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Connecting the Unconnected Funding Program

The funding requested for each application is expected within, but not limited to, the following ranges: $15,000-$40,000 USD to build new complementary access solutions to connect the unconnected $5,000-$20,000 USD to expand or improve existing complementary access solutions to connect the unconnected.
Organization: Internet Society
Location: Global
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Apply By: August 27, 2025
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Henry Arnhold Fellowship

Through our Henry Arnhold Fellowship we find leaders with promising conservation and climate solutions and help them to design and deliver them at scale. The fellowship comes with an unrestricted $100K grant up front.
Organization: MULAGO
Location: Global
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Apply By: August 28, 2025
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Global Distributors Collective Innovation Launchpad

Innovation adopters receive technical assistance and grant funding to help pilot the innovation in their own company, while innovation trailblazers will receive grant funding and support from the GDC to share their knowledge and insights with the cohort of innovation adopters.
Organization: Global Distributors Collective (GDC)
Location/Eligibility: Global, GDC members
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Apply By: August 28, 2025
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Social Shifters Global Innovation Challenge

If you’re a young founder leading a project or startup with a focus on social impact – our Global Innovation Challenge is for you.
Organization: Social Shifters
Location & Eligibility: Young social impact founders between 18 - 30 years old
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Apply By: August 29, 2025
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Sahara Impact Fund (SIF)

Through this transformative initiative, SIF is equipping participants with the skills, tools, and networks needed to scale their impact-driven and sustainable businesses.
Organization: Sahara Group Foundation
Location: Africa
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Apply By: August 31, 2025
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Smart Outcomes Fund (SOF) — 3rd Round

CEI Africa supports the delivery of climate-friendly electricity by financing green mini-grid developers and off-grid solar companies through two investment windows and multiple types of investments combined with technical assistance.
Organization: CEI Africa
Location: Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, Uganda, and Senegal
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Apply By: September 2, 2025
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