Now is the time to build South Africa’s Future! Explore the SIX newest grant opportunities by several donor agencies for South African NGOs and CSOs in just one click.
The Solidarity Fund: Inviting CBOs to address Gender-based Violence in South Africa
Deadline: 18 November 2020
The Solidarity Fund is inviting eligible community-based organizations (CBOs) to apply for funding in support of critical activities and services related to addressing gender-based violence (GBV) across the country.
Over the past five years, the rates of reported violence against women in South Africa have shown a general increase. This fact has been clearly highlighted by numerous high-profile incidents of femicide in the past two years, which of course represent just a small proportion of women facing violence in their homes and communities.
Focus Areas
- The vast majority of services related to GBV are delivered at community-level, often by small CBOs. The Fund wishes to provide direct support to these organizations, which often struggle to access funding from established donors for a variety of reasons.
Funding Information
- The Fund will award once-off grants ranging from R50 000 to R250 000 to successful applicants in support of any of the above activities.
2020 Izele Small Grant Scheme | Offering three grants of US$1,500
Deadline: 15 November 2020
The 2020 Izele Small Grant scheme is now open to all conservation areas, organisations, groups, or businesses based in Eswatini, South Africa and Mozambique.
Funding Information
- Izele is offering three grants of US$1,500.
Eligibility Criteria
- This grant scheme is not open to individuals.
- For your project to be eligible, it must contribute towards the conservation of biodiversity and be based in Eswatini, South Africa or Mozambique.
Corporate Social Investment (CSI) Funding Programmes
Deadline: 30 March 2021
The Growth point Properties is seeking applications for its Corporate Social Investment (CSI) Funding programme that promote skills development and empowerment, rather than dependency. Acknowledged as being at the forefront of sustainability and as leaders in the field, the foundation aims to impact the lives of the previously disadvantaged and marginalised groups by creating opportunities for them to thrive.
The Growth point Properties is also focused on supporting education across South Africa because the foundation believe that partnerships with educators will yield positive results towards the common vision of building a better life for all.
Focus Areas
- Early childhood development;
- Primary school learning;
- High school learning;
- Youth development for job creation.
Grant Opportunity to enhance Democratic engagement and Transparency in South Africa
Deadline: 8 December 2020
The European Union (EU) is inviting proposals to improve public governance in South Africa to reinforce the role of civil society, the private sector and specific State Institutions to enhance accountability, democratic engagement and transparency in South Africa.
The actions under this call for proposals are expected to address the following priorities in design and implementation:
- Reinforcement of the capacities of CSOs in enhancing accountability.
- Increased opportunities for engagement between civil society, the public sector and the private sector.
- Improved transparency in the public and private sectors.
Priority Areas
- The Roadmap provides the basis for a common and dynamic EU strategic framework for EU’s engagement with civil society in South Africa. It outlines the following areas of priority:
- A transformed, transparent, communicative, vibrant and sustainable civil society able to play its role;
- Civil society contributing effectively to the building of a capable and accountable developmental state;
- Civil society positively contributing to economic policy-making and helping to promote inclusive growth;
- Civil society being able to express its voice and influence key policy processes underpinning the EU-South Africa Strategic Partnership (such as security, trade, gender, youth migration, human rights, climate change) at various levels (national, regional, global).
- The cross-cutting priorities of this call for proposals are:
- Capacity development: Whilst CSOs attempt to respond to capacity constraints within the public sector that contribute to lack of transparency, weak accountability, inadequate service delivery and corruption, they themselves often face capacity constraints.
- Gender equality: Gender equality constitutes a fundamental human rights principle and a common value of the European Union (EU Treaties, EU Gender Action Plan 2016-2020).
- Rights-based approach: The European Consensus on Development commits the EU and its Member States to implementing a rights-based approach (RBA) to development cooperation, encompassing all human rights.
- Other: The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights should be applied by beneficiaries and associates participating in the action, where relevant.
Funding Information
- The overall indicative amount made available under this call for proposals is EUR 5,000,000.
- Size of grants:
- Any grant requested under this call for proposals must fall between the following minimum and maximum amounts:
- minimum amount: EUR 500,000;
- maximum amount: EUR 1,500,000.
- Any grant requested under this call for proposals must fall between the following minimum and maximum amounts:
South Africa: 2021 Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation Program
Deadline: 16 November 2020
The Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the Embassy of the United States of America in South Africa, in collaboration with the Cultural Heritage Center in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) of the U.S. Department of State, is pleased to announce the start of the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) 2021 Grants Program.
The Embassy invites interested non-profit organizations, public international organizations, and private, public, or state institutions of higher education in South Africa and the United States to submit abstracts for Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation projects.
Program Objectives
The Department of State established the AFCP in 2000 at the request of Congress (Conference Report 106-1005 accompanying H.R. 4942). At the time, the Senate noted that the preservation of cultural heritage “offers an opportunity to show a different American face to other countries, one that is non-commercial, non-political, and non-military.”
The projects recommended for funding advance U.S. foreign policy goals and show respect for other cultures. Cultural preservation is effective public diplomacy that resonates deeply with opinion leaders and local communities, even in countries where ties may be otherwise limited. AFCP projects strengthen civil society, encourage good governance, and promote political and economic stability around the world.
Funding Information
- Award amounts: awards may range from a minimum of $10,000 to a maximum of $500,000;
- Total expected funding: $500,000;
- Length of performance period: 12 to 60 months.
2020/2021 Small Commercial Media Projects: Call for Applications
Deadline: 30 November 2020
The Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) have announced 2020/2021 Call for Applications from community broadcast and community and small commercial media projects.
MDDA is a statutory development agency for promoting and ensuring media development and diversity. It is a partnership between the South African Government and major print and broadcasting companies to assist in, amongst others, developing community and small commercial media in South Africa.
Funding Categories
- Community Media:
- Projects that are registered as a Section 21, NPO, NGO or CBO can apply for this category.
- The MDDA Act defines community media as “any media project that is owned and controlled by a community where any financial surplus is reinvested in the media project”.
- Community media projects are defined as a geographic community or a community of interest. In addition, there is a strong emphasis on public participation and is not for profit.
- Small commercial media:
- Projects that are registered as a Sole Proprietorship; Close Corporation or Private Company can apply in this category.
- The MDDA Act defines small commercial media as “independent media enterprises or initiatives that are run for personal gain as micro, very small or small business as classified in the National Small Business Act, 1996.
- Small business “means a separate and distinct business entity, including co-operative enterprises and non-governmental organizations, managed by one owner or more which can be classified as a micro-, a very small, a small or a medium enterprise by satisfying the criteria”.
- The Act uses three indicators: Number of people employed, turnover and assets of the business.
