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INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION (WORLD BANK GROUP) WOMEN-LED BUSINESS GRANT

Application Deadline: August 20, 2026

LOCATION: USA

The Women-Led Business Grant program targets businesses founded or led by women, providing non-dilutive funding alongside leadership coaching and a global peer network. Supports growth across all sectors.

ELIGIBILITY:

Region: Global

Businesses with at least 51% women ownership or women in C-suite leadership roles.

What you can fund:

Working capital and pilot deployments

Technical assistance and capacity building

Climate and ESG-aligned investments

Market research and feasibility studies

Equipment and technology procurement

Monitoring, evaluation, and learning

Submissions take about 15 minutes. Decision in 4–6 weeks.

No application fees

BENEFIT:

Funding range: $25K – $750K

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THRIVE PHILANTHROPY SEED GRANT

Application Deadline: 11:59 pm GMT on

1 Dec.

1 March

1 June

1 Sept.

LOCATION: USA

The Seed Grant funds initiatives outside the USA that accelerate alternatives to industrial animal agriculture, create plant-rich food systems, and/or increase access to or awareness of nutritious plant-based foods. They invite applicants from any country in the world except the USA.

ELIGIBILITY:

Proposals that accelerate alternatives to industrial animal agriculture, create plant-rich food systems, and/or increase access to or awareness of nutritious plant-based foods.

Aligns with Thrive Philanthropy’s safespace policy.

Outside the United States and/or are not an international chapter of a US-based organization.

Applicants must consistently demonstrate a positive reputation with their stakeholders and community and be able to contribute to Thrive Philanthropy’s positive reputation.

For African applicants—have received an invitation or previous grant.

Not a for-profit company.

They are currently prioritizing organizations with a budget less than $500,000 USD.

Special Note for Africa-Based Applicants:

Due to an exceptionally high number of proposals coming from Africa, African proposals are accepted by invitation only or by previous grantees.

If you are based in Africa and haven’t been invited to apply for a grant, you are welcome to join Thrive’s other Africa initiatives such as the Thrive Africa Accelerator HERE. Within the accelerator you’ll get to join a cohort of like-minded advocates across Africa, and Thrive will get to know more about your work, increasing your chances of being invited to apply in the future.

BENEFIT:

The Thrive Seed Grant ranges up to $5000 USD.

The Seed Grant is geared toward new or small-scale organizations, one-time projects, conference sponsorships, individuals without nonprofit status, or applicants that haven’t received a grant from Thrive in the past

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