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Grand Challenges Canada
Funding challenges for innovations that save and improve lives
Funding and support to help promising innovations from low- and middle-income countries transition bold ideas to significant impact, particularly in areas like early childhood development and mental health.
Business Size: small, medium
Industries: social innovation, early childhood development, education, mental health
Region: low- and middle-income countries, Kenya, Uganda, Lebanon, Jordan, Colombia, Ecuador, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Morocco, Pakistan, Romania, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Vietnam
Other Criteria: promising innovations positioned to take bold ideas to big impact, applications for Transition to Scale funding are managed on an invitation basis (unsolicited applications will not be reviewed), innovative early childhood development and education solutions for children aged 0-12 and their caregivers in crisis settings (for Play Learn Thrive call), bold prevention and promotion ideas addressing early drivers of mental health and wellbeing for underserved young people aged 10-24 (for Being Initiative call), new users must register for Grand Challenges Canada’s Fluxx Portal at least 7 business days before the application deadline
Government of Canada, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Personalized advisory services for innovators
Government of Canada, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Sell your innovation to government
Government of Canada, National Research Council Canada
Collaborate on ocean, coastal and river engineering R&D
This program is available to small, medium businesses in social innovation, early childhood development, education industries located in low- and middle-income countries, Kenya, Uganda, Lebanon, Jordan, Colombia, Ecuador, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Morocco, Pakistan, Romania, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Vietnam.
This program offers funding up to $3,000,000.
The application deadline is March 31, 2026.