IKI Small Grants Call 2025
The International Climate Initiative (IKI) has launched its "International Calls" under the Small Grants program to support local and regional climate and biodiversity action. This program specifically aims to empower local actors (such as NGOs) in ODA-eligible countries, who are essential agents of change in implementing the Paris Agreement and the Convention on Biological Diversity. The funding covers four key areas: mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions, adaptation to climate change, conserving natural carbon sinks, and conservation of biodiversity. Projects must be implemented at local, sub-national, or national levels and focus on mitigation, adaptation, carbon sinks, or biodiversity conservation. Pure research projects are not eligible unless they have a strong implementation component.
📅 Call Timeline
- Call Launch: 17 November 2025
- Application Closing (Registration): 15 January 2026
- Eligibility Confirmation: 2 February 2026 (Eligible organizations invited to submit full proposal.)
- Project Proposal Submission Deadline: 17 March 2026
- Project Start: 2027 First Quarter or later
✅ Eligibility
- Not-for-profit organizations, or private companies pursuing strictly non-profit objectives, registered in an ODA-eligible country.
- Organizations must have been operative for at least 3 years.
- Average annual revenue over the last three years must be between EUR 60,000 and EUR 500,000.
- Must have dedicated accounting staff and a software-based accounting system.
- Government organizations and individuals are not eligible. Consortia are not permitted.
📂 Support Scope and Duration
- Projects must last between 12 months and 36 months.
💶 Funding Opportunities
- Funding Volume per Project: Between EUR 60,000 and EUR 200,000.
- The requested amount must not exceed the organization’s average annual revenue of the past three years.
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