African communities need sustainable energy access, renewable off-grid solutions, and clean electrification of unserved and underserved communities in Africa. Renewable energy technologies include solar power, hydropower, wind power, biomass, biogas, and hybrid systems.
Sign Up Now for more grant funding opportunities
Sustainable electric power generation delivered through innovative business models can expand off-grid energy access through home systems and mini-grids. Electrification increases productive household uses, meets consumer needs and improves agriculture production and processing, healthcare, education, ICT services, and other commercial and industrial activities.
$250,000 Grants for Off-Grid Energy Projects
USADF Off-Grid Energy Challenge seeks proposals from African-owned and managed organizations, including non-profit and not-for-profit organizations. Winning proposals must develop, scale up or extend use of proven technologies for off–grid electrical energy in Africa.
Projects should:
- Benefit underserved, low-income rural, urban, or peri-urban populations currently unserved or underserved by
existing utility companies. - Demonstrate the potential for financial sustainability and independence with at least three months of revenue from sales of energy/electricity generated. Hence the projects need a proven track record of experience.
- Enhance women’s participation in the energy sector grows by supporting women-owned and managed
energy enterprises and the project focuses on benefits to women and girls.
For example, rural healthcare projects can feature off-grid electrical energy solutions focused on financially sustainable improvements of healthcare service and delivery like healthcare facilities electrification (HFE), vaccine storage and
distribution, or digital health services. WASH interventions with off-grid energy solutions for processes and activities are also possible.
Apply Now! Deadline is December 12, 2024
More Funding Opportunities
Do you want to win USAID RFP funding for humanitarian aid projects? Get startup investments for a technology business? Or learn how to win more contracts? Then please sign up now to get our email updates. We are constantly publishing new funding opportunities like these:
How can we apply for this Grant? We are a Business and Research Technology group of companies providing high level Result Oriented & innovative Integrated professional Solutions & Services aimed at enhancing Productivity, Planning & Management efficiency, social safety & Environmental Peace.
Hello,I am a founder of a young non profit Meraki Action Initiative. We are working to increase access to education, literacy and health. Under literacy we would like to improve digital literacy in rural communities. I am writing to find out if you have any grants for startups.
This will be great for African renewable energy and solar power companies. Thank you!
I need to apply this grant now to help bring energy access to my community in Nigeria.