USADF African Women Entrepreneurs Program

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

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 application, with basic functional management and financial controls for at least 3 years and banking history of no less than 12 months.

• 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.