PFAN: Grants Supporting Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
Deadline: 29-Aug-21
PFAN is soliciting applications for its grant program to support Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs).
An Opportunity to create a new vision through this Leadership Development Program. Deadline to apply: 15 Aug 2021
New Call to support Income-Generating Initiatives (Select Countries). Deadline to apply: 15 Aug 2021
Micro-projects Grants to promote the Social Impact of Sport in Africa. Deadline to apply: 1 Sep 2021
This US-based Foundation will fund small organizations that provide social assistance all around the world. Deadline to apply: 30 Sep 2021
NGO Grants to promote and protect Child Rights. Deadline to apply: 15 Aug 2021
Funding for Projects promoting Youth Mental Health & Wellness (Select Countries). Deadline to apply: 11 Aug 2021
Support for Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Projects (Europe). Deadline to apply: 30 Nov 2021
Grants for Latin America in the areas of Education, Business, Tourism and Culture. Deadline to apply: 10 Sep 2021
3-year Pilot Grant-making Program to assist Small and New NGOs. Deadline to apply: 15 August 2021
An Opportunity for NGOs engaged in eradicating Child Labour, Forced Labour, and Human Trafficking. Deadline to apply: 15 August 2021
Grants for Researchers working in the Arts, Humanities, or Social Sciences + Fully-funded to the US. Deadline to apply: 1 October 2021
Open Call for Young Leaders advancing SRHR. Deadline to apply: 15 July 2021
Human Rights Initiative for supporting Women ($20,000 Grants). Deadline to apply: 1 September 2021
Top Dutch Donors that fund internationally to improve livelihoods in communities
One-time Microgrant for NGO Projects that generate Social Impact. Deadline to apply: 30 June 2021
Proposals should demonstrate that the project is commercially and technically viable and requires no or only minimal grant funding. If your project currently receives grant funding or has done so in the past, that does not affect eligibility.
PFAN is technology neutral, which means they do not prefer any technology over any other.
Funding Information
An Opportunity to create a new vision through this Leadership Development Program. Deadline to apply: 15 Aug 2021
New Call to support Income-Generating Initiatives (Select Countries). Deadline to apply: 15 Aug 2021
Micro-projects Grants to promote the Social Impact of Sport in Africa. Deadline to apply: 1 Sep 2021
This US-based Foundation will fund small organizations that provide social assistance all around the world. Deadline to apply: 30 Sep 2021
NGO Grants to promote and protect Child Rights. Deadline to apply: 15 Aug 2021
Funding for Projects promoting Youth Mental Health & Wellness (Select Countries). Deadline to apply: 11 Aug 2021
Support for Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Projects (Europe). Deadline to apply: 30 Nov 2021
Grants for Latin America in the areas of Education, Business, Tourism and Culture. Deadline to apply: 10 Sep 2021
3-year Pilot Grant-making Program to assist Small and New NGOs. Deadline to apply: 15 August 2021
An Opportunity for NGOs engaged in eradicating Child Labour, Forced Labour, and Human Trafficking. Deadline to apply: 15 August 2021
Grants for Researchers working in the Arts, Humanities, or Social Sciences + Fully-funded to the US. Deadline to apply: 1 October 2021
Open Call for Young Leaders advancing SRHR. Deadline to apply: 15 July 2021
Human Rights Initiative for supporting Women ($20,000 Grants). Deadline to apply: 1 September 2021
Top Dutch Donors that fund internationally to improve livelihoods in communities
One-time Microgrant for NGO Projects that generate Social Impact. Deadline to apply: 30 June 2021
The investment amount, or investment ask, lies between US$1 million and US$50 million.
This may be disbursed in smaller tranches as requested.
ONLY for energy access and rural electrification projects (clean cook stoves, solar home systems, mini grids) an exception is made, and the investment ask can lie between US$500,000 and US$50 million.
This too may be disbursed in smaller tranches as requested.
Examples of Eligible Projects
Projects and businesses which deploy clean and renewable energy and/or climate change technologies for productive uses;
Greenfield and brownfield utility projects, independent power producer and distributed generation projects (for both thermal and electrical energy);
Existing projects which are operating at small or pilot scale and which are ready for scale-up;
Projects which increase access to energy for remote communities, including rural electrification, off-grid and mini-grid projects, thermal energy and clean cooking solutions;
New or expanding business ventures in clean energy and related technologies, including downstream projects (focused on deployment of existing technologies) and upstream projects (focused on development and commercialisation of a new clean technology);
Mergers, acquisitions or joint ventures, which will add value to an existing clean energy / technology business.
Eligibility Criteria
PFAN accepts applications from projects and businesses in low- and middle-income countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, Central, South and Southeast Asia, the Pacific Islands, Eastern Europe, Central America and the Caribbean Islands.
To be eligible for PFAN support, your project or business must:
provide climate change adaptation benefits and/or
offer or use clean energy technologies, products or services that fall within their areas of work.
Exclusion Criteria
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PFAN will not be able to support projects in the following sectors, notwithstanding their climate benefits:
Nuclear origin
Carbon capture and storage
Combustion of fossil fuels
Waste incineration
Gas venting and flaring.
Furthermore, PFAN will not support projects that:
Are likely to infringe on the protection of critical habitats
Use banned pesticides and/or chemicals
Cause involuntary resettlement or physical economic displacement
Are likely to alter, damage, or remove any cultural heritage and/or sites
Use forced, trafficked, or child labour.
When should you submit an application?
Selected PFAN projects undergo intensive one-on-one coaching to perfect their business plans, financial structures and investment pitches.
Applications are accepted on a continuous basis, and you may submit your application at any time.
Applications are evaluated on a quarterly basis after the regularly announced deadlines.
If you submit just after the deadline for the next evaluation round, it may take up to three months before your application is evaluated.
The application consists of an online form and three documents:
Project proposal
Financial model
Executive summary.
For more information, visit https://pfan.net/eligibility-criteria/