Orange Corners has announced the opening of a new subsidy programme to ensure a sustainable future for its entrepreneurial training programmes for the next five years. The programme will provide funding for a local entrepreneurial training programme (incubators/accelerators) and related activities for young people aged 18–35, such as mentorship, business development services, masterclasses, workshops, and all related administrative and programme management needs to run such activities.
The Orange Corners subsidy programme is now open for proposals from potential implementing partners in a select number of countries and regions. Specifically, it is inviting submissions from organizations who would be interested in running an Orange Corners incubation/acceleration programme in their specific country between 2024 and 2028.
The programme will be opened for 16 countries and regions in two phases. Phase 1, which will run from June 5–30, 2023, will accept proposals from Algeria, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Ghana, Iraq (Baghdad), Morocco, and Mozambique. Meanwhile, Phase 2, which will run from September 4–29, 2023, will accept proposals from Burundi, Côte d’Ivoire, Iraq (Kurdistan Region), Mali, Nigeria, Sudan, South Africa, and South Sudan.
To apply for the subsidy, there are two steps. First, applicants must submit a mandatory quick scan or short proposal. An Orange Corners programme advisor for their country will review this, and give a non-binding recommendation on whether to submit a full proposal. This mandatory quick scan must be submitted at least two weeks before the deadline for full proposals, as the review of the quick scan can take up to two weeks. Second, applicants must submit a full proposal.
For each target location, only one applicant will be awarded a subsidy. A maximum of €750,000 is available for each target location, covering a maximum of 75% of the total project costs. The subsidy programme is open to local businesses and local civil society organisations registered in the target location. Applicants must have experience in developing and managing entrepreneurial training programmes (incubation/acceleration), project management, marketing and communication, acquisition, networking, and project-related monitoring, evaluation, learning, and reporting.
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Interested parties can find more details about the subsidy programme, application procedure, and requirements on the Orange Corners website. The programme encourages applicants to apply well before the above-mentioned deadlines. The results of full application will be announced within 13 weeks after the full proposal application deadline.
If you have any questions regarding the subsidy program, please reach out to them via oc@rvo.nl.
Managed by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) on behalf of the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Orange Corners supports implementing partners to run successful training, incubation, and acceleration programmes from its HQ in The Hague.
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