1. Accessing
Startup
Grants
Destiny Agbanimu
Grants/Business Development
Expert.

2. Source: Centre for Ventures Research https://bit.ly/3Fjw5L0
Striking facts

4. Four Key Questions on Accessing Startup Grants.
WHAT? WHY? HOW? WHERE?

5. What is a
Startup Grant?
A Startup grant is a sum of money
given to a startup in order to help
them further their business.
They're usually distributed by
governments, corporations,
foundations, or trusts.
You don’t payback.

6. 3 Things to
Note:
Almost all grants are
for existing businesses.
Grants are given
to “interesting” businesses.
Grants aren’t immediate.

7. Why Startup
Grants?

8. How to Access Grants?
• Research Grant funding opportunities (Alignments).
• Concept note.
• Develop your proposal (Technical and Financial)
• What is need to be addressed by the project?
• What past other work have you undertaken and what
are the future solutions?
• Your proposed approach/methodology.
• Your Proposed Team.
• What is your proposed workplan?
• What is your broad budget? etc

9. Where to
access Startup
Grants funding
opportunities.