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USAID-RAN Household Solar Workforce Development Challenge awarding Up to $350,000 Grant for Sub-Saharan Africa

Public Call for Subsidizing the Installation of Solar Systems for Own Needs on Individual Housing Facilities in BiH

Deadline: 15 December 2019

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the ResilientAfrica Network (RAN) have launched a call for proposals under the Household Solar Workforce Development Challenge, as part of the Scaling Off-Grid Energy Grand Challenge for Development (SOGE).  SOGE seeks to accelerate growth in the off-grid solar home system market to provide millions of households and businesses across sub-Saharan Africa with access to modern, clean, and affordable electricity. However, talent acquisition and retention for off-grid solar home system companies remains an ongoing industry challenge, limiting enterprise growth and the sector’s capacity to scale and mature as an industry.

The specific objectives of this funding window are to identify and support scalable, innovative, third-party training solutions to the off-grid solar home system sector’s workforce needs in sub-Saharan Africa.

Funding Information

The selected organizations will receive awards ranging from USD 100,000 to USD 350,000 for project implementation over the course of one year, subject to the availability of funding.

Geographical Scope

All proposed activities must take place in sub-Saharan Africa.

Project Period

All proposed activities must take place within one year of the award.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible Use of Grant Funds

Grant funds must be for direct programmatic costs associated with the development of an off-grid solar workforce. Examples of eligible uses of grant funds are listed below. Please note that this list is intended to be illustrative and applicants may include other expenditures that are direct costs in the training program. RAN reserves the right to screen and accept or reject all the costs presented by applicants. Applicants must indicate what training they propose to deliver in their training program description.

Evaluation Criteria

How to Apply

Interested applicants can apply online via the given website.

For more information, please visit https://solarworkforce.ranlab.org/

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