The CookFund program is a five-year (2021 – 2026) program established by the Government of Tanzania (through the Ministry of Energy) in collaboration with the European Union (EU) and implemented by UNCDF. The program aims to contribute to Tanzania’s climate change commitment by increasing the share of the population with access to sustainable cooking solutions. The CookFund provides catalytic grant funds to private enterprises to address the affordability challenges that hinder the accelerated use of clean cooking solutions in households. The clean cooking solutions supported by the program include LPG, electric pressure cookers, bioethanol, improved charcoal stoves, and briquettes. The program is focused on five regions of mainland Tanzania, namely, Dar es Salam, Mwanza, Dodoma, Morogoro, and Pwani.
The Call for Applications
UNCDF is inviting interested and eligible individuals and companies from across Tanzania with innovative clean cooking solutions to submit applications to the CookFund Innovations Challenge. The challenge targets innovations in stove and fuel technology, cooking products financing and behavioural change approaches with the potential to accelerate the acceptance and use of clean cooking solutions in Tanzania.
Application: For the detailed Call for Applications Guidelines (including the eligibility criteria) and Application Form, please visit https://www.uncdf.org/cookfund.
Language of proposal and currency: All application forms must be submitted in English.
Deadline for submission: This application is open from 25th November 2024 to 15th December 2024.
Pre-submission info session: UNCDF will conduct an onlinepre-submission info session to provide guidance on how to prepare applications, increase the understanding on submission requirements and offer applicants an opportunity to raise questions. If you wish to participate, please send an email to [email protected] indicating “Innovations Challenge Pre-submission Info Session” in the subject line of your email. The specific date and time for the workshop will be communicated to those who will request participation.
Please note: That participation to the online pre-submission info session is not a prerequisite for responding to this call.
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