Eligibility to Apply Food Security Accelerator Programme by Tadamon 2025 (Grant up to $40,000)

The Tadamon has open Food Security Accelerator Programme portal 2025, The programme focus on community-based organizations, tech-driven CSOs, and social enterprises—to address Food Security challenges through innovative and impactful solutions that contribute to a more secure future.​ the best-performing CSOs will received grants up to $40,000. Apply Now.

About The Programme

Food security is crucial to human well-being, directly impacting the health and stability of individuals and communities. However, many regions face growing food insecurity due to climate change, conflict, and crises.

The Tadamon Accelerator for Food Security, funded by IsDB and ISFD and implemented by UNDP, invites Civil Society Organizations (CSOs)—with a focus on community-based organizations, tech-driven CSOs, and social enterprises—to address these challenges through innovative and impactful solutions that contribute to a more secure future.

Do you represent a CSO with an innovative project aimed at enhancing food security? Are you operating in Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Chad, Djibouti, Libya, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, the State of Palestine, Somalia, Sudan, or Yemen? If so, we invite you to join the Tadamon Accelerator for Food Security and further develop your innovative solutions to create a more secure and resilient future with sustainable food access.

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Building on the success of the 2022 Tadamon Accelerator, this second edition promises to be even more transformative, impactful, and rewarding

Accelerator format

Phase 1

• 100 CSOs will be selected to participate and will gain access to Module 1: Business Model Development.

Phase 2

• 55 CSOs will be selected based on the Selection Committee’s assessment of their video pitches.
• These CSOs will gain access to four additional modules on: Impact, Project Development and Management, Finance and Fundraising, Thematic module on Food Security.
• At the end of Phase 2, 50 CSOs will be selected to receive grants of up to $40,000, based on the Jury’s evaluation of their final pitches.

Benefit:

• An 11-week intensive online training program
• 1 – 1 mentorship
• Tailored, engaging modules and sessions on Business Model Development, Impact, Project Development and Management, Finance and Fundraising, and a Thematic Focus on Food Security
• Access to world-class experts and a vibrant community of changemakers
• Funding – grants (up to $40,000), a total amount of 850,000 USD provided to the best-performing CSOs.

Food Security Accelerator Programme by Tadamon Focus Area:

Your project proposals should align with one of the following two thematic tracks:

• Track 1: Climate smart agriculture
• Track 2: Tech for food, energy, and water access and utilization

Track 1: Climate smart agriculture

Your project should focus on innovative solutions, with an emphasis on tech-driven approaches where applicable, including:

• Combining traditional methods like planting trees, community gardens, and market gardening with technologies such as precision farming and smart irrigation to sustainably manage natural resources.
• Empowering youth and women through community initiatives and digital tools that foster their participation in the green economy and climate-smart agriculture.
• Supporting climate adaptation, including reforestation and desertification control, with technology (e.g., blockchain) to enhance transparency and efficiency for local communities and CSOs.
• Incorporating biodiversity conservation into community projects by balancing traditional land-use practices with relevant tech innovations.
• Improving food production and distribution for vulnerable populations, including refugees, through traditional campaigns and tech tools.
• Developing early warning systems and predictive analytics for faster, more effective disaster risk management and food security solutions.

Track 2: Tech for food, energy, and water access and utilization

• Facilitating access to energy, water, and food in underserved communities by integrating technologies such as solar power, IoT-enabled water systems, and blockchain for transparent resource distribution.
• Implementing digital and tech solutions to optimize energy, water, and food systems from production to distribution.
• Promoting natural resource management and climate change mitigation by employing tech innovation.

Eligibility criteria

• You can only apply if you are an NGO, association, social enterprise, INGO, foundation, cooperative, community-based organization, or civil society network

How to  Food Security Accelerator Programme 2025

You can access the Tadamon Accelerator application form once you have signed up. If you’re already a member, you can find the application form in your Tadamon profile. Be sure to provide all the required documents and complete all the questions in the form.

Visit: Food Security Accelerator Programme