Global EbA Fund (IUCN and UNEP)Grant

Up to $250,000 Ecosystem Adaptation Grant

Oct 26, 2026 23:59:00 UTC

Opportunity type

Grant

Funding

Fully Funded

Location

Global

Deadline

Oct 26, 2026 23:59:00 UTC

About this opportunity

The Global EbA Fund, run by IUCN and the UN Environment Programme with funding from Germany's International Climate Initiative (IKI), is offering grants of up to USD 250,000 for projects that help people and ecosystems adapt to climate change. This 8th small-size call backs catalytic, innovative work that removes the barriers to scaling ecosystem-based adaptation, such as weak data and evidence, capacity gaps and a lack of investment-ready projects. The focus is on Small Island Developing States and Least Developed Countries, and organisations, not individuals, apply.

What you get:

A grant of up to USD 250,000 per project
Funding for a project lasting up to 24 months
A place in a portfolio of 75 Global EbA Fund projects across 41 countries

What you'll do:

Design a project that tackles an upstream barrier to scaling ecosystem-based adaptation: institutional or technical capacity, evidence and data, knowledge exchange, or investment readiness
Build it on existing work and partner with local institutions and organisations
Submit the application form, budget, theory of change and logframe, and due diligence questionnaire through IUCN's online portal
Track results against at least three indicators from the Fund's Core Indicator Framework

Key dates:

Call launched 24 August 2026
Applications open on the online platform 28 September 2026
Applications close 26 October 2026

More information:

Small-size call for proposals document (PDF) on globalebafund.org
Grants Procedures Manual (PDF) on globalebafund.org, which the Fund asks applicants to read first
Recorded information webinars linked from the Fund's news page

Who can apply

Open to legally recognised organisations only: NGOs, international NGOs, intergovernmental organisations, community-based organisations, Indigenous Peoples' organisations, universities, research institutes and think tanks, and private companies (under conditions), or consortia led by one of these
Individuals cannot apply, including for study; an individual's institution may apply on their behalf
Government bodies cannot receive funds, and IUCN and UNEP offices are not eligible to apply
Projects must be global, thematic, or target only ODA-eligible countries; the primary focus is ODA-eligible SIDS and LDCs, and other ODA-eligible countries are considered only for exceptionally ambitious proposals
The applicant organisation does not have to be based in a project country, but needs working experience there, EbA experience and one or more local partners
Projects must qualify as ecosystem-based adaptation, build on existing work, partner with local institutions, and address one Strategic Objective and at most two Action Pillars
Budget up to USD 250,000 and duration up to 24 months
Applications in English; the lead applicant must complete IUCN's due diligence questionnaire, including audited financial statements for the last fiscal year
Organisations may submit more than one proposal

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Good to know

+Up to USD 250,000 per project from a fund run by IUCN and UNEP and financed by the German government's IKI
+Clear, published eligibility checklist, evaluation weights and FAQ, with drafting templates available offline
+No application fee anywhere in the call page, call PDF or procedures manual
+Explicitly prioritises the most climate-vulnerable countries and locally led work, and the evaluation scores youth and Indigenous inclusion

Worth checking yourself

!Organisations only: individuals, including students, cannot apply, and the lead applicant needs legal registration, audited accounts and five recent relevant projects for due diligence
!Not a startup fund: projects must build on existing work and cannot be standalone or purely field implementation
!The Fund names no closing time; the record uses 23:59 UTC, so submit well before 26 October
!Country-level projects need a consortium with one or more local organisations receiving at least 25 percent of the budget (call PDF)
!Only successful applicants are contacted, with no feedback for others
!Primary focus is SIDS and LDCs; proposals for other ODA-eligible countries must show exceptional ambition
!The Fund's pages say the call closes 26 October; IUCN's application portal shows 27 October. No closing time is published, so submit by 26 October

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