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Japan Fund for Global Environment (JFGE) Grants Program

From Environmental Restoration and Conservation Agency of Japan (ERCA)

Annual grants from a Japanese public fund for non-profit environmental organisations working in Japan or in ODA-recipient countries, covering nature protection and restoration, forest conservation, agroforestry and other conservation work; non-Japanese applicants apply through a Japan-based agent, in Japanese.

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

Open

Apply by 16 November 2026

Days left
15
Call
FY2027 grant requests

The facts, in the funder’s words

All quotes are from erca.go.jp · 2027 Guide to the JFGE Grant Program Request F… unless marked. Checked 1 Nov 2026

How to apply

Apply directly

When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call.

Please apply within this period through internet.

Checked 1 Nov 2026Source: erca.go.jp · grants
Amount

Up to ¥8,000,000 JPY

2,000,000 - 8,000,000 yen Category A, B, C projects

Where

Japan and developing regions (DAC list of ODA recipients) (Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, Middle East, Oceania and Europe)

Target Regions for Activities Japan, developing regions

Who can apply

NGOs and Community groups

Those eligible to receive grants are private organizations engaged in environmental conservation activities that fall into one of the following categories:

Rounds

Fixed rounds with deadlines

Application period for FY2027 is from Oct.13 to Nov.16, 2026.

Checked 1 Nov 2026Source: erca.go.jp · grants
Co-funding required

Not found on the pages we read

Restoration approach

Reforestation, Agroforestry, Species conservation and Sustainable land use

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

The call

Open

FY2027 grant requests

Closes 16 November 2026
Call page

Quotes from erca.go.jp · 2027 Guide to the JFGE Grant Program Request F…. Checked 1 Nov 2026

Status

Open

Application period for FY2027 is from Oct.13 to Nov.16, 2026.

Checked 1 Nov 2026Source: erca.go.jp · grants
Opens

13 October 2026

Acceptance period for request forms: 12:00 p.m. October 13, 2026 (Tue) to 1:00 p.m. November 16, 2026 (Mon)

Deadline

16 November 2026, 13:00 Japan Standard Time

Acceptance period for request forms: 12:00 p.m. October 13, 2026 (Tue) to 1:00 p.m. November 16, 2026 (Mon)

Ready to apply to FY2027 grant requests?Go to the funder’s call page

What the funder asks grantees to report

Reporting

Grantees submit a yearly Report on Achievements and Activities and a self-assessment sheet; multi-year grants add a mid-term consultation and an activity sharing meeting in the final year.

Grant recipients are required to submit a "Report on Achievements and Activities" within one month after the conclusion of the grant activities

Checked 1 Nov 2026Source: erca.go.jp · 2027 Guide to the JFGE Grant Program Request F…

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