Funding Opportunities

OPTions Initiative Round 2 Deadline: February 11, 2020

The Round 2 OPTions Initiative Request for Proposals is now live!  Apply by February 11, 2020 at 3:00 pm (ET) for $250,000 grants.  

The OPTions Initiative seeks innovative, transformative ideas that have potential to improve access to safe abortion in low- and middle-income countries where there are one or more legal grounds to support it.

How to Apply

To apply for funding, applicants must use the online application form provided, which is only accessible via the Grand Challenges Canada’s Fluxx Portal: gcc.fluxx.io . Before starting an application, please carefully review the Request for Proposals (RFP), the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) document, and the Application Guide. Complete instructions on how to apply are in the RFP. All documents are available at the OPTions Initiative website (link below).

Humanitarian Grand Challenge Round 2 Deadline NOW CLOSED

RFP for “Creating Hope in Conflict: A Humanitarian Grand Challenge“ Round 2 is now CLOSED. Thank you to all those that applied!

Details for round 3 will be posted early 2020.

Successful proposals will be awarded seed grants of CAD $250,000 up to CAD$1,000,000 for Transition to Scale projects, of 12 to 24 months. Further information on our application review process can be found here.

We seek life-saving or life-improving innovations to help the most vulnerable and hardest-to-reach people impacted by humanitarian crises caused by conflict. These innovations will involve a connection to the private sector and input from affected communities in order to provide, supply, or locally generate:

  • energy;
  • life-saving information;
  • safe water and sanitation; and/or
  • health services and supplies

How to Apply

To apply for funding, applicants must use the online application form provided, which is only accessible via the Grand Challenges Canada’s Fluxx Portal: gcc.fluxx.io . Before starting an application, please carefully review the Request for Proposals (RFP), the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) document, and the Application Guide. Complete instructions on how to apply are in the RFP. All documents are available at the Humanitarian Grand Challenge microsite (link below).

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