$100,000 grants for youth-led climate adaptation businesses
An annual competition run by the Global Center on Adaptation with the African Development Bank, awarding grants plus a 12-month accelerator to young African entrepreneurs building climate adaptation and resilience solutions.
Use when
You are a young African founder or MSME with a working climate adaptation or resilience solution and need grant capital plus structured support.
Skip when
Your business has no climate adaptation angle, or you fall outside the youth age bracket for the current cycle.
Status (8 Sep 2026): runs as an annual call; check the GCA page for the current window. Award: US$100,000 grant per winner plus tailored business development support through a 12-month accelerator. Recent editions also connect winners to domestic debt and equity funders through investor deal rooms.
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