International Climate Initiative (IKI) Small Grants 2025 (Up to 200,000 Euros)

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The International Climate Initiative (IKI), a program established by the German Government in 2008, is now accepting applications for Small and Medium Grants aimed at promoting climate action and biodiversity conservation in the Global South. The IKI Small Grants programme is a complementary instrument within the International Climate Initiative (IKI). It serves to support small, local organisations in the implementation of their climate and biodiversity projects.

IKI Small Grants focuses on small national and local organisations in ODA-eligible countries. Through annual calls for proposals, IKI Small Grants provides project funding to encourage active civil society engagement and implement effective, locally adapted approaches to the impacts of climate change and biodiversity loss. In addition, it supports small implementing organisations in further developing their capacities and strengthening their professional networks by customized measures Protection (BMUV).

By focusing on climate action and biodiversity, the initiative contributes to sustainable development in ODA-eligible countries.

IKI Small Grants Focus Areas

Project proposals must focus on one or more of the following IKI funding areas:

Mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions
Adaptation to the impacts of climate change
Conserving natural carbon sinks with a focus on reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation
Conserving biological diversity

Funding Details

Funding amount: 60,000 to 200,000 euros
Funding period: 1 to 3 years

Eligibilty Criteria

To qualify for funding, projects must meet the following requirements:

The project must implement climate and biodiversity actions.
Projects must be conducted in ODA-eligible countries.
Applicants should be not-for-profit organisations and private companies only if they pursue strictly non-profit objectives as part of their proposed project.
No individuals, natural persons, one-person organisations or governmental organisations are eligible.
Applicant organisations must have been operative for at least three years.
Over the past three years applicant organisations must have generated an average annual revenue of at least EUR 60,000 and no more than EUR 500,000.
The applicant organisation must have dedicated accounting staff and have accounting principles that ensure internal as well as external control mechanisms and must also employ a software-based accounting system.