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DARWIN INITIATIVE ROUND 32 FUNDING PROGRAMME

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Application Deadline for Darwin Initiative Extra Stage 1: Wednesday 1 July 2026

LOCATION: United Kingdom

They are thrilled to announce that applications for Darwin Initiative Round 32 are now open.

The aim of the Darwin Initiative is to support communities to find just, scalable, and sustainable ways to conserve and restore nature while growing their economies and reducing poverty. Darwin Initiative grants enable real impact on the ground. 

ELIGIBILITY:

Eligible Countries: The Darwin Initiative has narrowed its focus to ensure deeper impact. Round 32 prioritizes projects in biodiversity-rich regions where conservation and poverty reduction are most urgent.

Total eligible countries: 35

Regions covered: Africa, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and small island states

Selection criteria: Countries must fall within one of the 13 biodiversity hotspots identified by Defra for this round.
Location: Focused on 13 biodiversity hotspots across 35 countries.
Host Organization: Darwin Initiative

Projects should support communities to find just, scalable, and sustainable ways to conserve and restore nature while growing their economies and reducing poverty.

Round 32 focuses on 13 biodiversity hotspots across 35 countries.

Organisations are limited to leading on one application per scheme.

Organisations may appear on an unlimited number of applications as partners.

The Darwin Initiative Innovation scheme will no longer accept new applications in Round 32.

Applicants should review the scheme guidance and application requirements on the Darwin Initiative application portal. Then, choose the relevant scheme: Extra, Main, or Capability & Capacity.

Because scheme deadlines differ, make sure you submit under the correct funding window. For full guidance and updates, use the official source.

BENEFIT:

Grant Amount: The grants range between £200,000 and £1,000,000, depending on the type of grant and project scope.
Project Duration: Main Projects: 2–5 years

Flexibility: The exact length should match the scale of your proposed work and the outcomes you aim to achieve.
Funding Scope: Funding for projects through the Darwin Initiative grant schemes, including support for biodiversity conservation and restoration, poverty reduction, community resilience, and systems strengthening.

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RELX ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGE

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Application Deadline: 23:59 GMT on 12 July 2026.

LOCATION: England

The RELX Environmental Challenge (the “Challenge”) is a skill-based competition in which participants are asked to submit proposals outlining innovative ideas that advance access to safe water and/or sanitation where access is presently at risk. All proposals are to be submitted for consideration based on the criteria listed in Section 4 on the program website.

ELIGIBILITY:

The RELX Environmental Challenge is open to individuals and organisations operating in both the not-for-profit and for-profit sectors.

Clean Water or Sanitation Category: Projects must advance sustainable access to safe water where it is at risk and/or improve access to sanitation.

Ocean Category: Projects must support ocean health, marine ecosystems, or ocean-based solutions that contribute to environmental sustainability and resilience.

All submissions will be evaluated against the following criteria:

Show strong local or community-level engagement

The Challenge is open only to applicants 21 years of age or over at their time of entry with access to the internet and an email account during the Challenge Period (defined below) and the subsequent Prize Award Period (as defined below). Proof of residency and age may be required.

Be replicable, scalable, and sustainable

Set a benchmark for innovation

Demonstrate practical applicability

Address non-discrimination and equity of access

Involve and positively impact a range of stakeholders

Applicants may participate as individuals, teams of individuals, or individually or in teams on behalf of an organisation, i.e., an educational or not-for-profit institution or a corporation (the latter category, collectively “Organisations”).

Submission of an application with a proposal (“Application”) on behalf of a group of individuals or an Organisation shall constitute a representation by the individual submitting the application that he/she is authorized to represent the team to submit the application, distribute any prize money, and meet all eligibility requirements at the time of entry and throughout the Challenge and Prize Award Period.

Sponsor reserves the right to verify eligibility at any time and to disqualify any applicant who fails to provide requested verification documentation within the timeframe specified by Sponsor.

Directors, officers and employees (and their immediate families and household members) of RELX (UK) Limited (“Sponsor”) and its corporate
parent, RELX plc, and affiliates (collectively, with the sponsor, “RELX”) and their respective advertising and promotion agencies are not eligible to enter the challenge.

The challenge is subject to applicable laws of an applicant’s jurisdiction.

The sponsor is not responsible for any other eligibility prohibitions, including, without limitation, any established by the applicant’s employer; applicants are encouraged to seek information on any such restrictions prior to the submission of an application.

VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THE CHALLENGE.

BENEFIT:

Up to two (2) prizes may be awarded (the total estimated value of all prizes is at least US$150,000) as follows:

US$75,000 for winner of clean water and sanitation category and

US$75,000 for winner of ocean category, each to be used to launch, sustain or effectuate its respective winning proposal in accordance with
the benchmarks in the judging criteria.

Each winner will be required to execute and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and/or a Release of Liability/Publicity Release and any additional documentation reasonably requested by the sponsor. Any portion of the prize unclaimed or unused by the winner will be forfeited and will not be substituted. Prizes are not transferable

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