Application Open: UN Decade Youth Task Force Microgrants 2026
Are you a youth-led industry passionate about restoring degraded environments from farmland, forests, grasslands, to urban green spaces, coasts, and wetlands? If so, UN Decade Youth Task Force Microgrant 2026 is offering you an opportunity to turn vision into action. The call supports young environmental stewards globally, offering seed funding to implement community-driven ecological restoration projects.
This program is a youth-led initiatives targeting restoration, conservation, or protection of ecosystems under the remit of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. Eligible ecosystem categories include:
- Farmlands & Agricultural Landscapes
- Forests and Woodlands
- Freshwater and Wetlands
- Grasslands, Savannahs, Shrublands
- Mountains & Highland Ecosystems
- Coastal Zones, Oceans & Marine Areas
- Peatlands
- Urban or peri-urban green / natural spaces
Projects should aim to deliver measurable ecological or social-environmental benefits, such as: reforestation or tree planting, soil restoration, biodiversity enhancement, water-quality improvement, or community-based conservation and climate resilience.
Eligibility Requirements
- Organisation focused on youth development with legal registration.
- Leadership team / project leads must be under 35 years old.
- Projects must target one or more of the defined ecosystem categories.
- Applicants must submit a complete project proposal with: summary, methodology, timeline, sustainability plan, environmental-impact indicators, detailed budget, and proof of registration.
- Budget request per project is up to USD 1,000.
Application Details
- Application Deadline: 31 December 2025 (by 23:59 UTC)
- Grant Period: Implementation of funded projects expected between February and July 2026.
- Number of Grants: 10 microgrants (total funding envelope approx. US$10,000)
How to Apply
- Visit the official call page on the UN Decade website.
- Fill in the online application form — providing organisation details, project plan, ecosystem targeted, proposed activities and outcomes.
- Attach required documents: legal registration certificate, team profile (leaders under 35), project proposal with SMART objectives, implementation timeline, budget, environmental/social impact plan.
- Ensure your plan follows nature-based, evidence-driven restoration methods using native species and includes community/youth engagement components.
- Submit before 31 December 2025, 23:59 UTC. Late or incomplete applications will be disqualified.
- Shortlisted applicants will be notified ~mid-January 2026. Implementation of projects then begins between Feb–July 2026.
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