Weekly Notifications for
LAC Business Opportunities (Tenders, Grants)
2025
Here you can find information on announced calls in 2025 (tenders or grants) mostly relevant for business opportunities. We have gathered this information on a weekly basis. They are listed in a country order. Please be aware that some of the calls have very short-term deadlines.
Week 10 (March 24th – March 30th)
This week's edition highlights several consultancy opportunities and grants available in Latin America and the Caribbean, spanning diverse sectors and topics. Opportunities include consultancy services for fostering reconciliation spaces in Colombia with UNDP, mainstreaming climate action in private sector projects across multiple countries with IADB, and designing sustainable investment strategies in Ecuador.
Additionally, the Agence Française de Développement seeks strategies for mobilizing funding for biodiversity and development projects in 15 countries as part of BIODEV2030. UNICEF is also active, calling for proposals for logistical and production services for institutional events in Ecuador, and an evaluability analysis for educational programs across several countries.
Other notable opportunities include a financial audit consultancy in Guatemala by IUCN, social media marketing consultancy by the World Bank covering multiple countries, and technical assistance for public policies focused on early childhood development in Guatemala, organized by UNICEF.
Deadlines for these opportunities range from early to late April 2025, offering various ways to engage with impactful projects across the region.
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Week 09 (March 17th – March 23rd)
Other opportunities feature assignments like sustainable forest audits in Guyana and Suriname managed by the Agence Française de Développement, an environmental and social assessment in Paraguay by the IADB, and a strategic review of the IUCN SIS Red List project across multiple countries. Additional projects include a capacity-building initiative for childhood and adolescence programmes in Chile by UNICEF, an impact assessment baseline study in Brazil by UNDP, and technical assistance for the Latin America and Caribbean Investment Facility by the Court of Justice of the European Union.
Deadlines span from late March to late April 2025, offering a diverse range of assignments and funding calls across multiple sectors in the region.
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Week 08 (March 10th – March 16th)
A range of business opportunities is available in Latin America and the Caribbean for Week 08 – 2025. The update features open calls such as the Falling Walls Global Call for research and innovation and a call for ideas by SPIDER to expand the use of the BELLA network, with deadlines set for early and late April. Opportunities include a consultancy by AFD in Brazil to conduct a pre-feasibility study for Belém’s biodiversity and urban requalification programme and a project by the World Bank to map waste management market players across multiple countries, both with deadlines in March.
Additional assignments include consultancy projects by UNDP in Honduras and Colombia covering communications and business articulation, as well as an initiative by the World Bank in Argentina to improve inclusion in secondary and higher education. There is also an evaluation assignment by UNDP in Colombia focused on selection, participation, and funding mechanisms. A short-term consultancy in Saint Lucia is available for developing the country's second progress report on the NAP process, along with further technical support assignments in Colombia by UNDP. Deadlines span from mid-March to the end of April 2025.
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Week 07 (March 03th – March 09th)
A series of business opportunities is available in Latin America and the Caribbean. This update includes a consultancy project for an organic waste treatment plant in Montevideo, Uruguay, managed by the Inter-American Development Bank, and logistical services for a CPD Formulation Workshop in Cuba by UNDP. There is also a multi-country assignment for a mangrove ecosystem diagnostic assessment by the Agence Française de Développement and a review of frameworks for traditional medicine led by the World Health Organization.
Other assignments include an innovation learning programme for UNHCR and a business plan development project under the IADB. In Colombia, a consultancy for managing and recruiting ICT trainers is offered, while a seaweed value chain analysis covers Chile, Ecuador, and Peru. Additional opportunities involve a consultancy for water sector resilience in El Salvador and evaluations in education and programme management by the World Bank.
Deadlines range from early to late March, with one assignment due in early May, presenting a variety of assignments and funding calls across the region.
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Week 06 (February 24th – March2nd)
Explore a new set of business opportunities in the LAC region, featuring a diverse range of tenders and grants. This week’s update includes consultancy projects such as supporting Ecuadorian public banks in launching a financing line for electric mobility, and digital platform licensing in Haiti. There are also opportunities in communications and marketing support in Grenada, environmental consultancy in Argentina, and IT and urban development projects in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Ecuador’s UNDP calls for awareness and educational communication campaigns, while a multi-country funding call under the European Commission’s Up2Circ initiative offers additional options. Opportunities also include a World Bank consultancy project in Brazil focusing on economic development in finance and banking, and an international consultancy for strategic planning led by the International Criminal Court. The week’s projects extend to IT and urban development with the World Bank, including a data governance assignment for Costa Rica’s Social Security Fund, an innovation project for rural competitiveness in Honduras, and an initiative to modernize Colombia’s electricity market. Deadlines range from early to late March 2025, with one opportunity scheduled for the end of April, providing a broad spectrum of assignments and funding calls across the region.
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Week 05 (February 17th – February 23rd)
Explore a new set of business opportunities in the LAC region, featuring a diverse range of tenders and grants. This week’s update includes consultancy projects such as supporting Ecuadorian public banks in launching a financing line for electric mobility, and digital platform licensing in Haiti. There are also opportunities in communications and marketing support in Grenada, environmental consultancy in Argentina, and IT and urban development projects in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Additionally, funding calls from the European Commission and proposals in water innovation and urban development provide options across multiple countries. Projects extend from media monitoring with UNICEF in Colombia to a long-term biodiversity governance programme in Suriname, with deadlines ranging from mid-February to even 2030.
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Week 04 (February 10th – February 16th)
Explore the latest business opportunities in the LAC region, including tenders and grants in science, research, environment, economic development, and more. This week features funding and consultancy opportunities from the European Commission, Inter-American Development Bank, World Bank, United Nations, and others.
Opportunities cover multiple countries, with deadlines extending from February to April. Engage in key projects related to climate finance, renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, and digital transformation.
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Week 03 (February 3rd – February 9th)
Check out the latest business opportunities for the LAC region
This week, explore new tenders and grants focused on climate change, rural development, digital transformation, and sustainability. With opportunities supported by the World Bank, European Commission, Inter-American Development Bank, United Nations, and others, your organization can engage in key projects across El Salvador, Colombia, Ecuador, Haiti, Chile, and multiple countries.
Deadlines run through February and beyond—do not miss out!
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Week 02 (January 20th – July 26th)
Check out the latest business opportunities for the LAC region
This week, explore new tenders and grants focused on tax management, digital privacy, rural development, and sustainable growth. With opportunities supported by the Inter-American Development Bank, World Bank, European Commission, and United Nations, your organization can engage in key projects across Brazil, Ecuador, and multiple countries.
Deadlines run through February and beyond—do not miss out!
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Week 01 (January 20th – July 26th)
Check out the first edition of our 2025 Weekly Opportunities
This week, discover great new opportunities across Latin America and the Caribbean in our first edition of the year. With projects in digital transformation, sustainability, and climate action, supported by the World Bank, UN, and EU, these opportunities in countries like Brazil, Peru, and Grenada are ready for your organisation to take part in!
Deadlines run through February—do not miss out!
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01 - Second round NWA Call for research into collections with a colonial context opened
The Dutch Research Agenda (NWA) has opened the second round of its call for research proposals on "Collections with a Colonial Context." This initiative supports research into colonial-era collections and their historical, social, and cultural contexts.
The call encourages collaborations between researchers, collection institutions, and other stakeholders to address issues related to the colonial past and its present implications.
To support the formation of partnerships and the development of proposals, online matchmaking meetings are scheduled as follows:
Matchmaking meeting: Researchers
Date: Friday, January 17, 2025
Session 3: 10:00 – 12:00 CET
Session 4: 15:00 – 17:00 CET
These session provide opportunities for participants to connect with potential collaborators and explore shared interests.
Further details on the call, including eligibility criteria, application guidelines, and information on the matchmaking meetings, are available on the NWO website.
Access more here.
Deadline: 6 March 2025
