Closed · APS-OAA-16-000001-ADDENDUM-SOGE · CFDA 98.001 · Discretionary

Call for Partnership Concept Papers - Scaling Investment in Off-Grid Energy Solutions in Africa

Federal grant opportunity posted by Agency for International Development, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$500K-$1.5M
Award range
Closed
Status
April 30, 2017
Close date
-
Expected awards

The verdict

Call for Partnership Concept Papers - Scaling Investment in Off-Grid Energy Solutions in Africa is a closed discretionary listing from Agency for International Development that offered $500,000 -- $1,500,000. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 753 other opportunities from Agency for International Development.

$500K-$1.5M
award range
Closed
application status
98.001
CFDA program
753
other opportunities from Agency for International Development

Archived opportunity record

Call for Partnership Concept Papers is closed (last close April 30, 2017). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Agency for International Development still indexes 753 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed April 30, 2017

Posted Feb 3 Closes Apr 30

Instrument

Other

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

The Scaling Off-Grid Energy Grand Challenge for Development (SOGE) seeks to accelerate growth in the off-grid energy market to provide 20 million households in sub-Saharan Africa with access to modern, clean, and affordable electricity. However, access to capital and cost of capital remains a key market barrier, severely limiting enterprise growth and the household solar sector’s capacity to scale and mature as an industry. USAID has found that small infusions of grant funding can assist early-stage enterprises to achieve investment readiness on accelerated timelines, increasing opportunities for private sector investment. This call for Concept Papers is aimed at addressing this access to capital barrier.

Market-open applicant set · includes for-profit door

The eligibility set for Call for Partnership Concept Papers includes a for-profit door among 3 printed types (For-profit organizations other than small businesses; Small businesses; Others (see official listing text)). Competitive traffic can include commercial applicants alongside other listed classes. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Other. Funding-activity code maps to Regional Development (RD). Inside Agency for International Development's indexed book this exact eligibility-code string is unique to this listing.

Code 22
For-profit organizations other than small businesses
Code 23
Small businesses
Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Agency Contact

Molly Doyle

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