Public-Private Partnerships: Financial Support

This page lists Public-Private Partnership (PPP) programmes of DCED member agencies which offer financial support to private sector projects and investments. Financial support is distinguished here by grants and other forms of financial support (including loans, equity and guarantees). Amounts of support have been converted into approximate US dollar values; the original currency values are indicated in brackets, where applicable.

1. Grants

Programme	Eligible. businesses	Amount.granted	Sectors/ areas	Target countries	Quick links
Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (multi-donor)	Companies from any country	$250,000 to $1.5 mio	projects with development impact on the rural poor incl. in the field of agribusiness, rural financial services, renewable energy, and related media sectors	all countries in Africa	Proposal process Funding windows Contact Information
Ghana's Business Sector Advocacy Challenge Fund (multi-donor)	Private sector associations, trade unions and media in Ghana	up to 90% of the costs of advocacy actions	business- enabling reforms	Ghana	Application process Concept note and application documents
Business Partnership Programme (ADA)	Businesses from Austria and the European Economic Area	up to 50% of project costs, max. $277,000 (200,000 Euro)	various sectors	ADA partner countries	Funding and application details
DeveloPPP.de: Idea Competitions (BMZ)	German and European companies and their subsidiaries	up to $267,000 (193,000 Euro)	vocational training and education, agribusiness and biodiversity, resource and climate protection, water/ wastewater, and energy	developing countries	Proposal assessment criteria
DeveloPPP.de: Strategic Alliances (BMZ)	German and European companies and their subsidiaries (with projects involving several partners or several countries)	total volume at least $1 mio (750,000 Euro)	various sectors	developing countries	Project criteria
Africa Facility (BMZ)	Africa-based companies	up to 50% of project costs, max. $ 270,000 (200,000 Euro)	various sectors	African countries	Africa Facility brochure
Investment Cooperation Programme (CIDA/DFAIT) currently on hold	Canadian companies - annual threshold revenue of $2 million - investment in developing country must be worth $500,000 or more	Cost-shared contributions of 50%- 75% for agreed activities in the four phases of an investment; max. $260,000 (CAD 257,000) for extractive sectors and professional services, $583,000 (CAD 575,000) for productive sectors and $968,000 (CAD 955,000) for PPPs in infrastructure	various sectors	all countries eligible for Official Development Assistance	Applicant's guide Prequalification Application through the Virtual Trade Commissioner (VTC) Programme advisor contacts
Business Partnerships Programme (Danida)	Danish companies and their local partners	Preparation phase: up to 75% of expenses (max. $133,600) Implementation phase:up to 50% of expenses (max. $891,000 or $1,781,000 for regional or large partnerships)	various sectors	Danida programme countries	Toolbox Contact Information
Responsible and Accountable Garment Sector Challenge Fund (DFID)	Private businesses and trade unions associated with labour conditions in the garment sector	$40,100 (£25,000) to $401,000 (£250,000), on a cost- sharing basis	Working conditions in garment production industries supplying the UK market	low and lower middle income countries in Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa	Eligibility criteria Application Process Guidelines for project concept note
Food Retail Industry Challenge Fund (DFID)	UK food retailers, or a retail brand with a share of the UK market or working in partnership with such an enterprise to implement the project	up to $401,000 (£250,000), on a cost-sharing basis	supply chain development improving the livelihoods of African farmers	African countries	Application and contact information
Harakat Challenge Fund (DFID)	Priority is given to Afghan businesses, but no restriction on nationality	no minimum or maximum amount	investment climate improvements in 8 areas	Afghanistan	Harakat brochure Application and contact information
PPP Facility for Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Food Security (Netherlands MFA)	at least one company; possibly other government organisations (in addition to the Netherlands MFA) and aknowledge institute or NGO	The minimum requested subsidy is € 1,000,000. The maximum requested subsidy is € 20,000,000.-. Partner contributions need to amount to 50% of the project budget, with a private contribution of at least 25%.	Projects should focus on certain subjects in terms of sustainable entrepreneurship and contributions to food security	Selected developing countries	Application criteria Contact information
Private Sector Investment Programme (PSI) (Netherlands MFA)	Dutch companies and, for untied PSI countries, companies from outside the project country, implementing a project with a local business	PSI Regular: 50% of project budget, max. $1 mio (750,000 Euro) PSI Plus: 60% of project budget, max. $1,2 mio (900,000 Euro) Max. project budget under both facilities: $2 mio (1,5 mio Euro)	various sectors	Selected developing countries (PSI Regular) and fragile states (PSI Plus)	Minimum PSI criteria PSI Guidelines Contact
Business Matchmaking Programme (Norad)	Norwegian companies and their partner companies selected countries	Potential partner visits: max. 80% Feasibility studies and training of employees: max. 50% Investment in environmental protection: 80%	various sectors	Selected countries including Sri Lanka, South Africa, India, Vietnam	Contact information for Sri Lanka, South Africa and India (p.4) Contact information for Vietnam
Innovations against Poverty (Sida)	small to large international businesses	up to 50% of costs in explorative, R&D phase (max.$27,400), and pilot phase (max. $270,400)	innovations in technology and business practices that contribute to fight poverty and climate change	Sida partner countries	Contact
Public-private partnership programme (Sida)	large companies	n/a joint financing of projects in the context of a company's investment	e.g. agricultural value chain interventions in the context a company's investment	Sida partner countries	Contact

2. Other forms of financial support

Programme	Eligible businesses	Type/ amount of financial support	Sectors / areas	Target countries	Quick links
Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (multi-donor)	majority private sector entities or majority public sector entities if private sector manages its assets on a risk-sharing basis	long-term loans, $10 mio - $30 mio	Energy supply, water/waste services, transportation, telecommuni- cations,gas transportation, mining infrastructure	Sub-Sahara Africa	Investment Policy Contact information
GuarantCO (multi-donor)	private companies, parastatals, municipalities	local currency guarantees, $5 mio - $20 mio	Energy supply, water/waste services, transportation, telecommuni- cations,gas transportation, agribusiness, urban, and mining infrastructure	all low and lower middle income countries	Investment policy Contact information
InfraCo Africa and InfraCo Asia (multi-donor)	private infrastructure companies	equity	priority areas: energy and power, water and wastewater, transportation	Africa and selected countries in South/ South-East Asia	Contact InfraCo Africa Contact InfraCo Asia
Norwegian Investment Fund for Developing Countries (Norad)	Norwegian/ international private investors, development finance institutions	Loans, equity	financial institutions, SME funds, renewable energy, industrial partnerships	Eastern/ Southern Africa, Central America, selected countries in South- East Asia	Norfund overview Contact information
Innovations against Poverty (Sida)	small to large international businesses	guarantees are available for a risk- reflecting fee in the launching and scaling- up phase of an innovative venture	innovations in technology and business practices that contribute to fight poverty and climate change	Sida partner countries	Contact

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