{"id":7821,"date":"2026-06-10T00:57:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T22:57:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opportunityforworld.org\/?p=7821"},"modified":"2026-06-10T13:58:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T11:58:58","slug":"call-for-proposals-power-of-diversity-grants-2026-e2-2-million-grant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/opportunityforworld.org\/?p=7821","title":{"rendered":"Call for Proposals: Power of Diversity Grants 2026 (\u20ac2.2 Million grant)"},"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-175501\">\n<div>\n<p><strong>Deadline: July 3, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Proposals are invited for the Power of Diversity Grants 2026. The Power of Diversity Grants program is calling for proposals to support targeted action in the following countries \u2013 Kenya, Nigeria, Zambia, Tanzania, Uganda and Colombia \u2013 to improve production, processing and consumer awareness of opportunity crops.<\/p>\n<p>The Power of Diversity Grants program will fund targeted projects that strengthen the value chains of selected opportunity crops \u2013 nutritious, climate-resilient crops that are well adapted to challenging environments but remain underutilized. Specific target crops for increased investments were identified through national stakeholder consultations in the six countries in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Each grant will fund a high-impact, scalable project that strengthens specific opportunity crop value chains. The project should address one or several of the intervention areas for each value chain and crop, as national stakeholders identified potential to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Increase productivity through seed system development and good agricultural practices<\/li>\n<li>Strengthen post-harvest and processing capacities<\/li>\n<li>Improve market access and enhance value chain efficiency<\/li>\n<li>Increase consumer awareness<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Grant<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A EUR 2.2 million grant\u00a0is available.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Eligibility<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Grant applicants should be organizations that demonstrate the experience, expertise and eligibility to perform all proposed activities.<\/li>\n<li>Technical eligibility must include in-country experience of at least three years.<\/li>\n<li>Applicants must be able to prove their annual average revenue turnover from 2023 to 2025 exceeds their proposed project budget, with the budget amounts specified in scope of activities and usually ranging from $100,000 to $200,000 USD.<\/li>\n<li>Proposals can be submitted for one or multiple project intervention areas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Application<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Submissions outside of the portal will not be accepted. Proposals, including all accompanying documentation, should be submitted in English.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/croptrust.notion.site\/powerofdiversitygrants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to apply<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.croptrust.org\/news-events\/news\/power-of-diversity-grants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Power of Diversity Grants<\/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: July 3, 2026 Proposals are invited for the Power of Diversity Grants 2026. The Power of Diversity Grants program is calling for proposals to support targeted action in the following countries \u2013 Kenya, Nigeria, Zambia, Tanzania, Uganda and Colombia \u2013 to improve production, processing and consumer awareness of opportunity crops. 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