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Get Grants-in-Aid funding

The City of Cape Town makes Grants-in-Aid available to organisations to fund projects that benefit the community and assist the City in realising its goals and objectives as set out by the Integrated Development Plan (IDP).

Grants-in-Aid 2024/25

There are currently no funding opportunities available.

Remember

  • Only qualifying Grants-in-Aid applications will be considered for Grants-in-Aid funding.
  • Other Grant-in-Aid applications should be directed to the applicable funding department. 
  • Subcouncil Grants-in-Aid funding requests must be submitted via your local subcouncil office.

Submission requirements

All organisations should take note of the Grants-in-Aid Policy.

Make sure your organisation meets the qualifying criteria and that you provide all the required documentation when applying:

Qualifying criteria

Supporting documents

You will also need to provide the following information in order to complete the application forms:

  • A detailed business plan explaining the funding proposal applied for
  • A detailed description of the project, including breakdown of project costs, and start and end dates
  • Details of other funding received from the City for the current financial year, and previous funding received by the City
  • Information on how the allocation of a grant-in-aid will promote job creation and the estimated number of job opportunities it will create

If your application is successful, expenditure on the approved project will start within two months after the Grants-in-Aid funds are deposited into your organisation’s bank account, as provided for in clause 8.8 of the MOA.

How to apply

application deadline

Applications closed at 17:00 on 31 August 2024. No late or incomplete applications will be considered.

Ensure that you submit a completed application form along with all required supporting documentation. Failure to produce all relevant documentation will result in disqualification of the application.

Download and complete the application forms:

electronic submissions

Applications submitted via email must be in PDF format. The maximum size for each document is 2 MB.

Contact us

For assistance registering on the City’s Supply Chain Management Database, contact:

Graham Heynes

Telephone:
021 400 9244

Email:
graham.heynes@capetown.gov.za

Alternatively, you can visit the Supply Chain Management Department page for contact details.

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