Nexa Lighthouse Funding Program 2027

Overview

The Nexa Lighthouse Funding Program 2027 provides investments for proven innovations designed to help local health actors convert climate-related health risk signals into prompt responses. Supported initiatives concentrate on decreasing health dangers tied to extreme heat, poor air quality, and mosquito-borne infections. This program is co-led by Grand Challenges Canada working alongside the Government of Canada and AVPN, with backing from the Bayer Foundation, India Health Fund, Novo Nordisk Foundation, Sanofi Foundation, and Temasek Foundation.

Proposals are required to center on specific areas, which include climate-informed early warning and monitoring systems that enable health actors to anticipate the effects of changing mosquito ecology, poor air quality, and heat. Alternatively, projects can target climate-responsive patient care delivery to reinforce local responses against the health consequences of heat, poor air quality, and mosquito-borne infections such as dengue and malaria.

Who can apply

Eligible applicants must originate from countries located across Asia and the Pacific. Entities need to be incorporated or hold an equivalent formal status, which encompasses non-governmental organizations, companies, social enterprises, governmental organizations, non-profits, for-profits, and research or academic institutions.

Unincorporated trusts, individuals, partnerships, and sole proprietorships do not qualify for participation and cannot submit proposals.

What you get

Selected projects receive Transition to Scale investments determined by the maturity of the innovation. These financial awards range from approximately $250,000 to $2,000,000 USD for each supported innovation, allocated at the discretion of the Nexa Lighthouse partners.

How to apply

All submissions must be completed and sent through the Fluxx portal.

Key dates

The final deadline for submitting proposals is November 17, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. ET, which corresponds to 7:00 p.m. UTC.