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Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) grants

From Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund

CEPF funds civil society organisations working on biodiversity conservation inside the biodiversity hotspots where it currently invests, through small and large grants awarded only via hotspot-specific calls for letters of inquiry.

Summary in our words. Each fact below shows the funder’s own words and links to its page.

Through a partner

One partner programme is open now

The money reaches projects through partners, such as country programmes. You apply to the partner, not the funder. The open one is CEPF Indo-Burma Biodiversity Hotspot grants, apply by 2 November 2026.

See the open partner programmeChecked 1 Nov 2026Source: cepf.net · life cycle of grant

Partner programmes

You apply to one of these, each with its own calls and deadlines.

  1. Open

    CEPF Indo-Burma Biodiversity Hotspot grants

    Run by IUCN Asia Regional Office

    Where: Indo-BurmaWho: NGOs, Community groups

    Deadline2 Nov 20261 day left“Monday, 2 November 2026 (11:59 p.m. Atlantic Standard Time)”
    AmountUp to $250,000 USD
    Checked 1 Nov 2026
Not open now5
  1. Closed

    CEPF Wallacea Biodiversity Hotspot grants

    Run by Burung Indonesia

    Where: Wallacea

    DeadlineClosed 27 Sep 2026“Sunday, 27 September 2026, 11:00 a.m., Western Indonesia Time (Jakarta)”
    AmountUp to $150,000 USD
    Checked 1 Nov 2026
  2. Closed

    CEPF Mediterranean Basin Biodiversity Hotspot grants

    Run by BirdLife International

    Where: Mediterranean BasinWho: NGOs, Community groups

    DeadlineClosed 18 Sep 2026“Friday, 18 September 2026, (midnight EDT, UTC-4), Washington, D.C. time”
    AmountUp to $180,000 USD
    Checked 1 Nov 2026
  3. Closed

    CEPF Guinean Forests of West Africa Biodiversity Hotspot grants

    Run by A Rocha Ghana and AJESH

    Where: Guinean Forests of West AfricaWho: NGOs, Community groups, Companies

    DeadlineClosed 31 Aug 2026“31 August 2026 at 11:59 p.m. GMT/UTC”
    AmountUp to $250,000 USD
    Checked 1 Nov 2026
  4. Closed

    CEPF Madagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands Biodiversity Hotspot grants

    Run by IUCN NL with SAF/FJKM, ID, FORENA and SeyCCAT

    Where: Madagascar and the Indian Ocean IslandsWho: NGOs, Community groups, Companies, Research institutions

    DeadlineClosed 7 Jul 2026“Tuesday 7 July 2026 - 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time Zone, Washington, D.C, USA)”
    AmountUp to $200,000 USD
    Checked 1 Nov 2026
  5. Closed

    CEPF Cerrado Biodiversity Hotspot grants

    Run by Instituto Internacional de Educação do Brasil (IEB)

    Where: CerradoWho: NGOs, Community groups

    DeadlineClosed 3 Jun 2026“Wednesday, 3 June 2026 (06:00 p.m. Brasilia Time)”
    AmountNot stated
    Checked 1 Nov 2026

The facts, in the funder’s words

These cover Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) grants as a whole. Each partner programme above sets its own amounts and deadlines.

All quotes are from cepf.net · life cycle of grant unless marked. Checked 1 Nov 2026

How to apply

Through a partner

Successful applicants for small grants will sign a grant agreement with the RIT for the hotspot.

Amount

Set by each partner programme

Where

Biodiversity hotspots where CEPF currently works (Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, Middle East and Oceania)

To be considered for CEPF funding, a project must be located within a biodiversity hotspot where CEPF currently works (check the map).

Checked 1 Nov 2026Source: cepf.net · eligibility
Who can apply

NGOs, Community groups and Research institutions

We support civil society organizations of all sizes-from farmers' cooperatives and community groups to universities and international nongovernmental organizations.

Checked 1 Nov 2026Source: cepf.net · grants
Rounds

Fixed rounds with deadlines

For each call, we accept letters of inquiry for approximately six weeks.

Co-funding required

Set by each partner programme

Restoration approach

Species conservation, Protected areas, Community conservation and Sustainable land use

Our classification, from the funder’s description of what it supports.

Ready to apply?See the open partner programme

What the funder asks grantees to report

Reporting

Large-grant holders file financial reports every quarter and progress reports every six months through CEPF’s online system.

Recipients of large grants must submit financial reports each quarter and progress reports every six months through ConservationGrants.

Checked 1 Nov 2026Source: cepf.net · life cycle of grant

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