Grants for African Entrepreneurs | Find Funding for Your Business & NGO

The $30,000 Jeonju International Awards for Promoting Intangible Cultural Heritage (JIAPICH) 2026 invites individuals and organizations worldwide to showcase their efforts in safeguarding and transmitting intangible cultural heritage.

Six funding opportunities are open for African businesses, offering over $1.3M (₦1.94B) in grants and investments for MSMEs, startups, creative ventures, and AI-driven enterprises.

This Mobility Call for Proposals aims to strengthen professional skills, networks and market access for Sierra Leonean artists, cultural organisations and creative businesses through structured mobility and learning opportunities.

Six major funding opportunities are currently open for entrepreneurs in Southern Africa — with over $1.7 million (R32 million) in funding available

The R250,000 SAMPRA Development Fund is inviting grant applications to support cultural organisations that promote and preserve South Africa’s diverse heritage through live cultural events.

Are you a photographer, artist, musician, or composer? Apply for grants worth over $71,000 (more than ₦90,000,000) in funding for creatives.

The National Arts Council of South Africa (NAC) is open for its Annual Project Funding Call for the 2026–2027 financial year, offering project-based funding of up to R350,000 for eligible arts practitioners and organisations.

The Goethe-Institut is inviting non-profit, non-governmental organisations in Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe to apply for grants under the €55,000 “Africa-Europe Partnerships for Culture: Southern Africa” project.

View 10 upcoming creative and media opportunities closing between November 2025 and January 2026 — with over $500,000 in grants and prizes.

The €30,000 Création Africa is a groundbreaking initiative by the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, coordinated by the Embassy of France and the French Institute of South Africa (IFAS), aimed at boosting and supporting cultural entrepreneurship in South Africa, Lesotho, and Malawi.