- Grant Amount – £30,000
- Deadline – August 03, 2025
- CLICK HERE TO APPLY
Modern Energy Cooking Services (MECS) invites proposals from entrepreneurs, start-ups, businesses, and food service providers interested in establishing or expanding a sustainable pre-cooked food business using electricity as the main fuel for cooking based in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ghana, or Nigeria.
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The focus of this call is on batch or mass production of foods that can be reheated or ‘finished off’ in restaurants or at home (or eaten cold). The proposal should not include direct on the street selling of hot food to be eaten at the point of sale.
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Funding Information
- The total grant available is £30,000. Any proposal over budget will be rejected.
- This funding may be combined with other sources of funding, loans, debt financing or other grants, however once the timing of the grant is agreed start dates should not be delayed because of further matched funding.
- Failure to start on time will result in the withdrawal of the grant.
- The study is expected to commence no later than 15th September 2025. All deliverables must be completed and delivered by 31st January 2026. The applicant should demonstrate in their response to these ToRs how the work can be completed within the time available.
- The following deliverables will be expected:
- – Inception report.
- – A report assessing business model implementation.
- – Updated cash flow projection
- Payment is contingent on successful completion of all deliverables.
Eligibility:
- They invite proposals from entrepreneurs, start-ups, businesses, and food service providers interested in establishing or expanding a sustainable pre-cooked food business using electricity as the main fuel for cooking based in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ghana, or Nigeria.
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