Deadline: May 22, 2026
Applications are open for the Global Resilience Partnership Innovation Challenge 2026. They are launching an Innovation Challenge call to support bold, locally led solutions that strengthen resilience, protect ecosystems, and create sustainable opportunities for communities.
They are looking for transformative resilience solutions across three thematic Challenges. They encourage bold and transformative ideas that promote resilience, preserve ecosystems, and create sustainable economic opportunities for communities.
This call for proposals has been developed with support from Trafigura Foundation, Shockwave Foundation, and Munich Re Foundation. Additionally, they are working in collaboration with the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and the SEACAR alliance on the call.
Thematic Areas
- The Resilient Agriculture Innovations for Nature (RAIN) Rural Challenge identifies and scales innovative nature-positive solutions that deliver both ecological and livelihood benefits. While they are taking RAIN global, dedicated funding has been earmarked for East African countries.
- The Resilience Innovation in Informality through Scaling Entrepreneurship (RISE) Urban Challenge identifies and scales practical, locally led solutions from grassroots groups, urban start-ups, and/or social enterprises that address the realities of living and working in informal urban environments.
- The Technology for Evolving Challenges in Humanitarian Contexts (TECH)4Resilience Challenge identifies applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) that can enhance or optimise the delivery and provision of humanitarian preparedness and response programmes, enabling faster, more targeted, and anticipatory action. They have earmarked funding for TECH4Nature solutions, with a particular interest in solutions from South East Asia.
Benefits
- The Challenge winners will receive a programme of tailored mentoring, communications and MEL support and will be connected to potential partners and/or investors. In addition to this there will be funding support up to US$50,000 for winning projects to further develop and scale their solutions. This will be awarded at the end of 2026 after the initial mentoring period and a virtual Leadership Academy, to be used for implementation for 12 months (January to December 2027).
Eligibility
- All three thematic challenges are open to ODA-eligible countries in the Global South.
- Across all three challenges, they are accepting proposals from both non- and for-profit organisations, local entrepreneurs, and innovators.
- Both experienced implementers as well as emerging entrepreneurs implementing are encouraged to apply.
- All three thematic challenges prioritise locally led innovations that build the resilience of women and youth (>50% of people supported should be women or youth).
Application
For more information, visit GRP Innovation Challenge.
