theoretical
underpinning or practical/operational evidence is there?
 Systemic impact – Effects in a broader context. Does the initiative bring about
additional economic, environmental, social, or health advantages?
For more information, visit Food Planet Prize.
New Nordic Food: Open Call on Sustainability with Children/Young as
Target Groups

Donor Name: Nordic Council
The Nordic Council is accepting applications for its New Nordic Food to strengthen
networking at a strategic level among central Nordic institutions.
With this call, the steering group for New Nordic Food wants to gather the forces that
exist in the Nordic food culture movement and engage people, organisations, including
Food Clusters, institutions and companies across the Nordic countries.
Focus Areas
 With this call, the steering group for New Nordic Food wishes to support projects
and activities that fall within the framework of the Kitchen Manifesto and the
current Nordic Nutrition Recommendations with sustainability as the overarching
theme.
 The project must support and promote sustainable eating habits, and the focus
can be, for example, the promotion of locally produced and organic food,
gastronomic values, foreign food culture and traditional dishes/products or
reducing food waste.
 The project can identify and test or disseminate best practices to promote
interest in sustainable eating habits. The target group of the project must be
children and young people between 12-20 years, e.g. at institutions such as
schools, high schools, boarding schools, folk high schools, food schools,
vocational schools or similar in the Nordic countries.
 All ideas, collaborations and projects that meet the goals and criteria are
welcome to apply, however, there is a particularly interest for applications in the
following areas:
o Public food, such as school food
o Sustainable development and communication about Nordic food culture
and Nordic diet
o Sustainable meal tourism with a special focus on meals for children /
young people
Project Outcomes
The project is expected to contribute to the development of the Nordic food culture as
well as a strengthened network collaboration and branding efforts. The project can take
many forms, including events, network meetings, communication campaigns, testing of
new concepts, exchange of students, etc. However, all projects must aim to mobilize
and have a long-term effect, and not just single events.
Application Criteria
 A minimum of three partners from three different countries in the Nordic region
must be represented in the application
 Neither gender should have less than 40% representation in funded projects
 Maximum amount applied for: 500,000 DKK
 Co-financing must be at least 50% of the total budget (in kind contributions such
as working hours can be included)
 Project period: maximum 2 years (January 2023 - December 2024)
 The application should include a plan for how to integrate participants to avoid
gender inequalities and how to involve the young generation
For more information, visit Nordic Council.
Ignite announces Call for Proposals in the Area of Agriculture Science
(India)

Donor Name: Ignite
Ignite is seeking applications for its Fast Grant Awards in the area of Agriculture
Science.
The Challenges
 Industrial-scale ammonia production and its subsequent conversion to synthetic

N fertilizers is a high energy-consuming process. It also has a very high carbon
footprint – the hydrogen gas used as feedstock is produced from petroleum gas,
coal, or other oils, releasing considerable CO2 and other greenhouse gases.
How can they produce N fertilizers in nature-friendly and sustainable ways to
ensure future crop productivity increases?
 The easy availability of synthetic N fertilizers has often led to their excessive use
at the expense of other organic sources. Organic manure, say farmyard manure,
may not provide as much N per unit volume but adds the much-needed carbon
essential for maintaining microbial activity and sustaining soil health for plant
growth. Can novel biological sources be discovered or formulations be concocted
in resource-efficient ways to address this problem of depletion of organic carbon
and restore soil health? These need not necessarily replace synthetic N fertilizers
but must be compatible with them to be used in judicious combinations to reduce
their overall use without compromising crop productivity.
 Soluble forms of N used by plants are highly mobile in soil. Synthetic fertilizers
applied to the soil tend to leach down beyond the root zones and often reach
water bodies where they cause eutrophication. Furthermore, several species of
microbes in the soil act as de-nitrifying agents that release the fixed N back to its
gaseous form, reducing the availability for plants. Can they develop novel
methods to reduce loss and optimize N fertilizer usage?
 Plants belonging to the Leguminosae species have a symbiotic relationship with
the Nfixing soil microbe, Rhizobium spp., which are harboured in their root
nodules from where they provide fixed N to the plant. Free-living microbes can
also fix N and make it available to the crop plant. Can they develop new microbial
inoculants as naturefriendly supplements to address the soil nutrient depletion
problem? Are there genetic engineering/genome editing methods to enhance
plants to leverage N-fixing microbes?
 Crop plants show significant genetic diversity in their ability to assimilate
available N or Nitrogen Use Efficiency (NUE). What types of genetic
engineering/genome editing in plants will improve their NUE, and how does one
make it commercially viable?
Funding Information
 The size of the funding request should be less than INR 25 Lakhs per year.
 The tenure should be maximum of three years, renewable each year based on a
review by the scientific advisory panel.
 Projects with smaller funding requests and comparable impact are preferred
since they will allow them to fund more investigators.
 Research proposals addressing the Challenges are invited from not-for-profit

research institutions (public or private).
 The Challenges are to be interpreted in their broadest sense. Preference will be
given to collaborative proposals involving groups with divergent expertise. High-
risk, high-reward, multi-disciplinary approaches, that can positively impact the
current nitrogen-based fertilizer ecosystem are welcome.
 They prefer proposals that address a central hypothesis/question relating to a
Challenge. The hypothesis should be testable using a clearly defined
experimental approach within the tenure of the Grant. Proposals will be
evaluated for originality and potential for future applications in Agriculture. All
research proposals should be compliant with the rules and guidelines applicable
in India.
For more information, visit Ignite.
Food Recovery Grants Program in the US

Donor Name: Ramsey/Washington Recycling & Energy
The Ramsey/Washington Recycling & Energy (R&E) is seeking applications for its Food
Recovery Grants Program to support programs that recover surplus, edible food from
businesses, organizations and/or farmer’s markets for distribution to people in need.
Funding Information
 Grant awards are up to a maximum of $20,000.

 All grant recipients are required to enter into a grant agreement with R&E for 18
months. Projects may be completed earlier, though quarterly reports will need to
be submitted for the duration of the 18-month period.
Eligible Expenses
Eligible expenses include:
 Materials needed for food recovery activities, including collection materials

(buckets, boxes, reusable bags, etc.), materials to assist with food mobility (carts,
pallets, etc.)
 Storage costs, including rental and/or equipment purchase for storage
 Transportation costs*, including vehicle rental if necessary
 Infrastructure and equipment for use in food recovery and donation efforts,
including refrigeration and shelving
 Limited staffing costs related to food recovery/gleaning work
 Funding for staff training (hourly wage for each employee for one hour of training)
Grants are open to businesses (food donors, including food producers, distributors,
grocers, and cafeterias), non-profit organizations, and college food shelves. Individuals,
government organizations, and restaurants are not eligible for participation. All
applicants must be able to provide a W-9 for reimbursement of expenses.
For more information, visit Ramsey/Washington Recycling & Energy.
Project Grants for Research within Plant Science, Agriculture and
Food Biotechnology

Donor Name: Novo Nordisk Fonden
Applications are now invited for the project grants to support excellent research within
plant science, agriculture and food biotechnology.
The proposed research should address major challenges within plant, agricultural, and
food science associated with developing sustainable agriculture and food production.
The research should be fundamental in character with a clear and strategic outlook to
improve sustainability and potential solutions. The proposed research should
significantly extent existing knowledge beyond state-of-the-art and may have a high-risk
profile. The research should be based on life science research disciplines.
Priority Areas
Non-exclusive list of prioritized areas:
 Development of plants with high productivity, resiliency, and resource-use-

efficiency for food, fiber, materials, fuel and energy, chemicals, or climate change
mitigation
 Utilization of microorganisms to improve sustainability across the value chain
from primary agricultural production to end-product
 Development of agricultural-, food-, and forestry systems with higher productivity,
circularity, and biodiversity, and with minimum impact on environment and
climate
 Development of plant-, microorganism-, and fungi-based foods with low
resource-use-technologies and high functionality, organoleptic, and nutritional
quality
 Utilization of precision fermentation, fungi, algae, and cellular agriculture for
novel food production
 Development of methods and technologies, including those driven by data
science, that enable and support sustainable agriculture and food production.
Funding Information
 Grants can support research activities at a level of DKK 300.000 – 1 million per
year for 1 to 3 years. For projects having a main applicant and a co-applicant
located in different Nordic countries, the maximum amount that may be applied
for is DKK 1.35 million per year.
 Grant funding is available for expenses including direct project costs as well as
salary for scientific researchers, technical assistants, and PhD students. Funding
from the grant cannot cover salary for the main applicant or co-applicants as well
as general overhead costs. Up to 5 % administrative costs can be included.
The program will not support
 Research primarily focusing on livestock, livestock commodities, and feed.

 Research with their main research component on nutritional uptake and clinical
studies.
 Researchers with an independent research program at a university or other non-

profit research institution in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, or Sweden are
eligible to apply for the project grants.
 Eligible candidates may be at the level of senior postdoc under the condition that
they can document to have established themselves as independent researchers.
As the grant cannot cover salary of the grantee, the applicant must be
guaranteed his/her own salary for the entire project period.
 In addition to the main applicant, applications may include one or more co-
applicants who contribute scientifically to the project and will receive a financial
share of the grant. A coapplicant must have an independent research program at
a university or other non-profit research institution.
 The project may also include research partners who do not receive funding from
the grant. Those research partners may be located at a for-profit organization.
 Proposals focusing on industrial biotechnology and environmental biotechnology
should be submitted to the Novo Nordisk Foundation Committee Industrial
Biotechnology and Environmental Biotechnology, while proposals with a focus on
pharmaceuticals and therapeutics should be submitted to the Novo Nordisk
Foundation Committee on Bioscience and Basic Biomedicine.
For more information, visit Novo Nordisk Foundation.
SEARCA: Travel Grants Program

Donor Name: Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in
Agriculture
The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture
(SEARCA) Travel Grants Program is now open for each qualified agriculture and
agriculture-related professional, social scientist, or graduate student in Southeast Asia.
Objectives
 To provide opportunities to qualified Southeast Asian nationals to participate and

present papers in ATTAIN-relevant scientific conferences and fora, locally or
internationally.
 Note: Priority will be given to paper presentations, but poster presentations may
be considered depending on the volume of applications.
 To promote the dissemination of scientific knowledge/information vital to
agricultural innovation.
 To provide the Grantee a venue to discuss with other scientists, researchers,
university faculty, and scholars about recent developments in their respective
disciplines.
 To facilitate linkages, partnerships, and active collaboration between SEARCA,
or the applicant's home institution, with other development organizations and
donors.
 To produce articles or any publication out of the Grantee's presented paper,
whenever appropriate and feasible.
Focus Areas
The focus of the paper should be aligned with SEARCA's priority thrusts under its 11th
Five-Year plan (FY 2020/2021 – 2024/2025), as follows:
 Agri-Business Models for Increased Productivity and Income

 Sustainable Farming Systems and Natural Resource Management
 Food and Nutrition Security
 Transformational Leadership for Agricultural and Rural Development (ARD)
 Gender and Youth Engagement in ARD
 Enhanced ARD towards Climate Resilience
 EcoHealth/One Health Applications to ARD.
Conference Venue: Priority will be given to travel within the Southeast Asian
region.Grants for travel outside the region may be considered on a case-to-case basis
depending on how well the paper satisfies the selection criteria and the objectives of the
Travel Grants.
Funding Information
SEARCA will provide travel grants of up to a maximum of USD 1,200
Applicants who will present scientific papers in international or local scientific

conferences and fora, either via face-to-face or online mode, are qualified for the grant.
On a case-to-case basis, paper presentations may not be required if attendance to a
conference/forum is expected to result in establishing formal linkages, partnerships,
collaborations, and strong development impacts to the Center.
 Priority 1: Priority shall be given to the following:

o Faculty and staff of universities under the SEARCA's Institutional
Development Assistance Program.
o SEARCA ongoing scholars; and
o Proponents from the University Consortium (faculty, staff, and graduate
students);
o SFRT grantees;
o Researchers of SEARCA-implemented/coordinated projects;
o SEARCA Graduate scholarship alumni;
o SEARCA fellows (senior, adjunct, and visiting fellows);
 Priority 2: Applicants who are citizens of Southeast Asian countries who are
regular staff members of non-profit development-oriented institutions or graduate
students at other agricultural universities in the Region may be considered if not
enough qualified applications under Priority 1 have been received. At present,
only citizens from the following countries are qualified to apply: Brunei
Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the
Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam.
For more information, visit SEARCA.
Applications Open for Thrive Global Impact Challenge

Donor Name: Thrive
Applications are now open for the THRIVE Global Impact Challenge, a global search for
the most innovative startups who are advancing a more sustainable future for
agriculture.
Aligned with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, the Global Impact Challenge is
focused on three key themes each one central to supporting the transition to a net-zero
future for agriculture.
Themes
Startups should be Seed to Series A with technologies focused in the following areas:
 Soil health & Biodiversity

o Regenerative agriculture
o Ag biotechnology
o Alternative fertilizers
o Alternative pesticides & herbicides
o Crop nutrition & novel inputs
o Biostimulants
o Water management.
 Increasing food security
o Alternative proteins
o Food loss prevention
o Circular economy
o Indoor farming
o Supply chain solutions
o Packaging
o Functional Ingredients.
 Reducing and offsetting emissions
o Carbon sequestration
o Carbon measurement
o Carbon markets
o Reducing animal emissions and animal cruelty
o Robotics & automation
o On-farm emissions reduction.
Benefits
Finalists from each theme will advance to the finals and pitch at the THRIVE
Sustainability Summit where the overall winner will be announced.
The Winning company receives the THRIVE Global Impact Challenge Award and a
place on the award-winning THRIVE Global Accelerator Program in Silicon Valley. In
addition the winner will also receive:
 Recognition from THRIVE and Forbes Media

 Investment from SVG Ventures
 Silicon Valley Startup Bootcamp in the Summer of 2023 for two founders, hosted
by THRIVE ($15k USD value)
 Automatic acceptance as a Samsung XTC Finalist
 Impact strategy program with Imagine Impact (Specialist Impact Consultants)
Sponsored by ICL
For more information, visit Thrive.
Call for Proposals to Address Cooperative Business Models among
Primary Producers

Donor Name: European Commission (EC)
The European Commission (EC) has announced a call for proposals to address
cooperative business models among primary producers for the efficient conversion of
agricultural residues, by-products, and waste into high-value bio-based materials and
products with improved sustainability characteristics.
The sustainable mobilisation and valorisation of secondary resources can result in the
creation of new economic and social opportunities in rural areas, while also protecting
the environment and climate. Implementing these new opportunities needs the
establishment of new bio-based systems, new business models and interactions
between primary producers and other actors all the way to consumers, as well as
ensuring circularity.
However, individual farmers usually do not have the financial and technical capacity to
invest in the necessary infrastructure or to provide a sufficient quantity and quality of
these biological resources to make innovative valorisations economically viable.
Details
Proposals under this topic should:
 Demonstrate the potential of contractual agreements or fully developed

shareholder/ownership concepts (e.g., cooperatives or producer organisations) to
optimise harvesting, logistics and processing of secondary bio-based feedstock
at relevant scales.
 Co-design and implement business cases for primary producers that build on
existing rural infrastructures, support the economy of scale, and contribute to a
fair distribution of costs, benefits, and risks among the economic operators in the
bio-based system.
 Demonstrate resource-efficient pathways for the valorisation and conversion of
waste, by-products, and residues from agriculture for innovative high-value
materials and products at relevant scales.
 Establish long-term strategies to serve the stakeholder’s interests long-term.
 If applicable, explore cross-sectoral synergies and collaborations (e.g., regional
clusters) to improve the economic viability and commercial operativity and
synergies with the food industry.
 Analyse and minimise the potential negative impacts of alternative uses of
biomass streams on the environment and market/sector (e.g. in terms of
biodiversity, soil fertility, competing sectors, etc.), while taking care of the full
circularity potentials (e.g. soil improver, bio-based fertilisers, organic crop
protection agents, etc.).
 Apply and/or adapt existing/mature or novel digital technologies, provided that
they are instrumental to achieving the project’s outcomes and scope, especially
to ensure high standards of resource efficiency and environmental protection.
Applications of digital technologies that should be considered in the scope
among the following areas:
o chemicals, materials and process design & modelling
o (real-time) process monitoring and optimisation (including environmental
performance)
o predictive maintenance & plant engineering and
o data analytics and data management of the bio-based business models
and solutions in the scope”.
 Disseminate the outputs and learning outcomes from the project in order to
increase the public awareness, and awareness of relevant industry actors, of
potential benefits of bio-based solutions.
Funding Information
The check will normally be done for the coordinator if the requested grant amount is
equal to or greater than EUR 500 000, except for:
 public bodies (entities established as a public body under national law, including
local, regional or national authorities) or international organisations; and
 cases where the individual requested grant amount is not more than EUR 60 000
(lowvalue grant).
Expected Outcomes
Project results should contribute to the following expected outcomes:
 Vertical integration of primary producers in bio-based systems and improved

cooperation between regional stakeholders in rural areas
 Deployment of replicable, regional, circular bio-based business models through
organisational innovation.
 Mobilisation and circular use of secondary biological resources and new
valorisation pathways for high added-value applications in the scope of CBE
through biorefinery processing and technologies.
 Through the development of new jobs and growth, diversification, and
revitalisation of the economy in rural areas, ensure fair benefit distribution among
all actors involved, with a focus on the primary sector.
 Production of added-value bio-based materials and industrial products with
improved sustainability characteristics and identification of factors for success in
respect to robust contracts and agreements, training, and capacity building.
 Support the establishment of cooperatively owned biorefineries, taking
advantage of having full control of the value chain, optimizing value creation and
stability in high quality feedstock supply.
 Preservation/improvement of soil quality and fertility.
 Public awareness and acceptance of bio-based solutions.
 Support market uptake growth and acceptance of scalable bio-based solutions.
To be eligible for funding, applicants must be established in one of the eligible countries,
i.e.:
 the Member States of the European Union, including their outermost regions;
 the Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) linked to the Member States;
 eligible non-EU countries:
o countries associated to Horizon Europe;
o low- and middle-income countries.
For more information, visit European Commission.
Grassland Farmer of the Year Competition in Ireland

Donor Name: Teagasc
Teagasc is currently accepting applications for the Grassland Farmer of the Year
(GFOTY) Competition to promote grassland excellence among all Irish livestock
farmers.
The competition will recognise those farmers who are achieving high levels of grass
utilisation in a sustainable manner. Irish agriculture faces serious challenges in trying to
meet Greenhouse Gas and Ammonia emissions targets. Improved Nutrient
Management and the use of clover are now more important than ever. The sustainability
of our livestock production must improve.
Some farmers have to operate with difficult land and the competition will recognise this
challenge. Pasture performance is critical to the success of organic farming, there is a
category for organic farmers.
Competition Focus: Applicants should have established the level of grass production
on their farm. Applicants will be pre-judged on previous grass production data. A
knowledge of farm soil fertility is essential. The sustainability of the grass-based system
of production will be assessed. The necessary grazing infrastructure on each farm will
also be a focus for this competition.
Categories
 Enterprise category awards:

o Dairy
o Drystock
 Other category awards:
o Clover/sustainable farming
o Heavy soils/Disadvantaged Land
o Innovation
o Young Farmer (under 30 years)
o Organic Farmer
Note: The young farmer category can include entrants that are farm managers or
farming in a collaborative arrangement.
Award Details
 There will be an overall award and many other category winners. The
competition has a number of categories with an overall prize fund of €25,000
 Awards: Nine prizes will be awarded
 There will be awards for the runners up of the main categories. Each category
winner will receive €3,000. The Innovation award winner prize is €1,000. The
overall winner will be selected from the category winners and will receive an
additional €2,000.
 The competition is open to all livestock farmers in the Republic of Ireland.

 Preliminary judging will be based on the information submitted on the application
form and information from Teagasc, Bord Bia & Department of Agriculture, Food
and the Marine systems.
 Final judging will involve a panel of judges visiting farms.
 In the event of winning, the winning farmers are obliged to allow reasonable
media coverage, to participate in the awards ceremony, host an Open Day on
their farm to demonstrate the high levels of grass production and utilisation
achieved in a sustainable manner, and participate in relevant promotional
activity.
 The winners of the competition from previous years may not enter the
competition in 2022.
For more information, visit Teagasc.
USDA-NRCS: Conservation Innovation Grants in the US

Donor Name: Natural Resources Conservation Service
The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is announcing the availability of

Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) On-Farm Conservation Innovation Trials (On-
Farm Trials) to stimulate the adoption and evaluation of innovative conservation
approaches in partnership with agricultural producers.
The purpose of On-Farm Trials is to stimulate the adoption and evaluation of innovative
conservation approaches in partnership with agricultural producers. For 2022, NRCS is
implementing On-Farm Trials through eligible entities, which in turn work collaboratively
with NRCS and agricultural producers to implement innovative approaches on private
lands.
Priorities
 Irrigation Water Management Technologies

 Climate Smart Agricultural Solutions
 Nutrient Management
 Soil Health Demonstration Trial (SHD)
Funding Information
 Estimated Total Program Funding: $25,000,000

 Award Ceiling: $5,000,000
 Award Floor: $250,000
Applicants and applications must meet eligibility criteria by the application deadline to
be considered for award. Eligible applicant type is determined by the implementing
program statute. Eligibility for this opportunity is limited to the following entity types:
 City or township governments

 County governments
 For profit organizations other than small businesses
 Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
 Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal
governments)
 Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS (other than institutions of higher
education)
 Private institutions of higher education
 Public and State-controlled institutions of higher education
 Small businesses
 Special district governments
 State governments
 Individuals are not eligible applicants.
 For-profit entities are eligible for On-Farm Trials if their primary business is
related to agriculture. Nonprofit entities are eligible for On-Farm Trials if they
have experience working with agricultural producers.
 Eligible entities must have access to a sufficient number of producer participants
in order to facilitate implementing On-Farm Trials of conservation practices and
systems on private lands.
 NRCS encourages applications from partners working in urban agriculture
settings. Many of the natural resource priority topics described in this
announcement are relevant to urban farm operations.
For more information, visit NRCS.
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Deadline Date: 19-Aug-2022

The objective of this EIT Food Empowering Women in Agrifood Programme is to

The Programme runs for a period of 6 months supporting early-stage female

For more information, visit EIT Food.

Deadline Date: 20-Sep-2022

The European Commission (EC) is offering grants to support stakeholders to improve

The available call budget is EUR 2.250.000.

In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must:

 be legal entities (public or private bodies)

For more information, visit European Commission.

Deadline Date: 01-Jan-2023

The foundation supports special projects and programs of non-governmental

 employ and/or train personnel from developing countries

 The foundation supports most types of non-governmental organizations that can

For more information, visit Conservation, Food and Health Foundation.

Deadline Date: 21-Aug-2022

The maximum grant amount is US$250,000

For more information, visit USADF.

Deadline Date: 31-Aug-2022

Objectives and Activities

 Successful applicants will sign a project funding agreement with aBi

Key focus areas include:

Initial funding available for the GCF is UGX 7.5 billion

 The Green Challenge Fund is open to private sector agribusinesses, NGOs,

For more information, visit aBi Development Limited.

Deadline Date: 31-Aug-2022

This is a competitive grant program and funds may be used to:

 Reduce food insecurity in urbanized areas

 Program funds available: up to $500,000

For more information, visit Missouri Department of Agriculture.

Deadline Date: 22-Sep-2022

The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is announcing the availability of

 Irrigation Water Management Technologies

 Estimated Total Program Funding: $25,000,000

 Applicants and applications must meet eligibility criteria by the application

For more information, visit NRCS.

Deadline Date: 25-Aug-2022

The Humphrey Fellowship brings accomplished professionals from developing countries

Fellowships are available in the following fields:

 Human and Institutional Capacity:

The Hubert Humphrey Fellowship provides:

 Round-trip international travel for the grantee

To be eligible for a Humphrey Fellowship, applicants must have:

For more information, visit 2023-24 Hubert H. Humphrey.

Deadline Date: 30-Sep-2022

 Burkina Faso: cashew, honey/beeswax, corn, onions, rice, shea, tomatoes

Not to exceed an amount of 250,000 US dollars.

For more information, visit USADF.

Deadline Date: 15-Aug-2022

 Continuously improve country planning to end malnutrition.

 Grant support will be allocated according to the following parameters:

For more information, visit UNOPS.

Deadline Date: 01-Sep-2022

JOVESÓLIDES, as a partner of the project in Spain, publishes a call for applications to

 May apply for scholarships:

For more information, visit InnovAgroWoMed.

Deadline Date: 14-Aug-2022

 The total value of the scholarship is NZ$40,000.

For more information, visit Rural Leadership Trust.

Deadline Date: 30-Aug-2022