Funding type

Grants, Loans

Project size funding

US$ 5.001 - 20.000, US$ 20.001 - 50.000, US$ 50.001 - 150.000

Target region/countries

Developing countries

Eligible Organisations for funding

Bilateral / Multilateral Organization, Communities / Non-registered citizen groups, Financial Institution (Investor/Bank), National goverment, Non-profit or Civil Society Organization (NGO), Private Entity, Subnational goverment, Towns & Municipalities

Ecosystem

Deserts & Semi-Deserts, Forest & Woodlands, Freshwater, Human-changed areas, Marine & Coast, Mountains & Rocky Areas, Savannas & Shrubland & Grasslands, Wetland

Biodiversity Categories

Sustainable Use (of productive areas)

Sector Tags

Agriculture and Hunting, Finance

Funding Criteria

topics:
- Restoring and maintaining natural resources
- Improving agricultural production and limit post-harvest losses
- Strengthening inclusive rural finance
- Securing basic services such as health and housing
- Improving access to markets, networks and utilities
- Promoting sustainable rural transformation among policy makers and institutions
https://www.ifad.org/en/partners/investors

eligibility depending on project / finance facility
- Indigenous Peoples Assistance Facility (IPAF)
https://www.ifad.org/en/initiatives/indigenous-peoples-assistance-facility
- Rural Resilience Programme (2RP)
https://www.ifad.org/en/initiatives/rural-resilience-programme - Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Programme (ASAP)
https://www.ifad.org/en/initiatives/adaptation-smallholder-agriculture-programme
- Agricultural Research for Development (AR4D)
https://www.ifad.org/en/initiatives/agricultural-research-for-development
- China- IFAD South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC)
https://www.ifad.org/en/initiatives/china-south-south-cooperation
- Crisis Response Initiative (CRI)
https://www.ifad.org/en/initiatives/crisis-response-initiative /> - Facility for Refugees, Migrants, Forced Displacement and Rural Stability (FARMS)
https://www.ifad.org/en/initiatives/refugees-migrants-rural-stability
- Gender Transformative Mechanism (GTM)
https://www.ifad.org/en/initiatives/gender-transformative-climate-adaptation
- Initiative for Sustainability, Stability and Security in Africa (3S Initiative)
https://www.ifad.org/en/initiatives/sustainability-stability-security-africa

Application process

Call for application / Self-initiated process
https://www.ifad.org/en/call-for-proposals

Application language

English

Particular consideration of

Indigenous Peoples (IP), Local Communities (LC), Gender, Youth

Additional information

Provides Technical Assistance as well.

Additional funding opportunities IFAD is involved in:
African Agricultural Transformation Initiative (AATI)
Agri-Business Capital Fund (ABC)
Financing Facility for Remittances (FFR)