Norad – Support for Community-Led Approaches to Address Basic Human Needs in Afghanistan

Enriched bilateral · Found: 2026-04-20 21:53

Call for proposals to support community-led approaches for basic human needs in Afghanistan. Deadline: 3 June 2026.

Source: https://www.norad.no/en/for-partners/guides-and-tools/calls-for-proposals2/2026/support-for-community-led-approaches-to-address-basic-human-needs-in-afghanistan/

Funding Details

Funder

Norad

Funding Goal

Support rights-based, conflict-sensitive and inclusive economic and social development for the Afghan population, with a focus on community-led approaches to meet basic human needs and improve well-being and resilience.

Funding Amount

Budget not specified on the Norad page; full details in the Grants Portal

Deadline

2026-06-03 (Fixed)

How to Apply

Submit via the digital application form in the Norwegian Grants Portal at grants.mfa.no. Full call text, budget template, and contact information available in the portal. Budget template specific to this call available on Norad website.

Target Region

Afghanistan

Contact

Norad: Bygdøy allé 2, 0257 Oslo. Email: postmottak@norad.no. Phone: +47 22 30 40 50. Contact for responsible section available in Grants Portal.

Last Checked

2026-04-21 00:56

Application Checklist

Eligibility

• Strong technical and administrative competence and capacity required

Project Scope

• Project must address community-led approaches to basic human needs in Afghanistan
• Project must be conflict-sensitive and rights-based

Required Documents

• Application must be submitted through the Norwegian Grants Portal (grants.mfa.no)
• All mandatory fields and attachments required; incomplete applications rejected
• Budget template specific to this call must be used

Constraints

• Submission deadline: 3 June 2026

Summary

This Norad call for proposals supports community-led approaches to address basic human needs in Afghanistan. The programme is linked to budget item 159.72 (Regionbevilgningene) in Norway's national budget for 2025-2026 and aims to contribute to rights-based, conflict-sensitive, and inclusive economic and social development for the Afghan population. The thematic scope focuses on strengthening communities' capacity to meet basic human needs and improving overall well-being and resilience. Priority areas include economic and social development, humanitarian response, and community empowerment based on needs identified and led by local communities. Eligible activities include support to organisations working in Afghanistan on community-based needs assessments, social services delivery, livelihood support, and resilience building. The programme emphasises conflict sensitivity, rights-based approaches, and inclusive implementation. The geographic scope is Afghanistan exclusively. Organisations working in-country through local partners or directly with Afghan communities are the target applicants. Applications must be submitted via the Norwegian Grants Portal (grants.mfa.no) by 3 June 2026. Selection considers grant scheme regulations, call objectives, and overall portfolio composition of Norway's Afghanistan support. Even organisations meeting all criteria are not guaranteed a grant. Strong technical and administrative capacity is a key requirement.

Historical Context

Linked to budget item 159.72 in Norwegian government budget Prop. 1 S (2025-2026) under Regionbevilgningene grant scheme. Portfolio composition of Norway's support to Afghanistan is considered in final selection. Published 8 April 2026.

Why it was added

discovered from funder #412: Norad

Sources

• https://www.norad.no/en/for-partners/guides-and-tools/calls-for-proposals2/2026/support-for-community-led-approaches-to-address-basic-human-needs-in-afghanistan/

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