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$1M – $50M (alongside EU/DFI loans)
The EU-Africa Infrastructure Trust Fund provided blended finance grants for infrastructure projects in Sub-Saharan Africa, combining donor grant resources with long-term loans from participating financiers. It supported projects in water, energy, transport, and ICT. Typical grant support ranged from $1 million to $50 million alongside EU and DFI loans. Since 2019, the fund has not accepted new grant applications and its application status is closed.
Blended finance grants
The EU-AITF contributed to increasing investment in infrastructure in Sub-Saharan Africa by blending long-term loans from participating financiers with grant resources from donors.
Water
Infrastructure sector supported by the fund.
Energy
Infrastructure sector supported by the fund.
Transport
Infrastructure sector supported by the fund.
ICT
Infrastructure sector supported by the fund.
EU trust fund blending grants with DFI loans for African infrastructure. €900M+ committed. De-risks infrastructure investments.
Technical assistance, policy support, co-investment facilitation
Long approval timelines. Heavy documentation requirements. May require government co-sign.
This opportunity is closed, so new applications are not being accepted. For reference, projects aligned with water, energy, transport, or ICT infrastructure in Sub-Saharan Africa and structured with EU or DFI loan participation were the relevant fit.
2007
Active Since
Yes
Deploying
Multiple development projects and fund commitments