The grants are provided through the Climate-Smart Matching Grants facility, a component of the Green Agri-food Transformation for Economic Recovery (GATE) project. The Council for Development and Reconstruction (CDR) provides them on behalf of the Lebanese Republic, with technical leadership from the Ministry of Agriculture and the General Directorate of Cooperatives, and implementation support from UNDP. Several calls will be launched over two years, and this call is the first round.

Grant categories:

• Cooperatives: USD 10,000 - 35,000
• Farmers' associations: USD 10,000 - 35,000
• Individual farmers: USD 500 - 5,000 (the first call targets at least 250 farmers)

Eligible activities: climate-smart infrastructure, irrigation, renewable energy, greenhouses, processing equipment, storage facilities, agricultural machinery, dairy equipment, livestock and poultry, beekeeping, planting material, certification, packaging, rehabilitation of damaged assets, raw materials (up to 15% of grant value), and marketing activities (up to 10% of grant value for cooperatives and associations, up to 20% for individual farmers).

Selection process:

• Pre-selection: applications are screened against minimum eligibility criteria, then undergo an environmental and social screening. Pre-selected candidates are invited to develop Climate-Smart Business Plans, scheduled for the end of November.
• Final selection: after the business plans are submitted, beneficiaries are chosen based on the scoring criteria and business plan assessment.

Pre-selection does not guarantee final selection or the award of a grant.

How to apply: check your eligibility, attend the information session and submit questions if needed, prepare the application and supporting documents, then submit the complete package online before the deadline. Results are communicated by email. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.

Dates: applications opened on 13 October 2026, and the deadline is 3 November 2026. The implementation period is up to 8 months.

General requirements: operating in agriculture or agri-food value chains, ability to provide the matching contribution, and submitting a complete application package.

• Cooperatives: registered with the General Directorate of Cooperatives and the Ministry of Finance (optional for newly established and preparatory cooperatives); required financial documents, including an audited balance sheet; at least 2 cumulative years of operation since 2019 (excluding conflict-related disruptions in 2024 and 2026). Cooperatives established from 1 January 2025 onward must submit incorporation documents and/or a social and economic proposal, and a profit and loss statement covering at least two months.
• Farmers' associations: legally registered with the Ministry of Interior and Municipalities and operating in Lebanon; at least 2 years of active experience working directly with farmers and producer groups; average turnover of no more than USD 100,000 over the last 2 years, validated by audited financial statements; at least 2 cumulative years of operation since 2019.
• Individual farmers: Lebanese smallholder farmers actively engaged in agricultural production; registered or willing to register in the Ministry of Agriculture Farmers Registry; active in production during the last 2 years; within these limits: up to 10 greenhouses for protected vegetables, up to 5 dunums for open-field vegetables, 50 sheep and goats or fewer, 200 birds or fewer, or 50 beehives or fewer. Farmers with more than one activity must meet the limit for each.

Matching contribution: 20% of the grant value, reduced to 10% for women's cooperatives, women-led associations and women farmers.

Full eligibility and documentation requirements are in Annexes I to III on the announcement page.

• A grant of USD 10,000 - 35,000 for cooperatives and farmers' associations, and USD 500 - 5,000 for individual farmers.
• Training on financial literacy and cooperative governance, plus support on access to markets, for selected cooperatives.
• Financial literacy training for selected individual farmers.
• Participation in developing Climate-Smart Business Plans for pre-selected candidates.
• An implementation period of up to 8 months.