Support for community-led approaches to address Basic Human Needs in Afghanistan

This call for proposals is published by Norad on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Norad Grants Portal (grants.mfa.no). Its stated purpose is "to support rights-based, conflict sensitive and inclusive economic and social development for the benefit of the Afghan population, based on needs and vulnerabilities identified, prioritised and led by local communities."

The call is "issued under the grant scheme for regional allocations," whose objectives are to "improve security and stability; enhance governance; strengthen economic and social development" — this call focuses on the last of these. It is "application-based," "competitive, and applications will undergo a comparative assessment," with discretionary award decisions.

On funding: "The estimated amount of funding available under this call is NOK 650 million," and "the aim is to enter into approximately 4-6 grant agreements." Grants "may be applied for either programme support (window 1) or core support (window 2)" and "may be provided for programmes/activities of up to four years in the period 2027-2030." All proposals "must comply with the OECD/DAC criteria for official development assistance (ODA)," and all grants are "subject to appropriations by the Storting... and transfers from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to Norad."

The submission deadline is 3 June 2026 at 13:00 CEST (the call opened 8 April 2026). Each applicant may submit only one application, though an organisation may also participate as a sub-grantee in consortium applications without overlapping scope. Questions go to forebygging.og.stabilisering@norad.no. The call page was last updated 18 May 2026.