DFFE
Loan + Grant Blend
Green Fund (DFFE/DBSA)
A national green-economy fund (R1.1 billion, funded by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment and managed by the DBSA) backing renewable ener...
Blended Finance
Combined grant-and-loan packages offering the best of both funding types.
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Loan + Grant Blend
SEDFA Youth Challenge Fund
Blended loan and grant funding for young entrepreneurs aged 18-35: up to R2 million for start-ups and up to R15 million for growth enterprises. Includes mandato...
SEDFA
Loan + Grant Blend
SEDFA Small Enterprise Manufacturing Support Programme (SEMSP)
SEDFA (formerly sefa) lends manufacturers up to R15 million for machinery, working capital and product accreditation, with up to 20 percent of the facility (cap...
GEP
Loan + Grant Blend
Township Economy Partnership Fund (TEPF)
Joint fund from the Gauteng Department of Economic Development, GEP and the IDC for township-based small businesses in Gauteng: loans, grants or a blend of up t...
DOT
Loan + Grant Blend
Tourism Transformation Fund (TTF)
Funding for majority black-owned tourism businesses, run by the National Empowerment Fund in partnership with the Department of Tourism: a grant of up to R5 mil...
SEDFA
Loan + Grant Blend
SEDFA Co-operatives Development Support Programme (CDSP)
Government support programme for registered co-operatives, now run under SEDFA with the Department of Small Business Development. It offers blended funding - a ...
DALRRD
Loan + Grant Blend
Agro-Energy Fund (Land Bank / DALRRD)
Part-loan, part-grant funding from the Land Bank (with DALRRD) for alternative energy on farms - solar panels, biogas and biomass plants - to cut load-shedding ...
OCIF
Loan + Grant BlendNEW
Orange Corners Innovation Fund (OCIF) GROW South Africa
Young South African business owners (35 or under) with real revenue can get up to R1 million - half free grant, half interest-free loan - plus investor-readines...
DSBD
Loan + Grant Blend
Township and Rural Entrepreneurship Programme
Blended finance for township and rural businesses: up to R1 million per applicant, with the grant portion capped at R100,000 and the balance a 5 percent fixed-r...
CCT
Loan + Grant Blend
YouthStartCT Entrepreneurial Challenge (City of Cape Town)
The City of Cape Town annual #YouthStartCT Entrepreneurial Challenge gives selected young Capetonian entrepreneurs (aged 18-35) a R56,000 business enabler grant...
DSBD
Loan + Grant BlendNEW
Spaza Shop Support Fund
If you own and run a spaza shop in a township or rural area and are a South African citizen, you can get a stock grant plus blended grant and interest-free-loan...
DOT
Loan + Grant Blend
Tourism Equity Fund (TEF)
A R1.2 billion Department of Tourism fund for majority-South-African-owned tourism businesses with at least 30 percent black ownership. Deals start at R10 milli...
NEF
Loan + Grant BlendNEW
Northern Cape Blended SMME Fund (NEF)
Northern Cape businesses that are at least 51 percent black-owned (or 30 percent black or black-women-owned with a B-BBEE level of 1-3) can apply for blended gr...
LANDBANK
Loan + Grant Blend
Land Bank Blended Finance Scheme (BFS)
The Land Bank flagship development product is the Blended Finance Scheme, run with the Department of Agriculture: qualifying black producers get a conditional g...
About Blended Finance
What is Blended Finance?
Combined grant-and-loan packages offering the best of both funding types.
Who Qualifies?
Eligibility varies by programme. Most require CIPC registration, tax compliance, and a viable business plan. Check individual programme requirements for specific criteria.
How to Apply
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