GrantStation International Insider | March 2026

Application deadline: None
Grant amount: Varies
Target population: Women and girls
Description: The COMO Foundation partners with nonprofit organizations that improve the lives of underserved women and girls across the world. Funding supports programs that advance education, sustainable livelihoods—including food security, income equality, and gender equity—and access to vital goods and services, such as healthcare and feminine hygiene products. The Foundation is dedicated to advancing initiatives that empower women and girls to access quality education, actively participate in their communities, and achieve lasting economic security.

Application deadline: April 15, 2026
Grant amount: Up to $50,000 USD
Target population: Educators and students
Description: The Spencer Foundation provides funding for research that improves understanding of education and strengthens the educational research community. Its Small Research Grants on Education Program supports one- to five-year projects addressing pressing questions or emerging opportunities in education. Applications are accepted from researchers in the U.S. and internationally.

Application deadline: April 30, 2026
Grant amount: Up to 10,000 CHF
Target population: Underserved communities 
Description: The Paul K. Feyerabend Association, based in Switzerland, supports global initiatives that empower underserved communities and promote well-being through solidarity. Funding focuses on projects that build local capacity, advance human rights, and sustain cultural and biological diversity. Supported efforts may engage communities in collective action to improve living conditions or protect their environment, address social conditions that undermine solidarity, or unite people around a shared cause. 

Application deadline: April 1, 2026
Grant amount: Awards of $2,500, $7,500, and $10,000 USD
Target population: Communities affected by food insecurity
Description: The World Food Forum’s Startup Innovation Awards is a global competition recognizing youth-led startups using technology to transform agrifood systems, fight hunger, and advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The 2026 awards focus on innovations in digital food processing, malnutrition and food security, climate resilience and water security, and women’s empowerment in agrifood systems. Eligible startups must deliver tech-driven solutions that strengthen sustainability, resilience, and inclusion across agrifood value chains worldwide.

Application deadline: None
Grant amount: Varies
Geographic scope: Select countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and North Africa
Target population: Communities affected by conflict and inequality
Description: Diakonia is a Swedish development organization that works with local partners to advance a just, equal, and sustainable world. Diakonia supports civil society organizations and social movements across Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East/North Africa. Initiatives should focus on democracy, human rights, social and economic justice, gender equality, conflict and justice, and emergency response. Support is typically provided through core funding, capacity building, networking, advocacy, and public awareness efforts.

Application deadline: April 10, 2026
Grant amount: £2,000–£30,000
Geographic scope: England
Target population: Youth, aged 25 or under
Description: Youth Music funds organizations in England to run projects that equalize access to music for young people aged 25 and under. The Trailblazer Fund provides grants to test new ideas, sustain grassroots programs, or challenge practices in the music sector. Projects must align with themes such as early years, youth with disabilities, the youth justice system, young adults, or workforce development. Match funding, either cash or in-kind, is required.

Application deadline: April 13, 2026
Grant amount: Up to €50,000
Geographic scope: Europe
Target population: Journalists
Description: Investigative Journalism for Europe (IJ4EU) supports cross-border investigative reporting on issues of public interest in Europe. Funding is provided through the Freelancer Support Scheme and the Investigation Support Scheme for cross-border collaborations of any kind. Grants are available to collaborative teams based in at least two EU member states, or one EU member state and the United Kingdom. Projects in all media formats, including documentary film, are eligible.

Application deadline: April 30, 2026
Grant amount: $2,000–$5,000
Geographic scope: Central and South America
Target population: Pets, wildlife, and farm animals
Description: The Cold Noses Foundation invests in organizations working to prevent animal suffering and strengthen the human-animal bond. Grants fund special projects focused on humane treatment, adoption and non-lethal alternatives to euthanasia, veterinary care for underserved families or organizations, and humane education across domestic pets, wildlife, and farm animals. The geographic focus for funding changes each quarter.

From new charitable deductions to canceled federal grants and tighter foundation funding, 2026 brings new challenges—and new opportunities. This guide from the Chronicle of Philanthropy shows how these shifts could impact fundraising, financial planning, and donor strategy.

When conducting research in the GrantStation database, don't overlook global funders. Most of us look for funders in our state and throughout the country, but there are additional funders with no geographic restrictions that may fit your needs.

Webinar date: March 17, 2026, 2:00 PM Eastern Time

Most nonprofits work hard to solicit gifts and grants, yet only a small fraction truly understand how to maximize revenue from these traditional sources. As a result, many leave millions of dollars on the table each year and risk remaining stuck at subsistence levels of revenue—or even closing altogether.

Even fewer nonprofits recognize the opportunities in launching and growing effective revenue-generation efforts from other abundant sources. These include: 1) earned income ventures such as certifications, licensing campaigns, and services; 2) investment ventures such as for-profit subsidiaries, real estate, or social impact bonds; and 3) partnership initiatives with corporations, trade associations, and other nonprofits.

Join this webinar to learn how to get off the survival treadmill and into the impact fast lane. In this engaging presentation, Donald Summers will provide a clear and practical overview of creative strategies you can use to design a sustainable, scalable revenue engine for your organization.

Webinar date: March 18, 2026, 2:00 PM Eastern Time

Finding the funds needed to fulfill your mission is a never-ending challenge for all nonprofits.

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During this live demo and Q&A session, Jeremy Smith, Learning and Engagement Specialist, and Nancy Vargo, Member Services Representative, will show you how you can use GrantStation to complete your grant research quickly and get high-quality results.

You’ll see how you can find and vet funding opportunities in a quick, streamlined fashion, so you and your staff can focus on what's most important—serving your community.

Webinar date: March 19, 2026, 2:00 PM Eastern Time

Have you ever stumbled across policies from decades ago, only to wonder whether you still need them or who was even responsible for maintaining them? If keeping your nonprofit’s operations, compliance, and risk management organized feels overwhelming, you’re not alone. Many organizations grow quickly, rely on informal processes, and suddenly realize their internal structure hasn’t kept pace.

During this webinar, Bonnie Chavez will help you regain control of your operations without adding unnecessary complexity. Rather than relying on last-minute fixes or assigning everything to one person at the end of the year, this session introduces a more sustainable, decentralized approach that supports continuity, accountability, and long-term growth.

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The annual State of Grantseeking™ Survey is back, carefully curated to offer greater data value. Why should you invest your time in this survey? Because the survey questions reflect the grantseeking experiences of several thousand organizations, with results that include award sizes and frequency, funder type, administrative costs, and more.

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