Professional Documents
Culture Documents
All funding applications are to be submitted to the ECF Secretariat utilising the prescribed
application form and accompanied by the following documents:
Business Plan;
Legal entity registration documents/articles of association etc.;
Tax Clearance Certificate valid for at least one year from date of application;
Legal entities in existence for more than 18 months are required to provide their
audited annual financial statements and the management accounts for the month prior
to the date of the submission for funding; and
Stakeholder support which includes support letters and approvals from relevant
stakeholders.
The completed application form, with supporting documents should be addressed to:
Funding Process
Qualifying Costs
The following costs are eligible for support:
The Adjudication Panel may consider for support, any other costs related to the activities
of the incubator.
Grant Support
The grant approval will be based on projections for the first year at application
stage whereas the approval for subsequent year(s) will be dependent on the
review of actual performance of the preceding year against agreed milestones.
All payments will be made directly to the incubators primary account.
The grant approval is capped at a maximum of R10 million (VAT inclusive) per
financial year over a three (3) year period and is subject to the availability of
funds.
The ISP offers a cost-sharing support of 50:50 for large businesses and a costsharing of 40:60 for SMMEs.
After the three year period, applicants may apply for assistance for an additional
three years and must comply with the guidelines of the ISP.
Eligibility Criteria
Application Procedure
Applicants are welcome to contact the dti directly or its appointed business
support agencies in the provinces that can assist them with the application
process.
Applicants must submit a completed application form to the dti outlining the
objectives of the project and demonstrate how the incubator would function and
be sustainable over time.
Applications must be submitted to the Incubation Support Programme Secretariat
at the dti.
Contacts:
Philisile Nkosi
Donald Mampane
PNkosi@thedti.gov.za
DMampane@thedti.gov.za
Documents:
For any help with downloading or updating the ISP form, kindly contact the following
people:
Ms Thato Malebye tmalebye@thedti.gov.za 012 394 1291
Ms Mmakopa Makwela mmakwela@thedti.gov.za 012 394 5815
Ms Herminah Lewis HLewis@thedti.gov.za 012 394 1733
ISP Guidelines