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Darwin Initiative: Capability & Capacity
https://www.darwininitiative.org.uk/how-to-apply/capability-capacity-applications/
Overview
| Donor: | Darwin Initiative |
| Application procedure: | Online Application |
| Donor base: | United Kingdom |
| Reference number: | - |
| Eligible applicants: | Non-Profit Organisation |
| Deadline: | 31.08.2026 |
Financial details
| Grant size: | Medium - up to $1,000,000 |
| Minimum grant size: | 75.000GBP |
| Total available budget: | - |
| Funding type: | Grants |
| Maximum grant size: | 250.000GBP |
| Funding ratio: | up to 100% |
Sectors
- Capacity Building
- Education
- Environment & Natural Resources
Project Locations
Africa
Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zimbabwe
America
Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela
Asia
Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, East Timor, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, West Bank and Gaza, Yemen
Europe
Albania, Armenia, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Ukraine
Pacific
Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
Description
1) Objective
Darwin Initiative Capability & Capacity grants, ranging from £75,000 to £250,000, are for projects that focus on developing the capability and capacity of identified local and national organisations (civil society, research institutes, and public bodies) to efficiently deliver effective and successful biodiversity conservation – poverty reduction projects. Projects should last between 1 to 3 years maximum.
The capability and capacity building approach to be used must be formulated and justified with evidence in the application. Activities can include structured training, fellowships, work placements, mentoring, organisational development, network-building, and can be undertaken across all areas of project activity: biodiversity, poverty reduction and project delivery.
Structured training elements must support locally based future and existing environmental leaders and staff of identified local/national organisations to grow professionally and technically, ideally building lasting positive relationships between participants, and improving their ability to draw on professional and technical expertise relevant to delivering projects in line with Darwin Initiatives objectives.
2) Eligibility
Applications must come from an organisation(s), and not an individual. Applicant organisations can be based in any country. Lead organisations will need to demonstrate turnover over the last 2 years of at least 25% of the value of the funds requested from Darwin.
3) Location
Least Developed Countries, Other Low Income Countries, Lower Middle Income Countries and Upper Middle Income Countries are eligible.
4) Budget
Darwin Initiative Capability & Capacity grants are ranging from £75,000 to £250,000.
5) Application
The deadline is 31 August 2026. All applications should be submitted via the Flexi-Grant application portal.