SAMS - Funding opportunities - Ethiopia
| Region/Country | Name | Organization | Application information | Application deadline | Amout $$ | Description | Target group /Who should apply? | Website/ Link | Current Status |
| Ethiopia | Agribusiness Accelerator | Agricultural Transformation Agency (ATA) - Honey incubation program (financial support for selected SMEs) | 2021-2030 | open up to 2030 | They give upto $40k machinary and other support | In collaboration with regional Bureau of Agricultures and Cooprative Agencies, research centers to implement technology adoption, job creation and youth employment | Collecting and processing, pratives and SMEs | http://www.ata.gov.et/programs/highlighted-deliverables/eaap/ | valid |
| Ethiopia | Innovation fund | Ministry of Innovation and Technology | every year (recurring) | Always open but based on innovative project propsal | up to EURO 500000 per project | Innovation in Agriculure and technology | Individuals,SMEs , Universities and research orgaizations with innovative ideas | https://www.advance-africa.com/Innovation-Fund-Grants-for-Ethiopia-Social-Innovation.html | valid |
| Ethiopia | Green Innovation & Agritech Slam (GIAS) | CTA and GIZ | ongoing | ongoing | over 1,000,000Br | Green Innovation & Agritech Slam (GIAS) is a nation wide agricultural business competition that aims to find innovative solutions to critical challenges of the agricultural sector. | Young and driven entrepreneurs, resident in Ethiopia | http://innovation-slam.com/#/about | valid |
| Ethiopia | Jumpstart Accelerator | GIZ | ongoing | ongoing | not mentioned | In Ethiopia, Invest for Jobs aims to improve productivity and competitiveness of local SMEs to enable them for export or as suppliers to industrial parks (IPs). It also supports the improvement of the business environment for investors in IPs , the establishment of higher quality of employment, enhanced management capacities and assists the Ethiopian government in strengthening business relations between Ethiopian and international companies. The aim is to create up to 35,000 jobs by 2021. | start-ups | https://www.jumpstart.et/ | valid |
| Ethiopia | BlueMoon Ethiopia | BlueMoon Ethiopia | ongoing | ongoing | not mentioned | BlueMoon matches exceptional startup ideas and founder teams with exceptional support and seed funding. Twice a year, BlueMoon selects up to 10 startup teams of 2 to 3 entrepreneurs into a highly competitive 4-month incubator program in Addis Ababa, with less than 1% acceptance rate, offering a life-changing experience with: skill training, coaching, mentoring, seed funding etc. | start-ups | https://www.bluemoonethiopia.com/ | valid |
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