At a Glance

Program Name: Power of Diversity Grants 2026, a Crop Trust call for proposals for projects that improve opportunity crop value chains in six countries.

Support Type: Grant funding for targeted projects focused on production, processing, market access, and consumer awareness.

Funding Amount: €2.2 million total, with individual project budgets usually ranging from USD 100,000 to 200,000.

Application Deadline: 3 July 2026.

Program Focus

The program supports nutritious, climate-resilient crops that are still underused.

It prioritizes projects that can strengthen specific value chains and create practical, scalable impact.

Location

Projects must relate to one or more of the six countries: Kenya, Nigeria, Zambia, Tanzania, Uganda, and Colombia.

The grant call is managed by the Crop Trust through its Power of Diversity Funding Facility.

About the Program

The program is designed to back high-impact projects for opportunity crops.

These crops were selected through national stakeholder consultations in 2025.

Projects can address seed systems, post-harvest handling, market efficiency, processing, and consumer awareness.

Program Benefits

• Successful projects receive funding to carry out targeted work on opportunity crop value chains.
• The grant also supports efforts that improve nutrition, livelihoods, resilience, and food security.
• Applicants can propose work on one or more crops and one or more intervention areas.

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicants must be organizations with at least three years of in-country experience.
• They must also show the expertise and financial capacity to manage the project.
• Annual average revenue from 2023 to 2025 must exceed the proposed project budget.

Application Process & Timeline

How to Apply

Applicants must submit proposals in English through the Crop Trust online portal.

Proposals should include activities, expected results, timeline, sustainability plans, partnerships, and a justified budget.

Key Timeline Notes

Briefing session: 29 May 2026 at 3:00 pm CEST.

Questions for the briefing due: 25 May 2026.

Notification of successful grantees: 10 August 2026.

Project kick-off: 1 October 2026.

Project completion: before 31 March 2029.

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