About
The NEPAD Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility (NEPAD-IPPF) Special Fund established to assist African countries, Regional Economic Communities (RECs), specialized agencies and related institutions by providing grant resources for:
- Preparing high quality and viable regional/continental infrastructure projects with a view to requesting financing from public and private sources;
- Developing a consensus and partnership for project implementation; and
- Promoting infrastructure projects and programs aimed at enhancing regional integration and trade.
The IPPF directly contributes to the objectives of the Bank’s Ten Years Strategy and Regional Integration Strategy which retained regional infrastructure as a strategic priority sector. In addition, the regional focus of the NEPAD-IPPF makes it a key contributor to regional integration by interconnecting the infrastructure of countries and regions of Africa.
Assistance Criteria
Prioritizes cross-border, regional infrastructure projects. Eligible entities include Regional Member Countries of the Bank Group, RECs, Power Pools, River Basin Organizations, corridor authorities and other intra-African infrastructure-related institutions and specialized regional/continental institutions for infrastructure development.
The NEPAD-IPPF supports projects in the following sectors: transport, energy, ICT, and water resources management. Activities eligible for financing under the Fund are:
- Pre-feasibility studies
- Feasibility studies
- Project structuring
- Capacity building for infrastructure development
- Facilitation and creation of an enabling environment for regional infrastructure development
Countries
Support
USD 20,000 – 2 million
Application Process
To apply for grant funding with NEPAD-IPPF, please email the team at nepad-ippf@afdb.org.