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NextBillion publishes free ads for business development opportunities available to enterprises working in low- and middle-income countries. These may include accelerators, competitions, funding opportunities, incubators, requests for proposals, and training courses. To submit an ad, click on the “Submit BizDev Opportunity” button above.

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Grand Challenge

Through this Grand Challenge, the Foundation seeks to support organizations with strong epidemiologic and quantitative modeling capabilities to produce credible, transparent, and decision-useful estimates of diarrheal disease burden in LMICs. They will consider applications requesting up to $1.5 million USD per project, with a maximum grant duration of two years.
Organization: Gates Foundation
Location: may include proposed estimates for a single country, region, all LMICs, or global
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06/16/2026
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funding / bizdev

FCI4Africa Open Call 1

FCI4Africa Open Call 1 (OC1) aims to provide financial support to research and technology stakeholder. The budget per sub-project is up to €50,000.
Organization: FCI4Africa
Location: Africa
Opportunity Type:
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06/30/2026
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funding / bizdev

Patagonia Finance

Patagonia supports environmental organizations with bold agendas, a focus on action, and a commitment to long-term change. The amounts to be allocated are variable and depend on multiple factors, but are generally between USD 8,000 and USD 12,000.
Organization: Patagonia
Location: Germany, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, South Korea, Denmark, Spain, United States, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Norway, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Sweden and Switzerland
Opportunity Type:
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07/31/2026
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accelerator / bizdev

Global Impact Startup Accelerators

Global Impact Startup Accelerators provide on-the-ground insights from visits to successful startup founders, investors, and corporate innovation leaders, and an opportunity to receive $15K to accelerate your impact startup.
Organization: BonBillo
Location: Bali, Indonesia; Bengaluru, India; Boston, Massachusetts; Cape Town, South Africa
Opportunity Type:
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11/01/2026
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RFP / BizDev

West Africa Clean Cooking Fund

Registered NGOs and local organizations with strong financial stability and proven experience in community outreach or clean energy projects will be selected to manage and execute funded initiatives.
Organization: Worthington Companies Foundation
Location: West Africa
Opportunity Type:
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12/31/2026
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funding / bizdev

Bettering Human Lives Foundation

The foundation provides low-interest loans to small/mid-size entrepreneurs/businesses seeking to grow their businesses in LPG last-mile distribution or LPG cookstove manufacturing.
Organization: Bettering Human Lives Foundation (BHLF)
Location: Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria (Niger Delta), and Zambia
Opportunity Type:
Apply By:
12/31/2027
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NextBillion curates and publishes business development opportunities available to enterprises working in low- and middle-income countries. These may include accelerators, competitions, fellowships, funding opportunities, incubators, requests for proposals, and training courses. Our staff sources many of these items, but readers can submit items of their own. To submit an opportunity, click on the “Submit BizDev Opportunity” button above.
 
Please note: NextBillion is not the organizer of these opportunities, we do not perform in-depth vetting of individual opportunities or organizations, and we source many of them online. So plan to conduct your own due diligence before applying.

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