Call for projects by impact investors active in Africa, Asia and Latin America
The SSNUP programme offers funding for technical assistance (TA) projects from impact investors (asset managers) active in strengthening the agricultural sector in Africa, Asia and Latin America and who are not regular members of the SSNUP programme.
To be eligible for SSNUP co-funding, the TA projects should aim at strengthening the resilience of smallholder households and agricultural value chains.They should also focus on improving climate change resilience, strengthening gender equality, ensuring food security and nutrition, and/or promoting agroecological transformation. A maximum of two individual TA projects per investor can be selected. The investees can be agri-SMEs, farmer cooperatives/organisations or financial intermediaries. A maximum of two investees can benefit from each individual TA project.
The maximum SSNUP contribution amounts to € 50,000 per project.
- Project proposal submission: the applicant downloads the information pack in this page and request the application documents via this form to receive them by email. After completion of the documents in English or French, the documents are then submitted to SSNUP before 23h59 (CET) on Friday, 7 March 2025.
- Selection: the SSNUP technical assistance committee will review the submitted project proposals. The applicant will then be informed of the results by email in early April 2025.
- Contracting and financing: a contract will be signed between ADA (SSNUP coordinator) and the selected applicant. 80% of the SSNUP contribution to the technical assistance budget will be transferred upon signature. The remaining amount will be transferred together with the 11% management fee at the end of the project, after the approval of the completion report.
- Implementation: the project must be launched before 30 June 2025 and have a maximum duration of 12 months.
- Reporting and closing: the reports, which include narrative information as well as data on the financials and KPIs, must be submitted by April 2026 (annual report 2025) and no later than two months after the end of the project (completion report).
Contact : ssnup@ada-microfinance.lu
A maximum of two beneficiary organisations can be included in each TA project application. Each TA project needs to have a clear and specific objective.
A maximum of two TA projects can be selected per impact investor.
Agri-SMEs, farmer cooperatives/organisations and financial intermediaries are eligible.
There is no minimum amount.
The maximum SSNUP contribution is EUR 50,000 per project. The investee must contribute at least 20% of the total project budget (cash or in-kind).
No, only new TA projects are eligible, and no retroactive reimbursement of TA projects started before the approval date will be possible.
No, the call for projects is only open to asset managers/impact investors.
The asset manager should demonstrate experience and/or willingness to offer TA. It is expected that the asset manager:
- is already staffed with at least one specialist experienced in TA or has identified at least one staff member who will be responsible for designing and managing the TA project;
- has the experience or has access to expertise to identify issues and relevant solutions related to a TA project;
- has defined or is ready to define operational procedures to manage TA project;
- is able to separate the investment activities from the TA activities in terms of accounting and decision-making (no need for the TA facility to be a legally separated entity).
No, recurring costs are not covered. However, in some cases, like that of first certifications, initial costs can be co-financed if there is a clear path to sustainability.
The organisation benefiting from the technical assistance project should be located in an Official Development Aid (ODA) country. The impact investor/fund manager can be located in any country.
Yes, beneficiary organisations already supported by SSNUP are eligible to the call for projects.