Lifecycle: { "status": "closed_awaiting_awards", "edition": "Phase 2, 2026", "cadence": "two documented calls", "duration": "up to 24 months", "renewable": false, "dates": { "opens": "2026-03-27T08:00:00", "deadline": "2026-05-08T23:59:00", "technical_review": "June 2026", "notification_and_kickoff": "July 2026" } } Funding and benefits: { "amount": { "maximum": 200000, "currency": "USD", "scope": "per Phase 2 project" }, "award_count": { "minimum": 5 }, "total_pool": null, "benefits": [ "research sub-grant", "regional collaboration and capacity strengthening" ] } Eligibility and filters: { "citizenship": null, "residence": "lead/collaborating institutions in CHINNOVA’s eligible West and Central African geography", "age": null, "applicant_type": [ "university", "accredited research institute", "NGO with research mandate", "public or private climate/health research institution", "multi-stakeholder consortium" ], "education": null, "experience": "institutional capacity for interdisciplinary climate-health research and policy engagement", "fields": [ "climate-health evidence", "health-system preparedness", "equity", "policy and intervention research" ], "institution": "eligible research-capable institution or consortium", "language": "official call materials in English and French", "location": "West and Central Africa", "remote": false, "route": "CHINNOVA online grants management system", "exclusions": [], "performance_filters": [ "stakeholder and decision-maker engagement throughout the project" ] } Application: { "opens": "2026-03-27T08:00:00", "deadline": "2026-05-08T23:59:00", "decision": "July 2026", "start": "July 2026", "end": "up to 24 months after kick-off", "url": "https://grants.chinnova.aau.org/pages/grant-details.php?id=10&lang=en", "materials": [ "institutional and consortium details", "research proposal", "budget", "stakeholder-engagement plan", "capacity-strengthening plan" ], "selection_stages": [ "online proposal", "eligibility check", "independent technical review", "notification", "due diligence and grant agreement", "kick-off" ] } Past editions and people: { "people": { "program_leaders": [], "latest_recipients": [], "past_recipients": [], "coverage": "Phase 2 awards were scheduled for July 2026 and no official named roster was found at retrieval time." }, "history": { "launched": 2025, "editions": [ { "year": "2025 Phase 1", "duration_months": 18, "award_target": "8–10", "total_pool_usd": 700000, "deadline": "2025-11-15" }, { "year": "2026 Phase 2", "duration_months": 24, "minimum_awards": 5, "maximum_per_project_usd": 200000, "deadline": "2026-05-08" } ], "statistics": [] } } Known evidence gaps: [ "Phase 2 total pool", "named selected projects", "exact country list normalization from Phase 2 annex", "future cadence" ] Source conflicts: [ "The backlog source is Phase 1; the first-party grants system shows a later Phase 2 with different duration, award count and ceiling. Both editions are preserved and current lifecycle follows Phase 2." ]