UNESCO Cultural Diversity Fund 2025 for Developing Countries

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UNESCO is accepting applications from cultural professionals for the 2025 International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD).

Application Deadline: 21st May 2025 before 1pm CAT.

About the Award: UNESCO is launching the fourteenth call for applications to the International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD). Through an open and competitive process, projects will be selected based on their ability to generate concrete and lasting results towards the development of the creative sectors in developing countries that are Parties to the 2005 Convention.

Through an open and competitive process, UNESCO fund innovative projects with up to US$ 100,000, implemented over a 12–24-month period. The projects are evaluated based on their relevance, feasibility, financial management capacity and expected results.

Project proposals should contribute to:

• The implementation and/or elaboration of policies and strategies that have a direct, structural impact on the creation, production, distribution and access to a diversity of cultural goods and services;
• The strengthening of capacities in public institutions and civil society organizations to support viable local and regional cultural industries and markets.

Type: Grants

Eligibility:

• Public authorities and institutions from eligible countries (developing countries that are Parties to the 2005 Convention) • Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from eligible countries (developing countries that are Parties to the 2005 Convention) that meet the definition of civil society*
• International non-governmental organizations (INGOs) registered in countries Parties to the 2005 Convention, that meet the definition of civil society* in the Operational Guidelines and that present projects that have an impact in developing countries at the sub-regional, regional or inter-regional level

Eligible Countries: Eligible African countries include Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Congo, DRC, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, eSwatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, South Africa, Sudan, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda and Zimbabwe.

See other eligible countries here

Number of Awards: Not specified

Value of Awards:

• US$ 100,000 is the maximum amount that can be requested*

• Allocations will be sent in several installments:
• Beginning of the project: 50%-Mid-way through the project: 30 %-Completion of the project: 20%

How to Apply:

• It is important to go through all application requirements in the Award Webpage (see Link below) before applying.
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