Off-grid Energy and Climate Resilience Pilots

Overview

A funding opportunity for implementers running off-grid renewable energy and climate resilience pilots in underserved and crisis-affected communities.

Funding

Total envelope: USD 300,000 – 600,000

Per project: USD 60,000 – 150,000

Key dates

Opens: 8/15/2026
Submission deadline: 11/30/2026
Decision expected: 12/20/2026
Implementation starts: 1/15/2027
Implementation ends: 12/31/2027

Purpose

To fund small and medium pilots that deliver reliable off-grid energy services while strengthening community resilience to climate shocks, and to generate transferable evidence on what works.

Background and context

Communities in the target areas face repeated climate shocks alongside almost no reliable electricity, which limits health services, water pumping, lighting for safety and small enterprise.

Objectives

1. Deliver off-grid energy services to households and public facilities. 2. Strengthen community-level climate resilience planning. 3. Document verified delivery evidence and lessons for replication.

Expected results

At least 2,500 people with reliable access to off-grid energy; 12 public facilities powered; one community resilience plan per site; verified field evidence published on the platform.

Thematic priorities

Off-grid solar, productive use of energy, climate-resilient infrastructure, community-managed maintenance.

Organization eligibility

National or international implementers registered and approved on Impact360, with at least two years of relevant delivery experience and an active safeguarding policy.

Project eligibility

The proposal must reference an existing registered project on Impact360, with registered activities, sites and measurable targets.

Eligible costs

Equipment and installation, community training, local staff, monitoring and verification, and a maximum 7% indirect cost recovery.

Ineligible costs

Vehicle purchase, land acquisition, debt servicing, and retrospective costs incurred before the award date.

Required proposal information

Alignment with this call, implementation approach for the award, and co-funding or in-kind contributions.

Required documents

Registration certificate, most recent audited accounts, safeguarding policy.

Evaluation criteria

Relevance to the call (30), technical approach and feasibility (30), delivery track record and verified evidence (25), value for money (15).

Submission instructions

Submit through Impact360 by referencing your registered project. Include the requested amount, your alignment with this call and the implementation approach for the award.

Funding notes

Awards are disbursed against verified delivery milestones recorded on the platform.