Gates Foundation Grand Challenges 2026: Up to US$500,000 for AI-Enabled Family Planning Solutions in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Grants & Funding
Posted
August 3, 2026
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gcgh.grandchallenges.org
The Gates Foundation's 2026 Grand Challenges 'AI-Enabled Consumer Engagement to Advance Family Planning' call offers up to US$500,000 for organisations to deploy, test, and evaluate AI-powered, direct-to-consumer tools that improve contraceptive uptake and informed choice among women and girls of reproductive age in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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- Applicants should review the official Grand Challenges opportunity page, request for proposals, rules, application instructions, budget template and frequently asked questions before submitting.
- Applicants should follow the official application instructions.
- Interested organisations may register for the webinar.
- Funded organisations generally retain ownership of intellectual property created through their projects. However, project outputs must be made widely available to the intended beneficiaries under the Foundation’s global-access requirements. These conditions are explained further in the official FAQs.
- Applications may be started and submitted through the official Gates Foundation application portal.
- grandchallenges@gatesfoundation.org