Applications Invited for IKI Large Grants 2025

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About the Organization

The International Climate Initiative is one of the key instruments of the German Federal Government to support international climate action and biodiversity. The IKI supports solution strategies in developing and emerging countries that seek to achieve sustainable change.

Within the Federal Government, the International Climate Initiative (IKI) is anchored in the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMUKN). In coordination with the BMUKN, however, individual projects are also commissioned and implemented by the Federal Foreign Office. IKI activities are carried out in close consultation with the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development and are aligned with the Strategy on Climate Foreign Policy of the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany.

About the Grant

The Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMUKN) and the Federal Foreign Office (AA) are launching the call for the IKI Large Grants (ILG).

The IKI Large Grants address current challenges in climate change mitigation, adaptation to the impacts of climate change and biodiversity conservation every year.

Participation in the ideas competition of the ILG Call is open to both German and international grant recipients as well as contractors in the form of German federal implementing organisations.

To participate in the ideas competition of the IKI Large Grants Call 2025 interested implementing organisations are invited to submit a project outline responding to one of the 11 thematic and country priorities listed below.

One to two projects per priority will be selected. The funding volume provided by the IKI can range from 12 to 20 million euros per project, depending on the thematic and country priority.

Thematic and Country Priorities:

The following Country Priorities are available:

• Strengthening electricity storage for renewable energy integration and electrification of end uses in Mexico
• Building resilience of India’s forests, ecosystems and biodiversity against climate risks through effective and inclusive implementation of adaptation strategies highlighted in the National Adaptation Plan (NAP, currently under preparation)
• Climate-Smart conservation and restoration of South Africa’s grassland landscapes and associated wetland ecosystems, to support long-term biodiversity protection and green economic development.

The following Thematic Priorities are available:

• Electricity grids and electricity storage as game changers for the energy transition
• Urban value chains through bioenergy use: scalable solutions for sustainable methane reduction
• Decarbonisation of emission-intensive sectors in Sub-Saharan Africa or South and Southeast Asia
• Strengthening the climate resilience of coastal cities in South and Southeast Asia
• Promotion of integrated bioeconomy approaches for resilience-enhancing climate protection and biodiversity conservation
• Mobilisation of financial resources for the implementation of integrated NBSAPs
• Prevention, early detection and rapid response planning to avoid negative impacts of (invasive) alien species
• a) Scaling of successful mitigation-relevant IKI approaches in energy, energy efficiency, industry, nationally determined contributions (NDC)/long term strategies (LTS), mobility, urban development, or climate finance (with a mitigation focus)
• b) Scaling up successful adaptation approaches in the area of National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) and Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA)

Eligibility

The following organisations are welcome to apply:

• non-governmental organisations
• universities and research institutions
• international intergovernmental organisations and institutions (such as development banks)
• organisations and programmes of the UN
• private companies as well as economic sector and trade associations

In accordance with VV No. 1.2 Section 44 BHO, grants are only allowed to be awarded to implementing organisations that appear to be properly managed, and which are capable of demonstrating that the funds are used for the designated purpose.

How to Apply

The IKI Large Grants Ideas competition (Call) starts on 17 November 2025 and will close on 17 February 2026, 2 pm (CET).

Funding Announcement IKI Large Grants Call 2025

Thematic and Country Priorities IKI Large Grants Call 2025

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