WFP Innovation Accelerator Challenge

Open all year UN World Food Programme Innovation Accelerator Germany

Grant

Up to USD 100,000

Apply on the official site

What it funds: Equity-free funding for a six-month sprint on hunger and food systems
Who can apply: Registered for-profit or non-profit organisation
At least a minimum viable product, with some traction
Works, or will work, in a country where WFP operates (India included)
When you can apply: Open all year
How to apply: Submit the rolling application form on the WFP Innovation Challenge page
Best for: Prototype, Early revenue stage
Sectors: AgriTech FoodTech
Run by: International programmes

ACT Grants (Catalyst and Momentum Grants)Amount set per project Open all year
Agri Clinics and Agri Business Centres Scheme (AC&ABC)36% of project cost (44% for women, SC/ST, North East and hill states) on projects up to ₹20 lakh individual or ₹1 crore group Open all year
Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF)3% interest subvention on the bank loan. Credit guarantee for MSMEs. Open all year
BIRAC LEAP Fund (via BioNEST incubators)Up to ₹1 crore per startup as equity, in milestone tranches Open all year
BIRAC SEED Fund (via BioNEST incubators)Up to ₹30 lakh per startup as equity or equity linked instruments Open all year
C-CAMP Wadhwani Innovation Network (WIN) Centre of ExcellenceUp to ₹1 crore Open all year
Curt Bergfors Food Planet PrizeUSD 1.5 million to the winner; USD 150,000 to each finalist Open all year
AI for Good Innovation Factory$20,000 cash prize for the Grand Finale winner Open now

Starter opens 30 grants in full. Pro opens every one.