The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Technical Assistance and Feasibility Studies program (CFDA 87.101) to SFC Finance LIMITED, a for-profit organization based in Mauritius. The grant will support the provision of environmental, social, governance (ESG), energy, governance, and operational advisory services to 43 portfolio companies in the Africa regional market over a period of 5 years, from July 2024 to May 2029. The...
This $1,000,000 Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) under the Technical Assistance and Feasibility Studies program (CFDA 87.101), supports the structuring and launch of three country-level catalytic investment vehicles to expand access to finance for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria. The award, made on July 8, 2024, with a completion date of September 26, 2025, will be implemented by the Global Steering Group for Impact...
The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) awarded a $1,507,192 Project Grant under the Technical Assistance and Feasibility Studies program (CFDA 87.101) to Solidarite Internationale Pour LE Developpement Et L'Investissement, a for-profit organization based in Paris, France. The grant, awarded on Aug 20, 2024, focuses on providing technical assistance and feasibility studies to microfinance institutions (MFIs) and agricultural entities in Africa, with a performance period from...
The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the DFC's Technical Assistance and Feasibility Studies program (CFDA 87.101) to Barka Investments Clbg, a for-profit organization based in Mauritius. The grant, awarded on September 10, 2024, will provide post-investment technical assistance to potential and existing companies of the Barka Fund, a blended finance vehicle that invests in climate-smart small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in...
The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) awarded a $810,000 Project Grant under its CFDA 87.101 Project Development program to Balloon Ventures LTD, a for-profit organization based in the UK. The grant, awarded on Sep 30, 2024, with a final completion date of Sep 16, 2026, will provide technical assistance to a MSME (Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise) lender to: 1) scale up its data and credit scoring capabilities, 2) enhance the technical services it provides to its...
The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) awarded a $237,500 Project Grant under the DFC's Project Development program (CFDA 87.101) to Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, a Washington, D.C.-based for-profit organization, to provide pre-investment technical assistance and support feasibility studies for new biochar manufacturing facilities in Kenya. The grant aims to mobilize private capital, develop innovative solutions, and address developmental challenges in the region...
The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) awarded a $1,307,199.20 Project Grant under its Project Development program (CFDA 87.101) to Lightsmith Group, LLC, a New York-based limited liability company. The grant, awarded on November 14, 2024, is intended to support the creation of a new scalable platform that will provide the full range of equity, credit, and technical assistance to growth-stage climate adaptation companies. The project has a performance period ending on...
The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) awarded a $299,520 project grant under its Technical Assistance and Feasibility Studies program (CFDA 87.101) to LOK Capital IV LLC, a for-profit organization based in Türkiye. The grant supports advisory services to LOK Capital IV's portfolio companies on sustainable business practices, inclusion, impact, environmental and social impacts, and climate change. The project period runs from Aug. 28, 2024 to Sep. 30, 2029 and will be...
The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) awarded a $1,226,000 Project Grant under the Technical Assistance and Feasibility Studies program (CFDA 87.101) to Savannah Energy RN LIMITED, a for-profit organization based in the UK. The grant is intended to provide technical assistance for the development costs associated with a 250 MW wind farm project in Niger. The award period runs from May 15, 2024 to June 30, 2025. The DFC's Technical Assistance and Feasibility Studies program...
The International Development Finance Corporation (IDFC) awarded a $2 million Project Grant to Responsability Climate Smart Agriculture & Food Systems Fund, Sicav-Raif on September 29, 2022 through the Foreign Investment Financing program (CFDA 70.002). The grant will support a technical assistance facility that will provide portfolio companies and fund manager operations with advisory services through September 2030. The Foreign Investment Financing program aims to finance projects...