USADF African Women Entrepreneurs Program- Reimagined 2024

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. 

• Table of Content
• About United States African Development Foundation (USADF)
• USADF African Women Entrepreneurs Program- Reimagined
• Aim and Benefits of USADF African Women Entrepreneurs Program- Reimagined
• Requirements for USADF African Women Entrepreneurs Program- Reimagined Qualification
• Documents Required for Application
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

USADF African Women Entrepreneurs Program- Reimagined

Aim and Benefits of USADF African Women Entrepreneurs Program- Reimagined

Award worths USD$50,000 – USD$100,000 to each of the selected winners

Requirements for USADF African Women Entrepreneurs Program- Reimagined Qualification

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.

Eligibility Criteria

• 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)

Documents Required for Application

• Ownership or Shareholder documents
• Registration
• Confirmation email of approved UEI from SAM.gov

Application Deadline

How to Apply

All applications must be submitted by email to [email protected]  no later than midnight on January 21, 2024.  Click here to download the application.

For more details, visit USADF website.