Live Grant Opportunities
The grant opportunities listed below are currently live. Offerors are invited to review the application documents to fully understand the technical scope of work, evaluation criteria, and instructions for format and submission of grant concepts.
Please note that offerors are not required to be members of the USAID Mobilizing Investment Partner Network to submit a concept in response to a grant opportunity.
G-APS 01 – USAID Southern Africa Mobilizing Investment - FY 2024
Concepts can be submitted anytime on a rolling basis between October 18, 2023 and August 30, 2024. Potential partners are invited to propose creative, effective, and impactful innovations or approaches to addressing challenges that constrain investment in Southern Africa. USAID Mobilizing Investment is interested in working with entities such as, but not limited to, investors, financial institutions and non-bank financial institutions, including leasing, insurance and factoring companies, investment funds, asset consultants, asset allocators, pension fund trustees, fintech companies and financial sector associations, incubators, technology transfer offices, accelerators, university/business schools, professional networks, corporate enterprise development programs, BBBEE support organizations, and other NGOs engaged in the investment ecosystem to achieve scale through inclusive initiatives leading to increased attraction of investments. These entities should have the potential to leverage grant funding to raise or secure funding from investors within the region or internationally address systemic product or service gaps, or to address structural impediments that foster an uneven playing field for first time and disadvantaged investors. This may also include using the funds to access mechanisms to reduce risk and enable short- and medium-term finance to businesses. review concepts once a quarter.
Initial Deadline: December 15, 2023
Second Deadline: March 15, 2024
Third Deadline: June 21, 2024
Final Deadline for concept notes and closing date of this APS (final evaluation round if funds remain in ceiling): August 30, 2024 23:00 SAST
The SC will convene once a quarter – reviewing all concepts received during the previous quarter’s submissions.
Applications should submit concept notes to: MI-grants@mobilizing-investment.com
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