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Pacific Fund Regional Cooperation Grant

  • Organization: French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (MEAE), Permanent Secretariat for the Pacific (SPP)
  • Type: Grant
  • Location: Global
  • Deadline: December 31, 2026
  • Funding: Fully Funded

The Pacific Fund is a French government grant run by the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs since 1985. It co-funds cooperation projects that link New Caledonia, French Polynesia or Wallis and Futuna with one or more independent Pacific states, in areas like climate resilience, food security, public health, culture and social development. The fund pays at most half of a project's cost, so applicants must bring the rest from other sources. **What you get:** - A grant from the French government covering up to 50 percent of the total project cost - Support from French embassies or the High Commission in the French territories while preparing your proposal **What you'll do:** - Design and run a cooperation project pairing a partner in New Caledonia, French Polynesia or Wallis and Futuna with a partner in an independent Pacific state - Submit the project sheet, a budget on the official template, letters of commitment from co-funders and bank details by email to the Permanent Secretariat for the Pacific **Key dates:** - Applications close 31 December 2026 - A steering committee meets in the first quarter of 2027 to award grants **More information:** - Submit by email to fondspacifique.spp@diplomatie.gouv.fr - Call document, application form and budget template are on the Embassy of France in New Zealand page

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French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (MEAE), Permanent Secretariat for the Pacific (SPP)Grant

Pacific Fund Regional Cooperation Grant

Dec 31, 2026 23:59:00 UTC
Opportunity type
Grant
Funding
Fully Funded
Location
Global
Deadline
Dec 31, 2026 23:59:00 UTC

About this opportunity

The Pacific Fund is a French government grant run by the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs since 1985. It co-funds cooperation projects that link New Caledonia, French Polynesia or Wallis and Futuna with one or more independent Pacific states, in areas like climate resilience, food security, public health, culture and social development. The fund pays at most half of a project's cost, so applicants must bring the rest from other sources.

What you get:

  • A grant from the French government covering up to 50 percent of the total project cost
  • Support from French embassies or the High Commission in the French territories while preparing your proposal

What you'll do:

  • Design and run a cooperation project pairing a partner in New Caledonia, French Polynesia or Wallis and Futuna with a partner in an independent Pacific state
  • Submit the project sheet, a budget on the official template, letters of commitment from co-funders and bank details by email to the Permanent Secretariat for the Pacific

Key dates:

  • Applications close 31 December 2026
  • A steering committee meets in the first quarter of 2027 to award grants

More information:

  • Submit by email to fondspacifique.spp@diplomatie.gouv.fr
  • Call document, application form and budget template are on the Embassy of France in New Zealand page

Who can apply

  • The project must involve at least one of the three French Pacific territories (New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Wallis and Futuna) in partnership with an independent Pacific state
  • Co-financing is mandatory: the Pacific Fund contribution cannot exceed 50 percent of the total project cost
  • Themes: climate resilience, food security, sustainable economy, public health, protection of natural resources, connectivity, cultural cooperation and social development
  • Priority goes to projects with a lasting, tangible impact on beneficiary populations, and particular attention to projects bringing people from neighbouring states into the French territories and involving small island states
  • Sports cooperation supporting Pacific delegations ahead of the 2027 Pacific Games in French Polynesia, promotion of the French-speaking world, and youth engagement from the French territories are also priorities
  • Requests mainly to cover travel for conferences and symposia will not be prioritised
  • Staff and premises valued as in-kind contributions may not exceed 20 percent of total expenses

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Good to know

  • +Run by the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, funding Pacific cooperation since 1985
  • +Covers climate resilience, food security, public health, culture and social development
  • +No application fee: you apply by email with the published form and budget template

Worth checking yourself

  • !The fund pays at most half of a project's cost, so you must bring matching money from other sources
  • !No grant amount or ceiling per project is published for 2027
  • !Projects must link New Caledonia, French Polynesia or Wallis and Futuna with at least one independent Pacific state
  • !The call does not say exactly which kinds of organisation may apply; the form asks for organisation and bank details
  • !The English page wrongly says co-financed projects are not accepted. The French page and both call documents say co-financing is required
  • !No closing time is given for 31 December; applicants in the Pacific should submit a day early

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Pacific Fund Regional Cooperation Grant
Dec 31, 2026 23:59:00 UTC