Global EbA Fund: Small-SizeGrants 2026
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This call supports smaller-scale but innovative projects that help overcome the barriers preventing ecosystem-based adaptation from being adopted more widely. It is intended for organisations developing practical approaches to climate resilience through nature, including applied research, technical capacity-building, knowledge exchange, investment preparation and partnerships that can make adaptation approaches easier to replicate. Although the grant ceiling is lower than the medium-size call, the fund still expects a project to have catalytic value: it should help unlock wider change rather than simply pay for routine activities. The fund's primary geographic focus for this call is on ODA-eligible small island developing states and least-developed countries, while proposals from other ODA-eligible countries may be considered where they demonstrate exceptional ambition and opportunities to scale. Nigerian applicants should therefore explain the project's relevance and scaling potential clearly.
Requirements checklist
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Eligible applicant: Applications must come from a legally recognised eligible organisation, such as an NGO, INGO, community-based organisation, university, research institute, think tank or qualifying private-sector company. Individuals cannot apply for personal study funding.
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Climate-adaptation purpose: The project must qualify as ecosystem-based adaptation and show how ecosystem services can reduce the vulnerability of people and communities to climate hazards.
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Demonstrated climate risk: Applicants should identify the climate hazards and risks the project addresses, explain the social and ecological factors contributing to vulnerability, and show how the intervention will improve resilience.
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Innovative approach: The project must address an identifiable barrier to expanding ecosystem-based adaptation. Examples include insufficient technical capacity, gaps in evidence, weak coordination, limited investment readiness or a lack of knowledge-sharing systems.
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Evidence and partnerships: The proposal should build on existing work and establish partnerships with local institutions. It should demonstrate the lead organisation's relevant experience and include community participation, gender considerations and local knowledge where relevant.
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Project plan: Applicants must provide a logical framework, theory of change, activities, timeline, measurable indicators and a detailed explanation of how the project will achieve its intended outcomes.
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Sustainability: Explain how the benefits will be maintained after the funding period and how the project could be replicated, expanded or integrated into wider climate-adaptation plans.
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Budget limit: The request must be no more than US$250,000, with a project duration of up to 24 months.
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Required documents: Applicants must submit the applicant declaration, co-applicant mandate where applicable, small-size grant application form, theory of change/logframe and project-activities form, project budget and due-diligence/financial-capacity questionnaire.
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Submission rules: Apply through the official online portal in English. Applicants should read the grant procedures manual and verify that the project satisfies the call's geographic and technical eligibility rules before submitting.
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Nigeria eligibility: Nigerian organisations can be considered under the fund's ODA-eligible country framework, but the call gives priority to particularly vulnerable countries and requires strong justification for projects outside its primary geographical rules.