Most small businesses would start off with personal savings, and zero-interest loans from family and friends. But as the business grows and tries to take its place in the industry, you will need more funding to push things through.
Take advantage of these SMES grants opportunities available right now.
Africa Online Safety Fund Application (Up To $50,000 Grant Per Project)
Impact Amplifier is seeking applications for its Africa Online Safety Fund. The Africa Online Safety Fund will be awarding grants to organizations that address one or more of the safety issues the internet facilitates.
If you have a business that addresses issues around cybersecurity and online safety, apply for this grant. Applications close on April 30, 2023. While not exclusively focused, the Fund will be favoring solutions, which address women and children’s online safety specifically, as they are the most targeted communities in this regard.
Note that this is for only businesses. Individual applications will not be considered.
Click on the link to start your application.
Greenovations Africa 2023 Application (€3,300 Seed Capital)
The Greenovations Africa application is open for businesses with an innovative solution in Africa that tackles existing challenges in one of the following green sectors: smart agriculture, renewable energy, waste management, water management, and climate action.
The thirty (30) successful applicants to the program will receive seed grant funding of 3,300 Euros to bring their projects to fruition and market ready, and they will be exposed to Africa-focused investors and have connection to funding scheme and mechanism of UNFCCC.
Applications close on the 23rd of April 2023. If your business falls into any of the listed categories, Apply NOW!
Note that you have to be below 35 years old to apply, and you must be an African, doing business in Africa.
Small Grants For African Heritage Projects (Between $5000-$50000)
The Heritage Management Organization is launching a new call for concept notes for small grants ($5000–$50000) for organizations, groups, and individuals working with heritage in Africa. There will be a focus on projects that strengthen local skills and build closer links with peer organizations in the HERITΛGE network, projects with strong, measurable incomes in terms of heritage protection and benefits to local people, and projects that have a lasting impact.
Applications are ongoing.
If your business/project is connected with heritage in Africa, this is for you. Apply now.
Roddenberry Catalyst Fund 2023 Application For Early-Stage Projects And Startups. ($2,500–$15,000 to be awarded)
The Roddenberry Catalyst Fund awards grants of $2,500 to $15,000 to anyone who has an early-stage concept or project that tackles urgent global concerns. This fund targets early stage + big idea + bold vision. Does this sound like you?
Then Apply now!
Applications will be considered based on Impact, Innovation, Originality and Ecosystem.
Start your application here.
Africa’s Business Heroes Prize Competition ( $1.5 Million pool prize)
The annual “Africa’s Business Heroes” (ABH) Prize Competition, a charitable project supported by the Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Charity, has begun accepting applications from aspiring entrepreneurs in Africa.
The top ten finalists will be selected to compete in the ABH grand finale pitch competition and participate in a TV Show that will be broadcast online and across the continent. The ten finalists will share the pool prize of $1.5 million, with $300,000; $250,000 and $150,000 going to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd respectively. They will also get access to Targeted and practical training programs, and an exclusive & vibrant entrepreneurship community and network.
Applications will close on May 12, 2023.
D-Prize Challenge 2023 For Entrepreneurs And NGO (up to $20000)
Can you design a new business or NGO that delivers a proven poverty intervention at scale? Submit your design for a new organization that solves one of our distribution challenges below. D-Prize Challenge will award the most promising teams with up to $20,000 USD to launch their new organization wherever extreme poverty exists.
Applications close on 14 May 2023. Apply now.
Make sure you have your concept note, resume and proposal ready, and in separate pdf files before you start your application as you will be required to upload them.
