# GEF Small Grants Programme Zimbabwe (Low Value Grants)

From Global Environment Facility, run by UNDP Zimbabwe. Listed on naturefunding.org, a free directory of nature restoration and conservation funding where every fact is read from the funder’s own page or the organisation that runs the programme for it.

- Status, as of 2 November 2026: No call open now. The last call we found closed on 22 June 2026; check the funder’s page for the next round.
- How to apply: Apply directly
- Amount: Up to $75,000 USD
- Who can apply: NGOs, Community groups, Indigenous organisations and Research institutions
- Where: Not found on the pages we read
- Rounds: Fixed rounds with deadlines
- Co-funding required: Not found on the pages we read
- Run by: UNDP Zimbabwe (https://www.undp.org/zimbabwe)
- Restoration approach (our classification): Community conservation, Sustainable land use, Reforestation and Wetlands
- Last checked: 2 November 2026. Every quote below was read on or after this day.

How to apply, who can apply and where are our categories, from the funder’s words; the quotes are below.
- Listing: https://naturefunding.org/p/gef-sgp-zimbabwe/
- Funder’s programme page: https://www.undp.org/sites/g/files/zskgke326/files/2026-05/undp-zwe-gefsgp-second-call-for-proposals-2026.pdf

Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: Zimbabwe's SGP country programme gives low value grants to national NGOs, community groups, Indigenous, women and youth groups for biodiversity, climate and land degradation work, over two years.

## The facts, in the funder’s words

**GEF Small Grants Programme Zimbabwe (Low Value Grants), how to apply:** Apply directly. When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call.

> “The application should be submitted using email address gefsgpzimgrants.zw@undp.org.”

Source: https://www.undp.org/sites/g/files/zskgke326/files/2026-05/undp-zwe-gefsgp-second-call-for-proposals-2026.pdf, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/gef-sgp-zimbabwe/#access

**GEF Small Grants Programme Zimbabwe (Low Value Grants), amount:** Up to $75,000 USD

> “Funding limit is USD75,000 though applicant can apply for less amount”

Source: https://www.undp.org/sites/g/files/zskgke326/files/2026-05/undp-zwe-gefsgp-second-call-for-proposals-2026.pdf, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/gef-sgp-zimbabwe/#amount

**GEF Small Grants Programme Zimbabwe (Low Value Grants), where:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/gef-sgp-zimbabwe/#geography

**GEF Small Grants Programme Zimbabwe (Low Value Grants), who can apply:** NGOs, Community groups, Indigenous organisations and Research institutions

> “national Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Community Based Organizations (CBOs), Non-governmental academic or educational institutions, Indigenous Peoples organizations, women and youth groups, persons with disabilities, as well as rural communities.”

Source: https://www.undp.org/sites/g/files/zskgke326/files/2026-05/undp-zwe-gefsgp-second-call-for-proposals-2026.pdf, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/gef-sgp-zimbabwe/#applicant_types

**GEF Small Grants Programme Zimbabwe (Low Value Grants), rounds:** Fixed rounds with deadlines

> “Proposals must be submitted by the deadline on 22 June 2026 (Zimbabwe time).”

Source: https://www.undp.org/sites/g/files/zskgke326/files/2026-05/undp-zwe-gefsgp-second-call-for-proposals-2026.pdf, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/gef-sgp-zimbabwe/#window

**GEF Small Grants Programme Zimbabwe (Low Value Grants), co-funding required:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/gef-sgp-zimbabwe/#co_finance_required

**GEF Small Grants Programme Zimbabwe (Low Value Grants), run by:** UNDP Zimbabwe

> “implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on behalf of the GEF Partnership”

Source: https://www.undp.org/sites/g/files/zskgke326/files/2026-05/undp-zwe-gefsgp-second-call-for-proposals-2026.pdf, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/gef-sgp-zimbabwe/#administered_by

## The call

### Second call for proposals 2026 (Low Value Grants)

Call page: https://www.undp.org/sites/g/files/zskgke326/files/2026-05/undp-zwe-gefsgp-second-call-for-proposals-2026.pdf

**GEF Small Grants Programme Zimbabwe (Low Value Grants), Second call for proposals 2026 (Low Value Grants), status:** Closed

> “Proposals must be submitted by the deadline on 22 June 2026 (Zimbabwe time).”

Source: https://www.undp.org/sites/g/files/zskgke326/files/2026-05/undp-zwe-gefsgp-second-call-for-proposals-2026.pdf, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/gef-sgp-zimbabwe/#call-second-call-2026-status

**GEF Small Grants Programme Zimbabwe (Low Value Grants), Second call for proposals 2026 (Low Value Grants), deadline:** 22 June 2026 (the funder writes “22 June 2026 (Zimbabwe time)”)

> “Proposals must be submitted by the deadline on 22 June 2026 (Zimbabwe time).”

Source: https://www.undp.org/sites/g/files/zskgke326/files/2026-05/undp-zwe-gefsgp-second-call-for-proposals-2026.pdf, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/gef-sgp-zimbabwe/#call-second-call-2026-deadline

## What the funder asks grantees to report

**GEF Small Grants Programme Zimbabwe (Low Value Grants), reporting:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/gef-sgp-zimbabwe/#reporting

## Part of a larger programme

[GEF Small Grants Programme](https://naturefunding.org/p/gef-sgp/), from Global Environment Facility.

## How to cite

naturefunding.org, “GEF Small Grants Programme Zimbabwe (Low Value Grants)”, checked 2 November 2026, https://naturefunding.org/p/gef-sgp-zimbabwe/. Data CC BY 4.0. Quotes are the funder’s words; cite the funder’s page for them.

## Something wrong?

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