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SIDBI Innovation Challenge Fund (SICF 2.0) – Funding Support Up to ₹1 Crore for Makhana Innovations
Small Industries Development Bank of India
Bihar
Official online application; three reference letters; authenticated final submission untested
Whitley Awards 2027 — £50,000 Community-Led Conservation Leadership Funding
Whitley Fund for Nature
India explicitly eligible; applicant must be a national working locally with registered NGO/not-for-profit/university Deadline: 04/11/2026
ICMR e-PMS — regular faculty PI at NIRF 2025 top-25 OVERALL institute; same-institute co-PI
ICMR — Priority Medical Devices & Diagnostics Centres for Advanced Research (2026)
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Government of India
India — restricted to qualifying NIRF top-25 overall institutions Deadline: 13/11/2026
ICMR e-PMS extramural research — institutional PI, mandatory same-institute co-PI
ICMR NIRMAN-AT — Centres for Advanced Research in Assistive Technologies (2026)
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Government of India
India nationwide — ICMR extramural-eligible research institutions; collaborations possible Deadline: 13/11/2026
ICMR e-PMS online proposal; DSIR registration for private research NGOs; NGO-DARPAN; PI plus institutional co-PI
ICMR — First in the World Challenge Grants 2026 (Biomedical Research; NGOs/Startups Conditional)
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Government of India
India nationwide — qualified biomedical research institutions, research NGOs and eligible Indian startups/MSMEs Deadline: 30/11/2026
e-Anudaan online EOI; NGO-DARPAN Unique ID and PAN; authenticated final workflow untested
MoSJE NAPDDR — Rolling EOI for District De-Addiction Centres (DDACs), Revised Gap Districts
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of India
India — only revised 312 gap districts (including Kendrapara, Odisha); same-state treatment experience Deadline: 04/11/2026

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