Call for Proposals: Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme (GEF – SGP) 2026 (20 000USD maximum funding amount awarded)
Closing Date: 30 May 2026
Call for Proposals: Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme (GEF – SGP) 2026 (20 000USD maximum funding amount awarded)
Overview
As part of the implementation of the Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme (GEF – SGP), UNDP Mozambique invites eligible organizations to submit project proposals in the areas of environment and climate change, to be implemented in the terrestrial and aquatic landscapes of Chimanimani-Gorongosa-Marromeu and Matutuine, in the provinces of Sofala and Maputo, respectively.
Applications are open from 1 to 30 May 2026; interested parties should submit their proposals to the following email address: [email protected].
Context
The Small Grants Programme (SGP) of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) supports civil society organizations (CSOs), community-based organizations (CBOs) and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in developing countries with funding to enable them to tackle global environmental challenges, whilst addressing local sustainable development needs. In Mozambique, the SGP is implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), having begun funding projects in 2005. Since then, it has funded and provided technical support to over 287 projects.
About the Program
Since 1992, the Global Environment Facility Small Grants Program (GEF SGP) has embodied the very essence of sustainable development by “thinking globally and acting locally.” In the GEF partnership, SGP is serving a unique role supporting objectives of multilateral environmental agreements, contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals, and in achieving the GEF’s mission and mandate to deliver global environmental benefits (GEBs).
The overriding objective of SGP 2.0 under the eighth replenishment cycle (GEF-8) is to “Catalyze and mobilize civil society actors and local actions needed to address major drivers of environmental degradation and help deliver multiple benefits across the GEF’s mandated thematic dimensions, while promoting sustainable development and improved livelihoods.”
To achieve this, GEF SGP provides financial and technical support to local civil society organizations (CSOs) and community-based organizations (CBOs), with a special focus on Indigenous Peoples, women, and youth, to develop and implement innovative local actions that address global environmental issues, while also improving livelihoods and reducing poverty.
The SGP core global program is currently implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), and Conservation International (CI).
Two innovative SGP CSO Initiatives which offer complementary opportunities for financing to civil society, Indigenous Peoples, local communities, youth and women are also under implementation: The CSO Challenge Program, led by IUCN; and the Microfinance Initiative, led by the World Bank.
What GEF SGP Do
The Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme finances community-led initiatives to address global environmental issues through a decentralized, country-level delivery mechanism, usually supported by a country management team and a multistakeholder governance structure. SGP is designed to mobilize bottom-up actions by empowering local civil society and community-based organizations, including women, Indigenous Peoples, youth, and other marginalized and vulnerable populations.
The SGP core global program funds grants for up to $75,000. SGP also provides a maximum of $150,000 for strategic projects. These larger projects allow for scaling up and replication of successful approaches, covering many communities within critical landscapes or seascapes.
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