Opportunity - USADF Off-grid Energy Challenge

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Title

USADF Off-grid Energy Challenge

Organization

USADF

Type

Financial: (Other Funding Opportunities)

Sector

• Off-grid
• Other

Country

• Benin
• Burkina Faso
• Burundi
• Cote d'Ivoire
• Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Kenya
• Liberia
• Malawi
• Mauritania
• Niger
• Nigeria
• Rwanda
• Senegal
• Somalia
• South Sudan
• Tanzania
• Uganda
• Zambia

Eligibility/Description

USADF is excited to request proposals for the USADF Off-Grid Energy Challenge. Proposals are invited from eligible African off-grid energy companies. Selected enterprises will receive funding in the form of grant capital of up to $250,000.

To be considered for the Challenge, applicants must be African-owned and -managed private companies and organizations (including non-profit and not-for-profit) registered and operating in any of these USADF countries of operations in Africa: Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.

All instructions to apply are included in the document labeled "USADF Off-grid Energy Challenge Request for Proposals," uploaded below. The proposal template for applicants to fill in is also uploaded below. Applicants must send the completed template, as well as all required attachments, on or before February 12, 2023. Please note that applications will be reviewed on a first come, first-serve basis, so it is advised that applicants submit their proposals as soon as possible.

Deadline

2023/02/12

URL

https://www.usadf.gov/apply

"Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia" is not in the list (Worldwide, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, ...) of allowed values for the "Country Opportunity" property.