- Enabling environment/capacity building for project proponents
- Project scoping, ideation, and concept note development
- Development of pre-feasibility studies
- Development of feasibility studies
- Project financial structuring
Contact ACCF via their 'Contact webpage': https://accf.afdb.org/en/form/contact
The Africa Climate Change Fund (ACCF) offers small grants to African governments, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and regional institutions to support African countries to transition towards climate-resilient, low-carbon development, and scale-up climate finance access.
It was established by the African Development Bank (ADB) in April 2014 to support African countries build their resilience to the negative impacts of climate change and transition to sustainable low-carbon growth. Since its inception, the ACCF has proved itself as a climate financing mechanism that supports climate finance preparatory activities and small-scale adaptation projects across the African continent. It has supported ADB implemented projects, regional projects, and projects implemented by civil society and public sector operators.
The ACCF is prioritizing the following themes for support:
- Supporting direct access to climate finance, including:
- Supporting the development of high quality, bankable projects aligned with African countries’ NDCs and NAPs or related adaptation strategies
- Supporting the identification and strengthening of national institutions to access the GCF
- Supporting small–scale or pilot adaptation initiatives to build resilience of vulnerable communities with a focus on:
- promoting access to clean energy
- promoting climate-resilient agriculture and economic diversification
- creating opportunities for youth and women in low-carbon sectors and improving access to water and sanitation
In addition, proposals should be aligned with the priorities of the Bank, as well as the development and climate-related priorities of the targeted country/ies.
The activities to be funded under the ACCF may include (but are not limited to):
- services of national and international consultants and experts;
- acquisition of office equipment;
- the provision of training and capacity building;
- translation services;
- transportation fees;
- the preparation of studies, strategies and analytical pieces;
- knowledge management, communications, consultation workshops, regional and international meetings advocacy and outreach;
- certain administrative costs and fees; and
- certain other technical assistance activities.
Eligible beneficiaries include the following:
- African governments: including sub-national, local and municipal governments.
- African regional organizations: intergovernmental organizations, regional organizations from the public sector. UN Agencies may be considered on a case-by case basis.
- African Funds: Funds must be legally registered in an African country. Private sector (for-profit) funds are not eligible.
- Non-governmental organizations (NGOs): please refer to the question on the eligibility of NGOs
- African research institutions: institutes must be legally registered in an African country, and must have demonstrated credibility and track record.
- African Development Bank departments: bank departments may submit proposals directly, or may work with eligible external beneficiaries to support them in preparing high quality proposals.