Large Grants 2026

A new call for IKI Large Grants will be published on this website shortly.

Priorities

The IKI Large Grants Call 2026 offers nine priorities across the four IKI funding areas: mitigating greenhouse gas emissions, adapting to the impacts of climate change, conserving and restoring of natural carbon sinks, and conserving biological diversity. Funding for individual projects ranges from €7 million to €15 million.

We are looking for project ideas that contribute to the implementation of international climate and biodiversity targets.

Preview of selected thematic priorities

On the occasion of the 17th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP 17) in Yerevan, Armenia preview of the upcoming Thematic Priorities will be published in advance.

• Mobilising the private sector for climate adaptation
• Strengthening legal certainty and action against illegal deforestation – uncovering environmental crime
• Advancing integrated biodiversity and climate action through coordinated governance and finance
• Carbon tides: Protecting and restoring natural marine carbon sinks for biodiversity and climate action

Key dates

• 17 November 2026: Call launches
• 8 & 9 December 2026: Online seminars for interested implementing organisations. Registration on this page with the official launch of the call.
• 9 February 2027: Call ends

Further information
Full details – including the call documents, application process and funding conditions – will be published on this page as soon as the call opens.