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IDRC NFRF 2026 International Joint Initiative for Disruptive Technologies Addressing Global Challenges is sponsored by International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and Canada New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF). The 2026 International Joint Initiative for Research Harnessing Disruptive Technologies to Address Global Challenges is a multi-country collaborative funding program coordinated by Canada's IDRC and the New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF).
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2026 International Joint Initiative for Research Harnessing Disruptive Technologies to Address Global Challenges | IDRC - International Development Research Centre 2026 International Joint Initiative for Research Harnessing Disruptive Technologies to Address Global Challenges Tuesday, March 3, 2026 - 23:59 ET This is an international collaboration involving several funding organizations, coordinated by the Canada Research Coordinating Committee’s New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF).
Various. See below for maximum grant amounts set by each participating funding organization. See below for contact details for each country.
IDRC is participating in the 2026 International Joint Initiative for Research Harnessing Disruptive Technologies to Address Global Challenges. We encourage researchers and research institutions interested in this funding opportunity to consult the NFRF international joint initiative call site . The NFRF is under the strategic direction of the Canada Research Coordinating Committee.
This webpage is intended to complement the full call site by providing additional information for project teams who wish to apply for funding from any of the five national funding agencies from Ghana, Indonesia, Namibia, Rwanda and Zimbabwe, whose participation is being coordinated by IDRC. Grants to researchers in any of these five countries will be managed by their respective national funding agencies.
IDRC is providing a limited amount of supplementary funds to increase the funding available for grants by these agencies. Researchers and research institutions interested the 2026 International Joint Initiative for Research Harnessing Disruptive Technologies to Address Global Challenges.
Each funding agency has established its own eligibility criteria, term and conditions, and maximum grant amount for applicants in its respective country, as follows: Ghana — Ghana National Research Fund National Annex (eligibility criteria, terms and conditions): Ghana National Annex - 2026 International Joint Initiative for Research. pdf Maximum grant amount: CAD125,000 Point of contact: jointinitiative2026@gnrf.
gov.gh Indonesia — National Research and Innovation Agency/ Badan Riset dan lnovasi Nasional (BRIN) National Annex (eligibility criteria, terms and conditions): Indonesia National Annex - 2026 International Joint Initiative for Research. pdf Maximum grant amount: CAD250,000 Point of contact: dana-risnov@brin. go.
id Namibia — National Commission on Research Science and Technology (NCRST) National Annex (eligibility criteria, terms and conditions): Namibia National Annex - 2026 International Joint Initiative for Research. pdf Maximum grant amount: CAD125,000 Point of contact: grants@ncrst.
na Rwanda — National Council for Science and Technology (NCST) National Annex (eligibility criteria, terms and conditions): NCST_Requirements_for_Funding-Call_2026_-_Joint_Initiative_for_Research_Harnessing_Disruptive_Technologies. pdf Maximum grant amount: CAD250,000 Point of contact: research@ncst.
gov.rw Zimbabwe — Research Council of Zimbabwe (RCZ) National Annex (eligibility criteria, terms and conditions): Zimbabwe National Annex - 2026 International Joint Initiative for Research. pdf Maximum grant amount: CAD125,000 Point of contact: technical@rcz. ac.
zw Researchers should consult the project team section of the NFRF call website for the full eligibility criteria for building a project team. Project teams may involve principal investigators (PIs) from more than one council in the IDRC-coordinated consortium.
However, the consortium can be counted only once in meeting the minimum criterion for teams to be “eligible to receive funds from at least three funding organizations,” as stipulated in the call.
Projects involving a PI who is eligible to receive funding from any member of the IDRC consortium must also include the participation of at least (a) one PI who is eligible to apply to the NFRF program in Canada; and (b) one PI who is eligible to receive funding from another funding agency outside of the IDRC consortium. To apply to this call, teams must submit a Notice of Intent (NOI) by March 3, 2026.
This is a mandatory step in the application process. The NOI is used for administrative purposes and is not assessed. Once the NOI deadline has passed, the research team will immediately be able to work on its Letter of Intent (LOI).
The team must submit its LOI by June 9, 2026. Submitted LOIs will be evaluated for the purpose of identifying teams to be invited to the full application stage.
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: International research teams with at least one PI eligible for Canadian NFRF funding and at least one PI from outside the IDRC consortium. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates CAD $125,000-$250,000 (~$90,000-$180,000 USD) per country partner. Funding varies by participating country: Ghana CAD $125K, Indonesia CAD $250K, Namibia CAD $125K, Rwanda CAD $250K, Zimbabwe CAD $125K. Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
The current target date is June 9, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, attachments, and final submission checks.
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Internet Freedom Programs is sponsored by U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL). DRL announces a Request for Statements of Interest (RSOI) from organizations interested in submitting Statements of Interest (SOI) for programs that support Internet Freedom. The goal is to protect the open, interoperable, secure, and reliable Internet by promoting fundamental freedoms, human rights, and the free flow of information online through integrated support to civil society for technology, digital safety, policy and advocacy, and applied research programs.
The Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL, or the Department), announces the availability of approximately $9 million total costs (subject to the availability of Federal funds) for 2 cooperative agreements aimed at securing fair and reliable critical mineral supply chains free of child labor (CL) and forced labor (FL). ILAB intends to fund one cooperative agreement of up to $5 million in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and one cooperative agreement of up to $4 million in Indonesia. The duration of each project will be 54 months from the award date. Applicants may propose a shorter period of performance in line with their proposed strategy. Applicants may choose to apply for one or both cooperative agreements. Applicants that wish to apply for both Cooperative Agreements must submit two distinct applications.The cooperative agreements will be focused on the supply chains of critical minerals identified in the List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor, published by the Department of Labor as required under the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 and subsequent reauthorizations (TVPRA List). Applications must propose a strategy to address CL and/or FL in the supply chains of at least one (1) of the following minerals in one (1) of the following countries:• DRC: Cobalt, copper, tantalum, tin, and/or tungsten.• Indonesia: Nickel, with the option to also include tin.Applicants must propose to work with key stakeholders to identify and address child labor and/or forced labor, and related labor abuses in their proposed country of implementation. Applicants must propose a strategy to conduct activities under each of the following two focus areas:Focus Area 1: Policy and Legal Frameworks. Applicants will propose a strategy to assist partner governments and supply chain actors to bring their mining, labor, procurement, trade rules, and other relevant policy frameworks into full alignment with international standards, particularly U.S. forced-labor import requirements, International Labor Organization conventions, and other due diligence guidelines and best practices.0F1Focus Area 2: Capacity Building for Monitoring, Identification, Enforcement, and Remediation. Applicants will propose a strategy to improve national and local systems for monitoring and identifying child labor and/or forced labor in critical mineral supply chains. Applicants must also propose a strategy to strengthen public and private sector entities responsible for addressing child labor and/or forced labor in critical mineral supply chains through enforcement actions and through remediation measures for children and individuals placed in conditions of child labor and/or forced labor.In addition to work under the two Focus Areas outlined above, applicants must propose a strategy to conduct a supply chain research study and produce a final report in close coordination with ILAB. Applicants should plan to produce a final research product within the first three years of the project period of performance. Funding Opportunity Number: FOA-ILAB-25-15. Assistance Listing: 17.401. Funding Instrument: CA. Category: O. Award Amount: $4M – $5M per award.