US African Development Foundation – Agricultural Grant Application 2021
Are you a farmer? Do you belong to a farmer’s cooperative? Is your farmer’s cooperative currently searching for a funding opportunity to improve the production of its members?
In this post, you will get details on how to apply for the US African development foundation agricultural grant 2021 including the requirements, eligibility criteria, eligible farmers per country, and application portal.
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USADF invites applications from registered African agricultural cooperatives, producer groups, processors, and enterprises for grant financing. Grants will support solutions that extend your organizations’ own capabilities to increase your revenues, create jobs, improve farmer incomes, and achieve sustainable market-based growth.
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Who is Eligible for USADF Grant?
This grant is open to all registered agricultural cooperatives, producer groups, and agricultural product processors in the following countries;
Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Côte d’Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Malawi, Mauritania, Rwanda, South Sudan, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
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Requirements to Apply for U.S. African Development Foundation Agricultural Grant
- 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.
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What you need to be successful
Successful proposals must have the following;
- 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 should not exceed US $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.
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Application instructions
- Your submission must include the following information from your organization:
- financial statements for the last 2 years
- registration document
- 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 US $250,000.
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How to Apply for US African Development Foundation
Interested and eligible organizations, should complete their application by sending an email. Click on your country below and proceed to send your application
Benin: banana, cashew, maize, rice, shea, soy
Burkina Faso: cashew, honey/beeswax, maize, onions, rice, shea butter, tomatoes
Burundi: coffee, palm oil, potato, rice
Côte d’Ivoire: cashew, cassava, cocoa, rice
Democratic Republic of the Congo: cocoa, coffee, fishing, job training/youth employment, livestock, renewable energy, rice
Democratic Republic of the Congo apply here
Guinea: fish farming, off-grid energy, palm oil, shea
Kenya: fishing, livestock, maize, rice, sorghum
Liberia: cassava, cocoa, goat, palm oil, rice, vegetables
Mali: cashew, fonio, gum arabic, maize, millet, rice, shea, sorghum, sweet peas
Malawi: horticulture, legumes, oil seeds, rice, tree crops
Mauritania: animal husbandry, cowpeas, gum Arabic, maize, milk, millet, rice, sorghum, vegetables & fruits
Rwanda: beans, coffee, maize, rice, tea
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
Zimbabwe: potatoes, coffee, beans, soybean, maize, groundnuts, sesame, tomatoes, onions, chilies, herbs and spices, small grains, fruits, livestock, off-grid energy
Other details about this grant application can be found here.
Application Deadline
The deadline for application is 17th May 2021. All applicants should submit their applications before this date.
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I would like to apply for the grants but i get notifications late
why do you leave those who are starting
today am very happy.
As a farmer with 20 employees and has been in farminging business for the past 2 and a half years in a remote area, where do I fall?
application for the Grant
Myself I appreciate your service to the community keep it up.
This is very good plan
Great opportunity for all of us
This is very amazing and rewarding. Kindly keep up the good work. Thank you…
I’m poultry farmer from Tanzania , can’t I apply for this loan
Thank you for the notification. The terms and conditions are clear and requires adequate preparation.
I am sure we shall participate in the next round.
Good job..hope to do business with you
thanks for this great opportunity though am like is it past the deadline and if not, how do i apply.thanks
Why only specific African countries,what about Namibia?
This particular grant targets only the listed countries for reasons best known to the organizers. However, I do encourage you to check other grants listed here updatefly.com/african-grants