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|OD Title=Call for Proposals
 
|OD Title=Call for Proposals
|OD Orga=IKI
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|OD Orga=The European Energy Communities Facility
 
|OD Type=Financial Opportunities
 
|OD Type=Financial Opportunities
 
|OD Financial=Other Funding Opportunities
 
|OD Financial=Other Funding Opportunities
|Focus=Other, Climate Change
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|Focus=Other, Renewable Energy
|Country Opportunity=Worldwide
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|OD Description=Apply for funding
|OD Description=From 30 November 2022 to 15 March 2023, small organisations are invited to apply for funding of climate and biodiversity projects. The call for proposals is addressed to small regional, national, and local organisations based in ODA-eligible countries (except for current and potential EU member candidates except for Ukraine). IKI Small Grants provides funding between 60,000 and 200,000 euros and is part of the International Climate Initiative (IKI) of the German Federal Government.
 
  
Ambitious project proposals should focus on one or more of the following IKI funding areas:
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Do you want support to develop a business plan for your energy community? The European Energy Communities Facility has opened a call for proposals to offer lump sum grants of €45,000, access to a capacity building programme, and peer-to-peer exchanges to help you during the journey. Check out the details of the application process and submit your proposal before 30 September!
  
*mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions
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Application process
*adaptation to the impacts of climate change
 
*conserving natural carbon sinks with a focus on reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation
 
*conserving of biological diversity
 
  
Small-scale projects on climate and biodiversity action worldwide
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The European Energy Communities Facility supports energy communities across 31 European countries through two calls for proposals. The first call opens on 2 June 2025.
  
Under the IKI Small Grants programme, many projects are to be selected in the coming years via international calls for proposals and funded with up to 200,000 euros each. Three calls for proposals have already been implemented, and more than 90 projects in over 40 countries have been selected so far. You can find an overview of the different projects in our project section.
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Emerging energy communities will be able to apply for a lump sum grant of €45,000 to develop a business plan.  
  
Implement local initiatives and strengthen the organisations behind them
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Full details: https://energycommunitiesfacility.eu/apply/applicationprocess#block-ec-facilities-theme-mainpagecontent
 
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|OD Deadline=2025/09/30
After passing a one-stage selection procedure, 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 and the Federal Foreign Office. IKI Small Grants aims at strengthening the capacities of the implementing organisations. In addition to the individual support offered by GIZ during the project implementation, all applicants are supported in measures to further developing their organisation’s capacities.
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|OD URL=https://energycommunitiesfacility.eu/apply/applicationprocess
 
 
In this year’s call, IKI Small Grants further explicitly encourages applications that refer to the current UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, promote gender equality and/or engage youth.
 
 
 
Further information including the funding information and application guidelines can be found at our application section.
 
|OD Deadline=2023/03/15
 
|OD URL=https://iki-small-grants.de/iki-small-grants-launches-4th-international-call-for-proposals/
 
 
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Title
Call for Proposals
Organization
The European Energy Communities Facility
Type
Financial: (Other Funding Opportunities)
Sector
  • Other
  • Renewable Energy


Eligibility/Description
Apply for funding

Do you want support to develop a business plan for your energy community? The European Energy Communities Facility has opened a call for proposals to offer lump sum grants of €45,000, access to a capacity building programme, and peer-to-peer exchanges to help you during the journey. Check out the details of the application process and submit your proposal before 30 September!

Application process

The European Energy Communities Facility supports energy communities across 31 European countries through two calls for proposals. The first call opens on 2 June 2025.

Emerging energy communities will be able to apply for a lump sum grant of €45,000 to develop a business plan.

Full details: https://energycommunitiesfacility.eu/apply/applicationprocess#block-ec-facilities-theme-mainpagecontent
Deadline
2025/09/30
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