The United States African Development Foundation (USADF), in partnership with the United States Department of State Africa Bureau, invites applications for the 2024 African Women Entrepreneurs Program-Reimagined grant. This is the second application cycle for this grant and only applicants from the following countries may apply: Namibia; Mauritania; Senegal; Cote d’Ivoire; Malawi; Uganda; and Zambia.
Award
Award: USD$50,000 – USD$100,000 to each of the selected winners
Eligibility
Applicants must be woman-owned to be considered and 100% African-owned and managed; legally registered and operating in the country from which they make an application, with basic functional management and financial controls for at least 3 years and a banking history of no less than 12 months.
- A majority (OVER 50 percent) of women applicant-owned and managed
- 100 percent African-owned
- In operation and legally registered for at least three years
- The business is located and operates in a designated USADF program country
- Successful UEI approval
- Proposal for use of grant money
- Business owners are not government employees
- Income generating entity (cannot be not for profit)
Required Documents
- Ownership or Shareholder documents
- Registration
- A confirmation email of approved UEI from SAM.gov
All applications must be submitted by email to [email protected] no later than midnight on January 21, 2024.
Deadline: 21st January, 2024.
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