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Introduction

Darwin Initiative Extra will provide grants between £600,000 and £5 million, for projects that are on a clear scaling pathway: building on good evidence from smaller projects and demonstrating the potential to scale further by completion and delivering strong results for biodiversity conservation and multidimensional poverty reduction. Darwin Initiative Extra projects should last between 2 to 5 years maximum.

Applications to Round 30 of Darwin Initiative Extra are now closed.

The latest application Round opened on Monday 22^nd May 2023.

Applications to Darwin Initiative Extra are a single stage process, with an interview for shortlisted candidates.

Deadline for applications: Monday 18^th September 2023
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to provide clarifications from: late November – Sunday 31^st December 2023
Shortlisted applications will be invited to interview (remote): Monday 15th – Friday 19^th January 2024

Results are expected by end of February 2024 at the earliest.

Expected start date for successful projects is from 1^st April 2024.

Guidance

Before applying, you should first read the Guidance documents found under How to Apply.

Application Process

Once you have read the general guidance, complete the Darwin Initiative Extra Round 30 application form on the Flexi-Grant application portal. If you are invited to interview, you may be asked to provide clarifications on the feedback provided upon the review of your application.

For drafting purposes, you may find the Word version of the Darwin Initiative Extra Round 30 application form below useful.

Darwin Initiative Extra Round 30 form