About the programme
Nexa Lighthouse backs locally led, proven innovations that help local health actors act on climate-related health risk signals. Two focus areas are climate-informed early warning and monitoring systems, and climate-responsive patient care delivery. Applications are submitted through the Fluxx portal and go through an eligibility check, an innovation screen, a stage-two full application, external peer review and due diligence.
Eligibility
- Applicant incorporated and implementing in an eligible country across Asia and the Pacific (see Appendix B of the Funding Opportunity)
- Application must directly address at least one of the two focus areas
- Innovation must be a proven approach ready to expand (Transition to Scale)
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What you receive
- Investment of approximately USD 250,000 to 2,000,000 per innovation
- Grant negotiation and support toward scaling the innovation
What you will need
- Full application via Fluxx portal
- Transition-to-Scale application questions
How to apply
- Register or log in to Fluxx (gcc.fluxx.io)
- Submit eligibility-checked application
- Innovation screen by GCC staff (about 6 weeks)
- Stage-two full application if invited
- External peer review by three experts (about 6 weeks)
- Due diligence (3-6 months)
- Funding decision and grant negotiation
Applications are submitted on Grand Challenges Canada (co-led with AVPN; partners Bayer Foundation, India Health Fund, Novo Nordisk Foundation, Sanofi Foundation, Temasek Foundation)’s own site. Open Doors helps you prepare; it is not the official application portal.
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Source and verification
- Official source
- Grand Challenges Canada (co-led with AVPN; partners Bayer Foundation, India Health Fund, Novo Nordisk Foundation, Sanofi Foundation, Temasek Foundation) · Application
- Last checked
- 13 Nov 2026, read automatically from the official page
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