South Africa Sector Grants

Hospitality & Tourism Business Grants

The hospitality and tourism sector can access grants for business improvement, destination development, and recovery support. Local authorities, VisitEngland/Scotland/Wales, and regional tourism bodies provide funding opportunities.

35grants available
Innovation, growth & development funding

Destination Development

Regional tourism bodies and councils fund destination improvement projects. These support attractions, accommodation providers, and visitor infrastructure development.

Business Improvement

Hospitality businesses can access grants for premises improvement, accessibility, and sustainability. These often come from local authorities or business improvement districts.

Skills & Training

The sector benefits from specific skills funding including apprenticeship support and training grants to address hospitality workforce challenges.

South African Tourism & Hospitality Grants

35 grants found

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National Empowerment Fund (NEF)

Tourism Transformation Fund

The Fund aims to drive transformation in the tourism sector in a more direct and impactful manner that will not only assist black-owned tourism enterprises to expand and grow, but also catalyse the rise of a new generation of black owned youth, women and community owned tourism enterprises to take the tourism sector to new heights.

Up to R5 000 000South Africa WideRolling
Tourism & HospitalityBusiness Growth
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IDC

GREEN TOURISM INCENTIVE PROGRAMME

To encourage privately-owned tourism enterprises to move towards cleaner and renewable energy sources as well as the efficient utilisation of water.

Up to R1 millionSouth Africa WideRolling
Tourism & HospitalityGreen & Sustainability
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National Empowerment Fund

Transformation Fund

The Transformation Fund provides funding for transformation projects

Up to R20 billion per annumSouth Africa WideRolling
All SectorsBusiness Growth
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National Empowerment Fund

DTIC Women Empowerment Fund

The DTIC Women Empowerment Fund provides funding to women-owned businesses

VariesSouth Africa WideRolling
All SectorsBusiness Growth
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National Empowerment Fund (NEF) and Bakubung Platinum Mine

Bakubung Fund

The NEF/BPM Enterprise and Supplier Development Fund is a funding partnership between Bakubung Platinum Mine and the National Empowerment Fund (NEF) valued at a total R3 000 000 for the benefit of businesses located in Ledig, Mahobieskraal and Phatsima villages in the North West province.

R3 000 000North WestRolling
All SectorsBusiness Support
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National Empowerment Fund (NEF)

Rural, Township and Community Development Fund

Rural, Township, and Community Development Fund was designed to promote sustainable change in social and economic relations and support the goals of growth and development in the rural economy, through financing of sustainable enterprises.

VariesSouth Africa WideRolling
All SectorsCommunity & Social
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National Empowerment Fund (NEF)

uMnotho Fund

This Fund is designed to improve access to BEE capital and has five products: Acquisition Finance, Project Finance, Expansion Finance, Capital Markets Fund, and Liquidity and Warehousing.

R2 million to R50 millionSouth Africa WideRolling
All SectorsFinance & Investment
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National Empowerment Fund (NEF)

iMbewu Fund

This Fund is designed to support black entrepreneurs wishing to start new businesses as well support existing black-owned enterprises with expansion capital.

Up to R15 millionSouth Africa WideRolling
All SectorsStartup Support
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National Empowerment Fund (NEF)

Women Empowerment Fund

The NEF Women Empowerment Fund is aimed at accelerating the provision of funding to businesses owned by black women.

R250 000 to R75 millionSouth Africa WideRolling
All SectorsBusiness Growth
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National Empowerment Fund (NEF)

Alternative Energy Solutions Funding

The dtic and the NEF have established the Alternative Energy Fund to help black business install green energy solutions.

VariesSouth Africa WideRolling
All SectorsGreen & Sustainability
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IDC

UIF II

To contribute towards sustainable job creation and retention by supporting job creating transactions while providing concessionary funding.

Up to R150 million per transactionSouth Africa WideRolling
All SectorsBusiness Growth
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IDC

KHOEBO INNOVATION PROMOTION PROGRAM

To offer capital and business support to SMME’s during the early stages of commercialization.

Up to R7 millionSouth Africa WideRolling
All SectorsStartup Support

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about South African tourism & hospitality grants