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How to apply

Round 32 is now live! Please see below for more information.

Introduction

The Darwin Initiative is a UK Government grants scheme that supports communities to find just, scalable, and sustainable ways to conserve and restore nature while growing their economies and reducing poverty.

Successful Darwin Initiative projects are likely to:

  • Facilitate changes that improve biodiversity conservation and reduce poverty
  • Operate in ways that make change likely to last beyond external funding, including enhancing the capability and capacity of national and local partners and stakeholders
  • Strengthen, promote, and use evidence to inform and scale changes
  • Facilitate large-scale benefits for biodiversity and people, or test approaches that have the potential to deliver large-scale impact
  • Demonstrate an understanding of Gender Equality and Social Inclusion within their context, and effectively reflect this in their approach to deliver sustained outcomes

The guidance documents for each scheme can be found below. All applications should be submitted via the Flexi-Grant application portal.

 

Funding Schemes

Round 32 of the Darwin Initiative includes the following schemes:

 

Round 32 funding update webinar

We are hosting a webinar to provide an update on the Darwin Initiative, outlining what has changed in Round 32, why these changes have been introduced, and what they mean in practice. There will also be an opportunity for participants to ask questions and engage in discussion.

Please note: this session will focus on programme updates and will not cover detailed guidance on the application process or application forms. For any queries about the application process, please refer to the Round 32 Guidance for applicants.

Webinar registration details:

A recording of the webinar and a copy of the presentation slides will be added to the Workshops and Webinars page under Resources on our website.

 

Guidance

Before applying, you should first read the following documents: 

Please refer to the application guidance for the list of countries and organisations eligible for the schemes – this is particularly important for Round 32 as there have been significant changes to the geographic eligibility this year.

Once you have read the guidance, you will be required to complete additional material as part of your application, which can be found on the respective scheme pages found in the side menu, or downloaded from Flexi-Grant.

All applications should be submitted via the Flexi-Grant application portal.

 

Contact Information

For further queries, see our Frequently Asked Questions.

If you would like to contact us regarding an application, and you can’t find the answer in the guidance documents, please contact the Darwin Initiative Administration Team: