African Cities Innovation Fund:

What’s on offer?

Awardees will be provided with USD $75,000 in flexible grant funding, alongside tailored coaching support over a 12 month period to co-design, pilot and refine new pathways for thriving African cities.

Selected projects will enjoy the following benefits:

  • Grant funding up to USD $75,000

  • Adaptive project management and learning support from a dedicated Collaboration Manager at the Million Lives Collective to support the implementing team to work in sprints and test assumptions (following lean/agile methods)

  • Tailored networking opportunities, including engagement with the International Development Innovation Alliance’s ecosystem of innovation agencies, funders and government partners

  • Potential scale-up funding depending on early-stage success