Local organisations in ODA-eligible countries are encouraged to apply for funding for climate and biodiversity projects. IKI Small Grants is looking forward to new proposals until 15 January 2025.

This 6^th international call for proposals addresses regional, national, and local organisations based in ODA-eligible countries (except for current and potential EU member candidates, other than Ukraine). They are invited to apply directly for funding for local or regional climate and biodiversity projects. IKI Small Grants provides funding of between EUR 60,000 and 200,000 and is part of the International Climate Initiative (IKI) of the German Federal Government.

Further information including the funding information and application guidelines can be found at https://iki-small-grants.de/application/ 

Ambitious project proposals should focus on one or more of the following IKI funding areas:

• Mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions
• Adaptation to the impacts of climate change 
• Conserving natural carbon sinks with a focus on reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation
• Conserving biological diversity

The selected organisations are accompanied and supported by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, which implements the IKI Small Grants Programme on behalf of Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action,  the Federal Foreign Office (AA) and the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV).