Colansa (Comunidad de Práctica Latinoamérica y Caribe Nutrición y Salud)Grant

Up to $130,000 Healthy Food Policy Grant

Nov 20, 2026 12:00:00 America/Sao_Paulo

Opportunity type

Grant

Funding

Fully Funded

Location

Global

Deadline

Nov 20, 2026 12:00:00 America/Sao_Paulo

About this opportunity

Colansa, a Latin American and Caribbean network of nutrition and health professionals and organisations, is funding national projects that push for healthier food environments through public policy. The 2026 Colansa Fund backs up to two applied research projects and up to two advocacy projects, each run by one legally registered organisation in one of 14 eligible countries. Projects work on front-of-pack warning labels, taxes on unhealthy food and drinks, limits on food advertising, or healthy food in public spaces such as schools.

What you get:

Research line: USD 130,000 net per project, the amount the organisation actually receives
Advocacy line: USD 100,000 net per project, the amount the organisation actually receives
Colansa covers international transfer costs and withholding in the country of origin, so neither is deducted from the grant
Up to 18 months of funding, paid in instalments tied to technical and financial reports

What you'll do:

Research line: produce original evidence that strengthens a national food environment policy
Advocacy line: use existing evidence to get a policy adopted, implemented or enforced, through non-legislative routes
Run a national-scale project, with fieldwork allowed in specific cities or communities
Report at 6, 12 and 18 months and take part in follow-up meetings with Colansa's technical team

Key dates:

Call opened 5 October 2026
Q&A webinar on Zoom 4 November 2026
Questions accepted by email until 18 November 2026
Applications close 20 November 2026 at 12:00 São Paulo time (UTC-3)
Results from 29 January 2027
Contracts and first payment by March 2027; projects run up to 18 months, roughly March 2027 to September 2028

More information:

Terms of reference and application guides for both lines, budget template and conflict of interest declaration are on the official page
Proposals must be written in Spanish
Questions: subgrants@colansa.org

Who can apply

An organisation, not an individual: civil society, grassroots, research centre or academic institution
Legally registered for at least six months in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, the Dominican Republic, Uruguay or Venezuela, with the project run in that same country
Brazil, Mexico and Colombia are not eligible
Advocacy line: civil society and grassroots organisations with a proven track record in advocacy on healthy food environments
Research line: research centres and academic institutions with research experience in food environments and public health policy
Mission aligned with healthy, sustainable, equitable and inclusive food systems, with demonstrated experience in the field
One proposal per organisation per line; no consortia and no multi-country projects
Not eligible: government bodies, for-profit organisations, party-political groups, members of Colansa's board, and organisations funded by or tied to the tobacco, alcohol or ultra-processed food industries
Signed conflict of interest declaration from the institution and its technical team

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Good to know

+Research projects receive up to USD 130,000 and advocacy projects up to USD 100,000, paid net: Colansa covers bank transfer costs and any tax withheld at source
+Run by Colansa, a Latin American and Caribbean network on nutrition and health, with support from Bloomberg Philanthropies and Canada's IDRC
+Free to apply, and you do not need to be a Colansa member to apply
+Projects run up to 18 months, from March 2027 to September 2028

Worth checking yourself

!Organisations only: the research line is for research centres and universities, the advocacy line for civil society and community organisations with a record in advocacy
!Only organisations legally registered for at least 6 months in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, the Dominican Republic, Uruguay or Venezuela; Brazil, Colombia and Mexico are excluded this round
!Closes at 12:00 noon Sao Paulo time (UTC-3) on 20 November, not at midnight
!Proposals must be written in Spanish
!Very competitive: at most two projects funded per line, and proposals need at least 7 out of 9 in the external review
!Organisations funded by the tobacco, alcohol, ultra-processed food or sugary drinks industries cannot apply, with no exceptions
!Funded organisations join Colansa as members

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