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Scaling Investable Solutions for Resilient Agriculture, Forests and Land Use

Applications close on 30 November 2026.

Call for Proposals - Scaling Investable Solutions for Resilient Agriculture, Forests and Land Use

Please provide the full legal name and form of your institution (name, legal form)

Please provide the name of your main contact person for this CfP (surname, first name)

Please provide the e-mail address of your main contact person

Please provide the full phone number of your main contact person (including the country code (+XX))

Please provide the title of your proposed fund

Please select the primary SDGs that your fund is targeting (you can select multiple SDGs)

Please indicate the geographical target region(s) of your fund (you can select multiple regions).

Please confirm that the fund will have at least 70% geographic allocation to countries on the OECD DAC List of ODA Recipients

Please confirm that the organisation is not a Development Finance Institution (DFI), Multilateral Development Bank (MDB), International Finance Institution (IFI), UN agency, or an individual (natural person)

Please confirm that target fund size is at least USD 50 million

Please provide the fund asset class

Please confirm that at least 60% of the fund is aligned with SDG 13 and/or SDG 15

Has your fund already completed its first close?

If the answer to the previous question was No, when is the first close planned? Please provide your answer in terms of Quarter and Year (e.g. Q3 2026)

Please confirm that the proposed fund manager commitment is at least 1% at all times

Please confirm that the proposed fund's lifetime is equal to or less than 12 years. If the fund is structured as evergreen, please confirm that SIFI will receive its invested capital within 12 years

Please confirm that the proposed fund’s environmental and social (E&S) standards meet at least the IFC Performance Standards and the ILO Fundamental Conventions

Confirm that you have blended financial structure with a first loss component

Confirm whether you have other first-loss investors. Please clarify if you have first-loss investor commitments or are in discussions

What is the minimum viable investment you would require from SIFI (in CHF million)?

Please confirm that you meet the minimum Assets under Management (AuM) requirement of USD 50 million, either within the current fund or through previous senior asset management roles

Please confirm that the management team has a minimum of 10 years of senior level experience in asset management or other relevant roles

Please confirm that, should the fund be shortlisted, all documentation has been updated within the past 12 months

Please confirm the Technical Proposal is submitted as one consolidated PDF file (max 10 MB)

Please confirm all forms (F1-F6 and F9-F11) have been included and signed as part of the Technical Proposal envelope

Please confirm the Technical Proposal does not exceed 10 pages (excluding annexes and forms)

Please confirm that the following appendices are included in the Technical Proposal envelope: (a) Team CVs, (b) Pipeline, (c) Investment Track Record, (d) Investor Presentation, (e) Theory of Change and Impact Framework, (f) Capital Structure and SIFI's role, (g) Fundraising Status Overview

Please confirm the Financial Model is submitted as an Excel file

a single PDF not exceeding 10MB

Excel file

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Questions about the call or your application? Write to info@sdgimpactfinance.org.