We have sourced and curated the latest business grant opportunities for you to explore and raise free funds to start or expand your business. Scroll down and check them one by one, take advantage of those opportunities that you are qualified for, and also share them with your loved ones.
MTN Foundation’s ICT and Business Skills Training Programme is open to young Nigerian female microbusiness owners in six states, with a shot at equipment grants of up to ₦1 million. Deadline October 11, 2026.
The SEWA Grants 2026 are now open for applications. SEWA stands for Strengthening Early Warning in Africa, and this call is one of the most significant climate funding opportunities currently active on the continent. Four regional grants of up to approximately €1.25 million each are on offer, totalling a €5 million investment pool, to support
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The Giving Joy Grant 2026 offers women worldwide microgrants of up to $500 to start or grow a business or initiative that benefits women, girls, or families. Deadline September 30, 2026.
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Tara’s Circle 2026 offers up to €100,000 in total awards across five thematic areas for women-led ventures. Nigerian women entrepreneurs are eligible to apply before September 17, 2026.
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The Student Venture Capital Grant 2026 is one of the largest government-funded student enterprise programmes Nigeria has ever run, and the application window closes on September 30, 2026. Administered by the Federal Ministry of Education through its Special Programme Operations and Implementation Unit, this is the second cohort of the programme, also known as the
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The PiggyVest Business Grant 2026 is one of the most straightforward and well-funded private sector grants currently available to small business owners in Nigeria, and the deadline to apply is September 18, 2026, five days from today. Three Nigerian businesses in fashion, beauty, food, and hospitality will share a combined ₦10 million in grant funding,
The AU-EU Youth Action Lab Entrepreneurship Grant 2026 is now open, and Nigerian organisations have less than three weeks to apply. This is a €31,500 grant for youth-led nonprofits and social enterprises working on economic opportunities for young people, and it is one of the few pan-African funding opportunities that explicitly makes young people the
If you run an established company with a project that connects genuine business expansion to measurable development impact in a developing or emerging country, the develoPPP Classic Funding Programme 2026 is one of the most significant funding instruments currently open for applications. Backed by Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and implemented
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Update (7 October 2026): The application form for this grant is now closed. See our current list of open opportunities for programmes you can still apply to. The Skyewise Foundation Business Grant 2026 was one of those opportunities that removes the most common excuse people give for not applying to grants: not having an established
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The TEEEM Foundation Community Impact Grant 2026 is open to nonprofit and charitable organisations developing practical solutions to problems affecting their communities. The programme offers grants ranging from $5,000 to $30,000, with funding available for projects covering education, health, empowerment, entrepreneurship, essential needs and community development. Applications opened on August 17, 2026, and the confirmed
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