Opportunities
Grants, VC funds, accelerators, and competitions for African entrepreneurs.
Grants, VC funds, accelerators, and competitions for African entrepreneurs.
What are you looking for today?
Powered by CopilotKit
Core funding grants through the Energy Access Institutions Facility ($25M total over 5 years)
Productive Use Financing Facility (PUFF): subsidized financing for energy-efficient appliances
Technical assistance and capacity building for market institutions
Access to CLASP's global network of energy access partners
Quality assurance through VeraSol testing and certification
Global LEAP Awards recognition for top-performing appliances
Connection to major donors: BII, DOEN, Good Energies, Sida, UK aid
Market institutions that strengthen the distributed renewable energy ecosystem in Africa. CLASP deploys grants to organizations that grow the DRE sector — not individual energy companies, but the associations, quality assurance bodies, and coalitions that create enabling market conditions. Through PUFF, they also support businesses and farmers acquiring income-generating clean energy appliances.
I could not confirm post-selection support from independent third-party sources beyond CLASP’s own materials.
Very limited third-party applicant/recipient experience surfaced in the available search results, making it hard to validate responsiveness, application burden, or recipient satisfaction independently.; CLASP appears to operate more as a technical-assistance/program-management nonprofit than a conventional investor, so applicants should verify whether a given facility is a direct grantmaker, an implementing partner, or an intermediary-managed funding window before investing time in an application.
I could not verify applicant/alumni testimonials or firsthand application experiences from sources outside CLASP’s own website with the available search results, so I cannot provide a reliable insider tip without fabricating evidence.
2001
Active Since
Yes
Deploying