{"id":17464,"date":"2023-12-14T14:38:18","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T14:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/?p=17464"},"modified":"2023-12-14T14:38:22","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T14:38:22","slug":"call-for-applications-usadf-off-grid-energy-challenge-grant-2023-2024-for-africans-up-to-250000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/call-for-applications-usadf-off-grid-energy-challenge-grant-2023-2024-for-africans-up-to-250000\/","title":{"rendered":"Call For Applications: USADF Off-Grid Energy Challenge Grant 2023\/2024 For Africans (up to $250,000)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>USADF is excited to request proposals for the USADF Off-Grid Energy Challenge. Proposals are invited from eligible African off-grid energy companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Eligibility Criteria:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To be considered for the Challenge. applicants must be majority African-owned and -managed private companies and organizations (including non-profit and not-for-profit) registered and operating in any of these countries in Africa (Benin, Burundi, C\u00e9te d\u2019Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo (South Kivu), Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mauritania, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Benefits:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Selected enterprises will receive funding in the form of grant capital of up to $250,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All instructions to apply are included in the document labeled RFR\u201d uploaded in the USADF portal link. The application template for applicants to fill in is also uploaded in the USADF portal link.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Deadline: January 31, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Click&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/usadf.gov\/OGECEng\">HERE&nbsp;<\/a>to Apply<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About USADF is excited to request proposals for the USADF Off-Grid Energy Challenge. 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