Developed in partnership with stakeholders under the Investment Mobilisation Collaboration Alliance (IMCA), Greening Value Chains in Africa (GVCA), under the USAID Climate Finance Development Accelerator (CFDA), aims to channel blended finance into green and sustainable funds or other investment vehicles focused on the expansion and increased sustainability of higher-value economic activities in African energy transition value chains. CFDA and IMCA are jointly launching a funding window that sources, structures, and executes partnerships with debt, equity, or other investors seeking to deploy capital that supports the greening of value chains and simultaneously promotes economic development in Africa.

GVCA is seeking grant applications from experienced debt, equity, or other investors (e.g., asset managers, asset owners, financial institutions with investment or lending capabilities) to improve the sustainability and help enhance the economic contribution of Africa’s energy transition value chains.

Applications in response to this RFA will be accepted through January 17, 2025 at 11:59pm EST. Questions regarding this announcement will be accepted through the Solicitation Question Submission Form through December 4, 2024 at 11:59pm EST. An optional Virtual Pre-Application Workshop (pre-registration required, see attachments) will be offered on November 21, 2024 from 10:00-11:00am EST.

Interested applicants are encouraged to join the Climate Finance Investment Network (CFIN). Managed by CFDA, the CFIN brings together climate finance stakeholders across a diverse set of sectors and emerging and frontier markets to partner with USAID. The objective of the network is to crowd in private sector climate financing through learning, partnership facilitation, and catalytic grants. CFDA will share all answers to questions, and other updates with contacts registered with the CFIN. There is no cost to join the CFIN and membership does not involve any commitment or obligation.

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