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Joint Innovation Facility (JIF) 2026: €100,000–€200,000 Africa–Europe Digital & Climate Innovation Funding Programme is sponsored by European Union, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland. Supports cross-border partnerships between African and EU-based organizations to scale revenue-generating, digitally enabled, climate-positive solutions.
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## **Joint Innovation Facility (JIF)** ## **Scaling digital innovation through Europe–Africa partnerships** The **Joint Innovation Facility (JIF)** is a new Africa-Europe initiative designed to accelerate the scaling of digitally enabled commercially viable innovations with strong growth- and cross-border cooperation potential between Africa and Europe. JIF supports innovation that contributes to the **digital and green transition**.
Launched under **the Africa-Europe Digital Innovation Bridge (AEDIB) – a project under the EU’s Global Gateway Africa-Europe Investment package** - JIF is co-developed by the **German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ**), the **Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland** and **the European Union (EU)**.
It is jointly implemented by **Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)** and Finnish Institute of Public Management (**HAUS**), leveraging their combined experience in international cooperation, innovation support and strengthening innovation ecosystems. 1. Register an account using an official email address (Fill in at the top left).
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Submit your application to be reviewed. For any questions, please contact: jif@giz. de _Please double-check that the email address given is correct and that you whitelist the__jif@giz.
de__email to your service provider to avoid important messages being redirected into a spam folder and regularly check your spam folder or take the necessary measures to ensure any messages coming from the JIF address get flagged as important within your email system. _ _**You can only submit one application per consortia. Multiple submissions by Lead partner even with different partners will be disqualified.
**_ ### Grant Proposal Submission You can access the grant proposal form through the link below to familiarize and prepare for submission. Please note: Grant proposal submission is by invite only after successfully passing pre-screening questions
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Cross-border consortia led by an African organization, including for-profit companies, innovation hubs, research institutions, and non-profit organizations. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows €100,000–€200,000. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
The published deadline was April 30, 2026, which has passed. Check the official notice for any future application windows before investing time in a proposal.
Joint Innovation Facility (JIF) 2026: €100,000–€200,000 Africa–Europe Digital & Climate Innovation Funding Programme is funded by European Union, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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The United States Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs’ Office of International Visitors (ECA/PE/V) announces an open competition for up to four cooperative agreements to support the staff expenses and overhead costs of the FY 2026 International Visitor Leadership Program’s (IVLP) National Program Agencies (NPAs). Launched in 1940, the IVLP is the Department of State’s foundational professional exchange program. The IVLP advances U.S. national security priorities and builds long-term relationships between Americans and international leaders in government, business, academia, and other fields. Recipients design and implement customized short-term visits to the United States for current and emerging leaders from around the world. These visits support U.S. foreign policy goals and reflect the participants’ professional interests. Eligible recipients will have expertise in foreign policy, experience in professional exchange programming, and the ability to provide tailored projects for participants from all countries. Please see the full NOFO for additional information. Funding Opportunity Number: DFOP0017385. Assistance Listing: 19.402. Funding Instrument: CA. Category: O. Award Amount: $613K – $1.2M per award.
Tinker Foundation Institutional Grants is a grant from the Tinker Foundation that funds research, advocacy, and capacity-building projects aimed at improving the lives of Latin Americans in the areas of democratic governance and education. Grant amounts typically range from $50,000 to $150,000, supporting activities including applied research, community engagement, measurement and evaluation, and knowledge exchange over periods of up to 36 months. Eligible applicants are 501(c)(3) organizations or their equivalent with annual budgets of $50,000 or more, operating in Spanish- or Portuguese-speaking Latin American countries. The foundation ran one grantmaking cycle in 2026, with the Letter of Inquiry deadline on January 21, 2026 and full proposals due March 19, 2026 by invitation only. The foundation does not fund lobbying, individuals, tuition, or construction.
Citizen Diplomacy Action Fund (CDAF) is sponsored by U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Citizen Diplomacy Action Fund (CDAF) is a small grants competition funded by the U. S. Department of State through IREX, offering up to $10,000 to alumni of U. S. Government exchange programs.
The May 29 OMB rewrite of 2 CFR Part 200 extends what has been a NASA-specific restriction since 2011 to every federal grant-making agency. Proposed §200.220 prohibits use of federal funds for collaboration with entities in or controlled by a 'covered foreign country' — currently the People's Republic of China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, and Venezuela. Proposed §200.202(e) requires senior political appointee written approval before any federal R&D award flows to a foreign entity. Together they reshape university international research operations more comprehensively than any policy change since the 2018 China Initiative. Comment deadline July 13.
Read articleThe Department of Education quietly published the FY2026 RPED competition in the May 29 Federal Register: $45M total, awards of $1.5M-$2.5M each over 48 months, applications due June 23 at 11:59 p.m. ET. The program funds rural community colleges and regional universities to build career pathways into high-wage industries. With FIPSE under structural review by the second Trump administration, this may be the last cycle under the existing rubric. Here's the eligibility math, the partner architecture that wins, the NCES locale codes that gate the absolute priority, and the 25-day sprint that determines who gets funded.
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