Open call: Global EbA Fund medium-size grants of up to $500,000 for ecosystem-based adaptation

Funding opportunity · Status: OPEN · Deadline: 16 November 2026

Key details

• Funder: Global EbA Fund, implemented by IUCN and UNEP with funding from Germany’s International Climate Initiative (IKI)
• Grant size: Up to USD 500,000 per project
• Duration: Up to 24 months
• Submission window: 12 October to 16 November 2026, through the Fund’s online platform
• Geography: Global or thematic projects, or projects that target only ODA-eligible countries. Bangladesh is ODA-eligible.
• Theme: Ecosystem-based adaptation to climate change

What the call is looking for

This is the Fund’s first call for medium-size grants. According to IUCN, it focuses on removing the barriers that stop ecosystem-based adaptation from reaching scale, including work on innovative finance, human development and security, and links between the climate, biodiversity and land agendas.

Call summaries list NGOs, INGOs, community-based organisations, Indigenous Peoples’ organisations, academic and research institutions and consortia among eligible applicants. Check the Fund’s Grants Procedure Manual for the definitive eligibility rules before applying.

Note

The companion small-size grants call (up to USD 250,000) closed on 26 October 2026.

Sources

• Global EbA Fund: Medium-size grants call (official)
• IUCN announcement of the new calls
• IUCN: submission windows and webinars

Last checked by Devlens: 29 October 2026. Deadlines can change; always confirm on the funder’s page.

Main image: rivers winding through the Sundarbans mangrove forest. Photo: Amdadphoto / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.