د Commonwealth Foundation Grants ۲۰۲۶–۲۷ – تر £60,000

Commonwealth Foundation Grants 2026–27 د eligible civil-society organisations، networks، coalitions، alliances او creative collectives لپاره دي.

Open

23 September 2026، 12:00 GMT.

Deadline

26 October 2026، 12:00 GMT.

Project start

1 Aug–30 Sep 2027.

Funding streams

• Individual Organisation:

£15,000–£30,000/year، up to 2 years. Maximum possible £60,000.

• Collective Action:

£15,000–£20,000/year، up to 2 years. New stream for networks/coalitions/alliances/platforms/creative collectives.

Impact areas

• Climate & Environmental Justice.
• Economic Inclusion.
• Freedom of Expression.

All projects must integrate gender + intersectionality. Youth-led organisations/projects encouraged. Commonwealth small states are priority.

Project approach

constructive engagement with governments/decision-makers and/or creative advocacy.

Eligibility

Individual applicant

• registered not-for-profit in eligible Commonwealth Foundation member country.
• operating at least 3 years.
• 3+ years relevant experience.
• strong community experience.
• average annual income <£2.5m.
• grant request ≤70% of average annual income over last 2 years.

Collective

eligible network/coalition/alliance/platform; unregistered collective may nominate eligible registered member as lead. Also needs 3+ years relevant experience.

Project must operate in lead applicant’s registration country; may extend to other eligible countries with strong local participation.

Not eligible

organisations currently implementing Foundation grant or awaiting final payment.

One-application rule

Each organisation/network/partner can appear in only one application.

Partners

can be registered or informal grassroots/community groups، movements، artists، storytellers، creatives or advocates. Government/business cannot be formal partners، though informal collaboration is possible.

Not funded

partisan electioneering، hate/discrimination/violence، mainly service delivery، government/private-sector training as sole activity، creative work without social/political purpose، private-profit projects، developed-country exchanges، core organisational costs.

Apply only through SurveyMonkey Apply. Email/post applications not accepted. Completing form alone is not enough—click Submit. Confirmation email comes from [email protected].

Required

• online form.
• logic model.
• registration certificate/not-for-profit proof.
• board/trustee or governance information.

India

FCRA compliance/preparation required where applicable.

Financial documents

Exactly £15k/year → audited OR annual accounts. Annual accounts need balance sheet، P&L، notes، approval; no older than Dec 2024. Above £15k/year → audited accounts + external auditor opinion، signed; no older than Dec 2024.

Collective Action

structure، governance، secretariat if any، full member list.

Creative portfolio max

6 images OR 5 minutes video/audio OR 5 pages writing/material, plus relevant links; each example title/date/role/≤75-word description.

All documents must belong to same legal lead entity. Incomplete applications rejected.

Capacity strengthening

Not core funding. Shortlisted Individual applicants may later propose up to 5% of grant for organisational strengthening; Collective applicants may propose support for collective-action capacity.

Monitoring

1-year → final narrative + financial report. 2-year → annual narrative/financial + final reports.

Assessment

eligibility، advocacy record، clear problem، strong approach، beneficiary consultation، feasibility/timeliness، organisational capacity، gender commitment.

Shortlist

by end Feb 2027.

Final result

by end Jun 2027.

Implementation

Aug–Sep 2027.

AI

Use only as support for editing، grammar، research، readability and summarising. Application must remain rooted in real community knowledge، lived experience، genuine engagement، evidence and organisational insight. AI use itself neither helps nor harms assessment.

Safeguarding

identify risks and mitigation; shortlisted applicants must provide/develop safeguarding procedures.

Help

[email protected]

Deadline

26 October 2026، 12:00 GMT.

All applications must include the following additional documentation: A logic model (using the template provided here). A clear copy of the applicant’s or lead applicant’s registration certificate.

Individual Organisation Grants Applicants must generally: Be a not-for-profit civil society or creative organisation Be registered in an eligible Commonwealth Foundation member country Have been registered and operating for at least three years

We will only consider completed applications that have been submitted using the online application system. Before applying, you need to set up a SurveyMonkey Apply account. To set up your account, click ‘register’ on the website here. Complete the online application form To apply, you will first need to log in to your SurveyMonkey Apply account and complete and submit an online application form on the website here. The application and supporting documents cannot be emailed to the Foundation. Applications open at 12pm GMT on 23 September 2026 and close at 12pm GMT on 26 October 2026.