Aspire Coronation Trust (ACT) Foundation 2024 Grant Cycle
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Aspire Coronation Trust (ACT) Foundation 2024 Grant: Businesses and start-ups within Africa are invited to apply for the 2024 Grant Cycle of Aspire Coronation Trust (ACT) Foundation – an opportunity to get funded and develop your business. Application for the Aspire Coronation Trust Foundation 2024 Grant Cycle is currently open and the process is expected to last six(6) to eight (8) weeks.
Aspire Coronation Trust (ACT) Foundation is a grant making nonprofit organization established in 2016 to support local, national and regional non – profit organizations working to address challenges and associated vulnerabilities across the African Continent. By funding focused-interventions, they work across a broad spectrum of developmental issues clustered within their focus areas (link focus areas tab).
Eligibility Criteria:
- Work within the ACT Foundation’s focus areas of Health, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, and Environment.
- Be registered with the appropriate legal entity within their respective (African) countries for not less than two years (24 months).
- 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.
- Show a strong governance structure. Details of the board of directors should reflect in the company’s registration documents. If not, please update.
- Show evidence of other sources of funding.
- Have a minimum staff strength of 3 part-time/full-time paid Individuals.
- Be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the project, i.e. not acting as an intermediary.
- Program/Initiative must be implemented within Africa.
Ineligibility:
ACT Foundation grants WILL NOT be extended to the following:
- Individuals:
- Non-profit without a legal Board of Directors or Trustee (as stated in your registration documents)
- Any entity that has mismanaged other Foundations funds in the past
- Political parties, campaigns groupings, institutions or their subsidiaries and affiliates.
- Organizations that advocate, promote, or espouse inhumane policies, illegal activities or terrorism.
Application Procedures
How-to-Apply: Interested applicants for the Aspire Coronation Trust Foundation 2024 Grant Cycle are to complete an online application. Applicants are to note the following:
- The Foundation only recognizes communication in English. All applications and further correspondences must be communicated only in English.
- All applications will be made via the online application portal.
- Please confirm that you have adequate internet connection to fill in the application online.
- Ensure that you answer all compulsory questions.
- Ensure that you review your information carefully as required before submitting the form.
- Ensure that you are using the required browser (Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome)
- The duration of the proposed program must be within a maximum of 12 month
- The Foundation reserves the right to disqualify applications that lack the required information.
- Any conflict of interest should be declared at the application stage
- Kindly ensure that you submit an active email address while completing the application form
Only organizations whose applications are successful will be contacted to submit full proposals.
Application Deadline: November 10, 2023.
