P4G Partnerships Grants ($100K – $300K) for Climate Solutions in Food, Energy & Water: Apply Now!
Application Deadline: 7 March 2025
P4G Partnerships Grants ($100K – $300K) for Climate Solutions in Food, Energy & Water: Apply Now!
About the P4G Call for Partnerships
P4G is now accepting applications for the P4G Partnerships Grants for partnerships working on climate mitigation or adaptation solutions in the areas of food, energy and water. Partnerships must comprise at least one early-stage business and one nonprofit organization implementing in one of P4G’s ODA-eligible partner countries: Colombia, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Kenya, South Africa and Vietnam. Applicants must provide services or products that contribute to poverty alleviation, gender equity and economic growth in one of the following sub-sectors: climate-smart agriculture, food loss and waste, water resilience, zero emission mobility and renewable energy.
P4G will provide grant funding and technical assistance to help the early-stage business in the partnership become investment ready.
P4G Partnerships Grants Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must meet all ten eligibility criteria to submit a concept note and be considered for evaluation. You can find more details about the eligibility criteria in the Partnership Guidelines.
- Partnership commitment: Comprise at least one early-stage climate business and one nonprofit administrative partner
- Experience and track record: Demonstrate across their partners country, sectoral, policy & regulatory environment, business, financial, social, environmental development and grant management knowledge, skills and expertise
- Sector and countries: Implement in P4G’s ODA-eligible partner countries and focus sub-sectors including climate smart agriculture, food loss and waste, water resilience, zero emissions mobility and renewable energy
- Investability: Be at the seed or post-seed financing stage with a robust business plan and a defined path to commercialization or raise capital
- Enabling system: Possess a clear understanding of policy, legal/regulatory frameworks in the country of implementation
- Additionality: Climate business solution is innovative in that it is substantially improved when compared to the state of the art in that industry and in the relevant country of operation
- Impact: Show climate, economic growth, poverty reduction, gender and development impact
- Budget: Include cost share of at least 30%, that is not in-kind and must meet mandatory activities and budget line items
- Responsible business conduct: Not have activities that are in P4G’s exclusion list and must either demonstrate their ESG plan or include a plan to develop one
- Due diligence: The two lead institutions demonstrate the ability to meet organizational due diligence requirements
- Partnerships with: At least one early-stage business and one nonprofit Implementing in Colombia, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Kenya, South Africa, or Vietnam focusing on climate-smart agriculture, food loss and waste, water resilience, zero-emission mobility, or renewable energy
Whats on offer
- $100K – $300K in grant funding for 18-24 months
- Technical assistance and business matchmaking
- Political engagement and investment introductions
- They will also benefit from technical assistance, including due diligence and gap analysis of partnership business models, political engagement for contributing to enabling systems, business matchmaking sessions, knowledge mobilization and communication, and introductions to intermediary investment facilities providing a finance bridge to scale partnership operations.
Qualifications
Seed or post-seed stage with a clear path to commercialization
Innovative climate solutions contributing to poverty alleviation, gender equity, and economic growth
30% cost share (not in-kind) and ESG compliance
Why Apply?
- Scale your climate solution with funding and strategic support
- Build global partnerships and access investment opportunities
- Drive impact in climate adaptation and mitigation
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