International Grant Call: GEF SGP CSO Challenge Program
2026-07-06 11:05:00 / Advertisements
Attention to the research institutes of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan and other research organizations!
We are pleased to announce that the GEF Small Grants Programme (SGP) – CSO Challenge Program is currently accepting project proposals from organizations working in the fields of environmental protection and sustainable development.
Grant amount: up to USD 300,000
Project duration: up to 24 months
The program supports projects in the following priority areas:
biodiversity conservation and ecosystem protection;
sustainable agriculture, fisheries, and food security;
low-carbon and renewable energy solutions;
management of chemicals, waste, and plastic pollution;
sustainable urban solutions.
The program is intended to support proven, scalable environmental solutions that have already demonstrated their effectiveness in practice and can be replicated or expanded in other regions, rather than funding new or untested ideas.
Application deadline: 31 July 2026, 23:59 (UTC).
Research institutes of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan are encouraged to submit their promising research outcomes and applied projects in the fields of ecology, biology, agriculture, energy, environmental protection, and sustainable development to this international grant competition.
For detailed information and application submission, please visit: https://csochallenge.org/
Strategic Planning and International Grant Attraction Division,
Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan