United States African Development Foundation
African Women Entrepreneurs Program- Reimagined
Grant Application Eligibility Criteria and Required Documents
The United States African Development Foundation (USADF), in partnership with the United States Department of State Africa Bureau, invite 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: USD$50,000 – USD$100,000 to each of the selected winners
Who qualifies?
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 application, with basic functional management and financial controls for at least 3 years and banking history of no less than 12 months.
Eligibility Criteria
- Majority (OVER 50 percent)woman 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
- Confirmation email of approved UEI from SAM.gov
All applications must be submitted by email to AWEP-R-Jan2024grantapps@usadf.gov no later than midnight on January 21, 2024. Click here to download the application.