Round 29 sees the continuation of Darwin Initiative Main, now in its 30th year. Darwin Initiative Main invites applications for environmental projects between £100,000 and £600,000.
You need to apply online for Round 29 Darwin Initiative projects through the Flexi-Grant Application Portal.
Once you have read the guidance, complete the Darwin Initiate Main Round 29 – Stage 1 application form on the Flexi-Grant application portal. For drafting purposes, you may find the Darwin Initiative Main – Stage 1 application form useful.
If you are invited to Stage 2 you will be asked to complete the Stage 2 application form on the Flexi-Grant portal. For drafting purposes, you may find the Darwin Initiative Round 29 – Stage 2 application form useful.
Darwin Initiative Extra
Darwin Initiative Extra will continue under Round 29 for projects between £600,000 and £5m. Darwin Initiative Extra is intended for projects that are on a clear scaling pathway: building on good evidence from smaller projects to demonstrating the potential to scale further by completion and delivering strong results for biodiversity conservation and poverty reduction.
Once you have read the guidance, complete the Darwin Initiative Extra Round 29 application form on the Flexi-Grant application portal.
For drafting purposes, you may find the Darwin Initiative Extra Round 29 application form useful.
Darwin Initiative Capability & Capacity
Darwin Initiative Capability & Capacity will also continue under Round 29 and invite projects that focus on developing the capability and capacity of national and local organisation to efficiently deliver effective and successful biodiversity conservation – poverty reduction projects. These will be £50,000 – £200,000 projects.
Once you have read the guidance, complete the Darwin Initiative Capability & Capacity Round 29 application form on the Flexi-Grant application portal.
For drafting purposes, you may find the Darwin Initiative Capability and Capacity Round 29 application form useful.
Darwin Initiative Innovation
Darwin Initiative Innovation welcomes applications for projects ranging from £10,000 to £200,000. Darwin Initiative Innovation is aimed at projects intending to test a novel approach that if proven could scale to deliver results

for biodiversity conservation and poverty reduction.
Once you have read the guidance, complete the Darwin Initiative Innovation Round 29 application form on the Flexi-Grant application portal.
For drafting purposes, you may find the Darwin Initiative Innovation Round 29 application form useful.
The timetable for Round 29 is:

• Call for applications: Monday 5 September 2022
• Expected notification of successful project: at end of February 2023 at the earliest
• Expected start date for successful projects: April 2023