Dear fellow group members, 

Please find below a reminder for the "Malawi Off-Grid Energy Business
Concepts Competition". Closing date is July 15th, 2013 (more details
below).

"The US African Development Foundation (USADF) is pleased to cooperate
with the World Bank Institute to announce this Call for Proposals for the
"Malawi Off-Grid Energy Business Concepts" Competition. USADF
proposes to provide business planning grants for the Malawi Kwacha (MK)
equivalent of $10,000 USD each for up to 5 promising ventures to enable
the development of new private sector-led business models for off-grid
rural electrification in Malawi. Grant funds would be used to cover costs
associated with business plan development, including contracting with consultants
and/or executing market studies, technical reviews, developing blueprints
and construction plans, and other related business plan expenses.

This competition will only consider proposals from African-owned and led
private, non-governmental companies, associations or organizations in good
standing with their local government and other international standards.
Priority will be given to business concepts that benefit rural, marginalized
populations.

All applicants are required to use the business proposal template found
on the USADF website. The proposal along with required documentation should
be submitted by email only, on or before July 15, 2013 to OffgridEnergyChallenge@USADF.gov
. Proposals received after the closing date of July 15, 2013 will not be
accepted under any circumstances.  After the proposals have been evaluated,
the winners will be declared on July 26, 2013. For more information and
the proposal template please visit 
www.usadf.gov
.
or 
http://www.usadf.gov/MWIOFFGRID.html
"

Best regards.