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Absa Youth Entrepreneurship Fund (AYEF) Absa Group / Tshiamo Foundation Open · closes 31 Oct 2026 Call for Proposals – Living Labs Programme Technology Innovation AgencyMaximum TIA grant: R 4 700 000 per Living Lab, subject to funding availability, assessment outcomes, approvals and contracting requirements. Open · closes 30 Oct 2026 KZN Youth Empowerment Fund 2026 KwaZulu-Natal Office of the PremierThreshold 1: R1,000 to R100,000; Threshold 2: R100,000.01 to R500,000; Threshold 3: R500,000.01 to R2,000,000 Open · closes 5 Nov 2026 Living Labs Programme Technology Innovation AgencyMaximum TIA grant: R 4 700 000 per Living Lab Open · closes 30 Oct 2026 Living Labs Programme – Lejweleputswa and Garden Route District Municipalities Technology Innovation AgencyMaximum TIA grant: R 4 700 000 per Living Lab, subject to funding availability, assessment outcomes, approvals and contracting requirements. Open · closes 30 Oct 2026 Automotive and Transport Equipment Funding Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) Always open Automotive Investment Scheme (AIS) the dticA non-taxable cash grant of 20% of qualifying productive-asset investment for OEMs and 25% for component manufacturers and tooling companies; competitiveness improvement grants are capped at R1 million per entity per two-year cycle. Always open Construction Fund Small Enterprise Development and Finance Agency (SEDFA) Always open IDC Infrastructure Sector Funding Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) Always open Ithala Business Finance Ithala Always open Machinery, Equipment and Electronics Funding Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) Always open Mining and Metals Funding Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) Always open Partial care facility funding Limpopo Department of Social Development Always open Technology and Human Resource for Industry Programme (THRIP) the dtic Always open Textiles and Wood Products Funding Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) Always open Tourism Growth Fund Western Cape Government Department of Economic Development and TourismR7 million total allocation available during the 2026/27 Financial Year Always open Veteran Fund Small Enterprise Development and Finance Agency (SEDFA) Always open Western Cape Entrepreneurship Impact Fund Western Cape Department of Economic Development and Tourism Always open Women Fund Small Enterprise Development and Finance Agency (SEDFA) Always open Youth Fund Small Enterprise Development and Finance Agency (SEDFA) Always open Aerospace Industry Support Initiative (AISI) Department of Trade Industry and Competition (the dtic); hosted and managed by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)Maximum support, excluding VAT: R1 500 000 for aerospace and defence, R1 000 000 for other advanced manufacturing industries, and R750 000 for marine; the final amount depends on project scope. Check dates with the provider AFD Green Energy Fund Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) Check dates with the provider Agri-Industrial Fund Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), in partnership with the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform & Rural Development (DALRRD) Check dates with the provider Agro-Processing and Agriculture Funding Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) Check dates with the provider Agro-Processing Support Scheme (APSS) the dtic Check dates with the provider Allan Gray Association Programme Allan Gray Orbis Foundation Check dates with the provider Application For Funding: 2025/2026 Department of AgricultureDOA Check dates with the provider Aquaculture Development and Enhancement Programme (ADEP) The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) Check dates with the provider Asset Assist Programme Department of Small Business Developmentmaximum grant of R250 000 Check dates with the provider Asset Finance Small Enterprise Development and Finance Agency (SEDFA) Check dates with the provider