International Development & Global Health Grants

Top opportunities

• Humanity AI Fund

  Ford Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Mellon Foundation, Packard Foundation, Omidyar Network (pooled fund)Up to $500Mopen

  Humanity AI Fund is a grant from the Humanity AI Fund that funds research and projects at the intersection of artificial intelligence and human welfar...

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• MacArthur Foundation 100&Change

  John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur FoundationUp to $100Mopen

  MacArthur Foundation 100&Change is a competition from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation that awards a single $100 million grant to one...

  social_scienceglobal_problemhigh_impactcompetitionmeasurable_progress

• Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Crop Improvement

  U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)Up to $40Mopen

  Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Crop Improvement is sponsored by U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). This program advances global fo...

  agricultureinnovation

• Biodiversity Fund (Volkswagen Group)

  Volkswagen GroupUp to $25Mopen

  Biodiversity Fund (Volkswagen Group) is a grant from Volkswagen Group that funds external biodiversity projects aligned with the company's environment...

  biodiversityenvironmental_educationclimate_changebiodiversity conservationecosystem protection

• Horizon Europe Next-Generation AI Agents for Real-World Applications

  European CommissionUp to $22MDeadline: Sep 30, 2026open

  The Horizon Europe Cluster 4 call HORIZON-CL4-2026-05-DIGITAL-EMERGING-02 funds research and innovation on next-generation AI agents capable of operat...

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• Horizon Europe AI in Science Pilot Networks of Laboratories for Agriculture and Environmental Pollution

  European Commission (Horizon Europe RAISE Pilot)Up to $16Mopen

  As part of the European Commission's €100 million Horizon Europe 2026-27 AI in Science pilot, €28 million is allocated to establish pilot networks of ...

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• Development Innovation Ventures (DIV)

  USAIDUp to $15Mopen

  Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) is sponsored by USAID. Supports breakthrough solutions to the world's most intractable development challenges, w...

  international_developmenteconomic_developmentcommunity_developmentsocial_scienceinnovation

• Global Innovation Fund (GIF) Grants

  Global Innovation FundUp to $15Mopen

  Global Innovation Fund (GIF) Grants is a program from the Global Innovation Fund that invests in social innovations aimed at improving the lives of pe...

  social_scienceeconomic_developmentsocial_innovationpovertyfinancial_health

• Support for the participation of Latvia in international research and innovation programmes

  Up to $14MDeadline: Dec 31, 2029open

  The objective of the project ‘Supporting Latvia’s participation in international research and innovation programmes’ is to promote participation in re...

• Quality and internationalisation of higher education

  Up to $14MDeadline: Aug 31, 2029open

  The purpose of the grant is to increase the quality of higher education studies, improve the teaching capacity and flexibility of higher education ins...

• EIC Accelerator Challenge 2026 Deep Tech for Climate Adaptation with AI-Enhanced Solutions

  European Innovation Council (EIC) / European CommissionUp to $14MDeadline: Nov 4, 2026open

  The European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator Challenge 2026 Deep Tech for Climate Adaptation supports startups and SMEs developing breakthrough d...

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• IOM International Organization for Migration Greece mission for the implementation of the Helios project Integrated actions for the integration of third-country nationals into the labour market in the Region of Crete

  Up to $12MDeadline: Jun 30, 2028open

  The HELIOS action in the framework of the National Integration Strategy of the Ministry of Migration and Asylum YMA aims to support the integration of...

• Horizon Europe 2026 Virtual Human Twin Models for AI-Powered Cancer Research and Personalized Oncology

  European Commission (Horizon Europe Cluster 1 Health and EU Mission on Cancer)Up to $11MDeadline: Sep 15, 2026open

  The Horizon Europe 2026 Cluster 1 Health work programme funds Virtual Human Twin (VHT) projects that combine AI, multimodal patient data, mechanistic ...

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• TIP Office International Programs to Combat Human Trafficking Annual Program Statement

  Office to Monitor-Combat Trafficking in PersonsUp to $10MDeadline: Jan 1, 2099open

  The TIP Office invites applications for projects that aim to combat human trafficking following the legislative framework laid out in the Trafficking ...

• TIP Office International Programs to Combat Human Trafficking Annual Program Statement

  Office to Monitor-Combat Trafficking in PersonsUp to $10MDeadline: Jan 1, 2099open

  Award range: $1,000,000 - $10,000,000 Eligibility: The following organizations are eligible to apply: · Not-for-profit organizations, including thin...

• TIP Office International Programs to Combat Human Trafficking Annual Program Statement

  Office to Monitor-Combat Trafficking in PersonsUp to $10MDeadline: Jan 1, 2099open

  The TIP Office invites applications for projects that aim to combat human trafficking following the legislative framework laid out in the Trafficking ...

• New Interventions for Global Health

  Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationUp to $10Mopen

  New Interventions for Global Health is sponsored by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. This Grand Challenges initiative focuses on innovative concepts f...

  global_healthinfectious_diseasebiomedical_researchpublic_healthvaccines

• Current AI Global Public Interest AI Initiative

  Current AI PartnershipUp to $10Mopen

  Current AI is a major global partnership launched at the AI Action Summit in Paris to build open accountable and purpose-driven AI that serves the pub...

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• Japan Foundation Grants for Arts & Cultural Exchange

  The Japan Foundation, New YorkUp to $10Mopen

  Japan Foundation Grants for Arts & Cultural Exchange is a grant from The Japan Foundation, New York that funds U.S. nonprofit organizations organizing...

  visual_artscultural_preservationarts_educationartscultural_exchange

• UAE AI for Agriculture Ecosystem Including CGIAR AI Hub IAAI AgriLLM and AIM for Scale for AI-Powered Smallholder Farmer Advisory

  UAE Presidential Court International Affairs Office, Gates Foundation, CGIAR, MBZUAI, NYU Abu Dhabi, ai71, and World BankUp to $10Mopen

  The UAE AI for Agriculture Ecosystem is a coordinated set of AI-for-agriculture initiatives anchored by a $200 million UAE-Gates Foundation partnershi...

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What's included in international development grants

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• Federal sources — Grants.gov, NIH RePORTER, and SAM.gov, filtered for opportunities tagged or thematically aligned with international development.
• State portals — state-administered programs across all 50 states and D.C.
• Foundations — community and private foundations active in this category, drawn from IRS Form 990 filings and curated foundation directories.
• Corporate giving — a curated set of corporate philanthropy programs.

Make these grants count

The leverage point isn't writing more proposals — it's qualifying funders before you write. A 1–2 page Letter of Inquiry tells you in days whether a foundation is going to fund you, instead of forty hours from now. Our guide walks through the structure that gets a yes: