2025 Grant Cycle

The call for application opens 15th October 2024 and closes 3rd November 2024 11:59 pm (WAT). Successful applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal with a detailed budget for the grants. After a rigorous review by independent consultants, and upon final selection of the proposals, organizations will be formally notified of the next steps.

Successful organizations from the proposal stage will be notified and invited for Interviews and physical visits if selected for grant award.

Grant Eligibility Criteria

1 Organizations applying for ACT grant must meet the following criteria:

2 Work within the ACT Foundation's focus areas of Health, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, and Environment.

3 Be registered with the appropriate legal entity within their respective (African) countries for not less than two years (24 months).

4 Be legally registered as a non-profit organization (GTE/LTD). However, if applying as a social enterprise, the Foundation will only fund initiatives that are not for profit.

5 Show a strong governance structure. Details of the board of directors should reflect in the company’s registration documents. If not, please update.

6 Show evidence of other sources of funding.

7 Have a minimum staff strength of 3 part-time/full-time paid Individuals.

8 Be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the project, i.e. not acting as an intermediary.

9 Program/Initiative must be implemented within Africa;

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