Deadline: November 20, 2026
Applications are invited for the Colansa Fund for Healthy Food Environments in Latin America 2026. This call funds projects at the national level, presented and executed by a single organization in one of the 14 eligible countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Dominican Republic, Uruguay and Venezuela.
Colansa (Latin America and Caribbean Nutrition and Health Community of Practice) is a group of professionals and organizations from civil society and academia, whose objective is to contribute to the development of healthy, sustainable, equitable and inclusive food systems and promote the improvement of nutrition and health of the populations of LAC (Latin America and the Caribbean).
Funding Tracks
Two funding tracks are available:
- Research — up to US$130,000 per project
For research centers and academic institutions generating evidence to inform public policy. Up to two projects funded. - Advocacy — up to US$100,000 per project
For civil society and community-based organizations advancing evidence-based public policies. Up to two projects funded. Grants support implementation for up to 18 months.
Eligibility
- Open to local civil society or grassroots organizations, research centers and academic institutions.
- Be legally constituted in one of the eligible countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela.
- Colansa member organizations, which are not part of the Colansa Board of Directors. Membership of Colansa is not a requirement to apply.
- Minimum age of six (6) months as a formalized legal entity, demonstrating operation in the eligible country through public documents.
- Institutional mission aligned with the promotion of healthy food systems and sustainable, equitable and inclusive food environments (nutrition, health, rural and urban agriculture, food security, school feeding, human right to food, social rights, among others).
- Demonstrated experience in food environments or related areas.
- Applications from individuals are not accepted.
Application
The application deadline is November 20, 2026, 12:00 p.m. (São Paulo time, UTC-3).
For more information, visit Colansa Fund.
