The USADF is receiving applications from registered African agricultural cooperatives, producer groups, processors, and enterprises for grant financing; this is a great opportunity for you if you are in the Agricultural sector/field.
Grants will support solutions that extend your organization‘s own capabilities to increase your revenues, create jobs, improve farmer incomes, and achieve sustainable market-based growth.
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Eligible Countries & Sectors for the USADF
USADF is accepting applications in the following countries and sectors:
| Country | Sector |
| Burkina Faso | cashew, honey/beeswax, maize, onions, rice, shea butter, tomatoes |
| Burundi | coffee, palm oil, potato, rice |
| Kenya | fishing, livestock, maize, rice, sorghum |
| Liberia | cassava, cocoa, goat, palm oil, rice, vegetables |
| Rwanda | beans, coffee, maize, rice, tea |
| Senegal | rice, millet, maize, horticulture, banana, livestock |
| South Sudan | cassava, coffee, maize, shea, sorghum |
| Somalia | fishing, frankincense, job training/youth employment, livestock, rice, sesame |
| Tanzania | beans, coffee, cotton, horticulture, maize, rice |
| Uganda | cassava, coffee, maize, rice |
| Zambia | agri-energy hybrid, dairy, fish farming, oil seeds, rice |
USADF Eligibility Criteria
- Your organization must demonstrate that it has successfully worked together for a minimum of 2 years, has a minimum of 200 active members or suppliers, and has the capability to effectively use grant funds.
- Your ownership and management must be in agreement on the problem to be addressed and have a commitment to benefit your community.
- Your organization must demonstrate the capability to account for USADF funds by showing you have a minimum of 2 years of basic functional management and financial controls in place.
- Your organization must be 100% African-owned and African-led.
- USADF is not accepting applications from non-government organizations (NGOs) and intermediaries. Your organization must be an agricultural cooperative, producer group, processor, or business.
Successful Proposals Must…
- Have a clearly defined market opportunity to grow revenues that can increase incomes.
- Have a clearly defined plan of how you can increase revenues and incomes in 2- 4 years.
- Commit significant cash or specific in-kind contributions toward the grant activity.
- Be able to directly impact hundreds of people and community members.
- Be able to identify a path for continued growth and financing after the USADF grant ends.
- Not exceed $250,000.
- Special consideration will be given to applications that incorporate innovative strategies to make use of new approaches and technologies, including complementary finance and information technology.
- Special consideration will also be given to women-owned organizations and applications that promote youth entrepreneurship and employment.
USADF Application Guideline & Instructions
- Your submission must include the following information from your organization:
- financial statements for the last 2 years
- completed grant application form, in English, or French
- Applications must be in the sectors identified above for each country.
- Applications can be no more than $250,000.
- Submit all documents in one e-mail by September 30, 2024.
For more details Visit USADF Call for Applications
USADF Application Summary
Just like every other grant/funding opportunities listed on this blog, we’ll always advise you to apply early, and there you have it; everything you need to know about the USADF grant application.
Over to you now, start your application and do well to share this post on social media to help others apply and also win this grant for their business. This information is free and your friends deserve to know about it now before the deadline.
If you have questions or contributions to this post, let us know in the comment below.
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Iyanda moshood ekundayo
This is amazing
Abdulmalim
There is amazing great development in Africa