{"id":3181,"date":"2025-12-19T15:40:33","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T15:40:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opportunityforworld.org\/?p=3181"},"modified":"2025-12-20T08:48:29","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T08:48:29","slug":"bmo-generation-regen-challenge-2026-funded-to-one-young-world-summit-2026-cape-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/opportunityforworld.org\/?p=3181","title":{"rendered":"BMO Generation Regen Challenge 2026 (Funded to One Young World Summit 2026, Cape Town)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div id=\"tdi_1\" class=\"tdc-row\"><div class=\"vc_row tdi_2  wpb_row td-pb-row\" >\n<style scoped>\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n.tdi_2,\r\n                .tdi_2 .tdc-columns{\r\n                    min-height: 0;\r\n                }\n<\/style><div class=\"vc_column tdi_4  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<style scoped>\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n.tdi_4{\r\n                    vertical-align: baseline;\r\n                }\n<\/style><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\" >[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"post-170327\">\n<div>\n<p><strong>Deadline: February 23, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Applications are open for the Generation Regen Challenge 2026. Agriculture is a cornerstone of economic resilience across Canada and the United States, contributing significantly to GDP, employing millions in both countries, and serving as a major contributor to global food security. As the sector evolves, regenerative agriculture is gaining traction as a climate-smart solution that restores ecosystems, improves soil and water health, strengthens long-term farm resilience, and delivers a wide range of environmental and social benefits. Farmers, innovators, and communities are well positioned to lead a new era of regenerative and sustainable agriculture.<\/p>\n<p>The Generation Regen Challenge aims to accelerate the development and adoption of regenerative and sustainable agriculture across Canada and the U.S.. By funding innovative social enterprises and non-profits, the challenge supports solutions that restore ecosystems, sequester carbon, and rebuild resilient local food systems. The Challenge aims to help innovators lead a global transition toward agriculture that nourishes the land while feeding its people equitably and sustainably.<\/p>\n<p>Announced at the One Young World Summit 2025, the Generation Regen Challenge will provide $200,000 to accelerate non-profits or social enterprises in Canada and the U.S. working to protect and restore:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Local Farming<\/strong>: Strengthen farming practices, improve productivity, sustainability and climate resilience.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Soil health<\/strong>: Projects that increase lands\u2019 capacity to sequester carbon, hold and filter water and improve other elements of soil functionality.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Animal welfare<\/strong>: Enhancing the welfare of farmed livestock and influenced wildlife.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Biodiversity<\/strong>: Protecting, restoring and enhancing biodiversity on farms.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Water<\/strong>: Enhancing water stewardship on farms towards a healthier watershed.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Crop Rotation and Diversity<\/strong>: Rotating crops and using diverse plant species to improve soil fertility and reduce pest pressure.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Indigenous and cultural practices<\/strong>: Supporting First Nations, Inuit and M\u00e9tis \/ Native American food and agricultural practices, including increasing understanding, awareness and broadening adoption.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Food Security Systems<\/strong>: Improving access to safe, nutritious, and culturally appropriate food for underserved or at-risk communities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Benefits<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Two challenge winners will receive grants of $60,000 to support their projects<\/li>\n<li>Four challenge finalists will receive grants of $20,000 to support their projects<\/li>\n<li>Winners and finalists will receive:\n<ul>\n<li>Scholarships to participate in the One Young World Summit 2026, Cape Town, South Africa which takes place from November 3-6, 2026. Scholarship support is inclusive of flights and accommodation.<\/li>\n<li>Lifelong membership of the One Young World Ambassador Community, a global network with 20,000+ members in 190+ countries.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Eligibility<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Be between 18 and 35 years of age, leading a non-profit, charity or social enterprise.<\/li>\n<li>Your organisation must be a registered Canadian non-profit\/charity or U.S. 501c3\u00a0OR\n<ul>\n<li>A social enterprise registered in Canada or the U.S. If your organisation is a social enterprise you must propose a project with a social purpose and confirm that 100% of grant funds will be used for this project.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Your organisation must have been registered for at least one year by 23 February 2026.<\/li>\n<li>You must propose a project\/programme that will be delivered by your organisation. The project\/programme must be based in and focused on Canada and\/or the U.S. This may be an existing project\/programme or something new.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Evaluation Criteria<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Successful applicants will:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Propose a robust regenerative or sustainable agriculture project\/programme.\n<ul>\n<li>The Generation Regen Challenge recognises that, while all \u2018regenerative agriculture\u2019 is sustainable, not all \u2018sustainable agriculture\u2019 is regenerative. Projects\/programmes that can be considered examples of \u2018sustainable agriculture\u2019 will certainly be considered but projects that can also be considered examples of \u2018regenerative agriculture\u2019 are preferred.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Propose a project\/programme capable of having a positive impact on one or more of the following areas:\n<ul>\n<li>Local farming: Strengthen farming practices, improve productivity, sustainability and climate resilience.<\/li>\n<li>Soil health: Projects that increase lands\u2019 capacity to sequester carbon, hold and filter water and improve other elements of soil functionality.<\/li>\n<li>Animal welfare: Enhancing the welfare of farmed livestock and influenced wildlife.<\/li>\n<li>Biodiversity: Protecting, restoring and enhancing biodiversity on farms.<\/li>\n<li>Water: Enhancing water stewardship on farms towards a healthier watershed.<\/li>\n<li>Crop rotation and diversity: Rotating crops and using diverse plant species to improve soil fertility and reduce pest pressure.<\/li>\n<li>Indigenous and cultural practices: supporting First Nations, Inuit and Metis \/ Native American food and agricultural practices, including increasing understanding, awareness and broadening adoption.<\/li>\n<li>Food security systems: Improving access to safe, nutritious, and culturally appropriate food for underserved or at-risk communities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrate innovation and prove potential or actual change with projects that align to one of the following stages of innovation:\n<ul>\n<li>Developing and Testing: Accelerator programs; Experiments &amp; Trials; Innovation prototyping; Needs assessing etc.<\/li>\n<li>Making the Case: Experiments &amp; Trials; Research; Standards of Evidence; Business Case development; etc.<\/li>\n<li>Delivering and Implementing: Pilot initiatives; Public &amp; Social labs; etc.<\/li>\n<li>Growing and Scaling: Expansion of a proven idea; Replication of a proven idea; Impact Measurement; etc.<\/li>\n<li>Changing Systems: Policy and White paper development; etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrate their ability to deliver the project within proposed timeframe, manage funds provided and conduct required reporting and analysis.<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrate a commitment to safety and equity. Projects should prioritise the safety and well-being of all participants and communities involved, while promoting equitable access, fair labour practices, and inclusive decision-making processes that respect the rights and dignity of all stakeholders, particularly marginalised and underserved communities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Application<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>All applications must be submitted in either English or French.<\/li>\n<li>Only one application per organisation can be considered.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/apply.oneyoungworld.com\/scholarship\/form\/gen-regen-round-one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to apply<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oneyoungworld.com\/scholarship\/generation-regen-challenge-presented-bmo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Generation Regen Challenge<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"[vc_column_text css=\"\"] Deadline: February 23, 2026 Applications are open for the Generation Regen Challenge 2026. 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