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Overview
| Donor: | European Commission (EC) - International Partnerships (IP) |
| Application procedure: | Concept Note |
| Donor base: | Belgium |
| Reference number: | EuropeAid/183773/DD/ACT/KE |
| Eligible applicants: | Non-Profit Organisation |
| Deadline: | 29.05.2025 |
Financial details
| Grant size: | Large - more than $1,000,000 |
| Minimum grant size: | 5.000.000€ |
| Total available budget: | 5.000.0000€ |
| Funding type: | Grants |
| Maximum grant size: | 5.000.000€ |
| Funding ratio: | up to 95% |
Sectors
- Capacity Building
- Climate Change
- Economic Development
- Environment & Natural Resources
Project Locations
Africa
Kenya
Description
1) Objective
The global objective of this call for proposals is to develop sustainable and circular businesses through fostering access to finance and improving businesses’ sustainability and performance leading to sustainment and creation of green jobs. This entails improving Kenya’s overall environmental efforts, including by increasing the capacities to execute, monitor and enforce environmental regulations and environmental governance.
The specific objectives of this call for proposals are to achieve:
- Improved business, managerial and technical capacities (including in green, circular, sustainable and inclusive economy) of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), out of which at least 40% benefit gender equality by complying with the 2XChallenge criteria
- Increased access to finance for selected MSMEs promoting eco-innovation and social inclusion
2) Eligibility
In order to be eligible for a grant, the lead applicant must: (1) be a legal person and (2) be non-profit-making and (3) be a specific type of organisation such as: non-governmental organisation, community based Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), local authorities (e.g. municipalities) and business support organisations such as chamber of commerce, industry associations, trade federations, MSME cooperative organisations, International public-sector organisations set up by international agreements, specialised agencies set up by such organisations and other organisations assimilated to such international organisations are eligible under this call for proposals and (4) be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the action with the co-applicant(s) and affiliated entity(ies), not acting as an intermediary.
3) Location
Actions must take place in Kenya.
4) Budget
The overall indicative amount made available under this call for proposals is €5,000,000. Any grant requested under this call for proposals must fall between the minimum €5,000,000 and maximum €5,000,000. Any grant requested under this call for proposals must fall between the minimum (75%) and maximum (95%) percentage of total eligible costs of the action.
5) Application
The concept note together with the declaration by the lead applicant must be submitted online via PROSPECT. The deadline for the submission is 29 May 2025.