South Africa Grant Types

Business Growth & Expansion Grants

Business growth grants help established companies scale operations, enter new markets, and increase capacity. Whether you need to invest in equipment, premises, or people, growth funding can accelerate your expansion plans.

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Capital Investment

Grants for purchasing equipment, machinery, and technology to increase productivity and capacity. These often require match funding and job creation commitments.

Market Expansion

Funding to help businesses enter new markets, develop new customer segments, or expand their geographic reach. This can include marketing, market research, and strategic planning support.

Workforce Growth

Some growth grants specifically support job creation. These programmes provide funding linked to hiring new employees and developing skills within your expanding team.

South African Business Growth Grants

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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)

Furniture Fund

The Furniture Fund, a R50-million initiative approved by the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic), was entrusted to the National Empowerment Fund (NEF) to stimulate growth in South Africa’s furniture sector.

R50 millionSouth Africa WideRolling
ManufacturingBusiness Growth
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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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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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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

Industry Sector Funding

Funding for entrepreneurs starting new enterprises or supporting companies that want to extend existing operations

Up to R1 billionSouth Africa WideRolling
All SectorsBusiness Growth
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IDC

JUNIOR MINING

To assist qualifying enterprises in the mining industry to conduct prospecting work, increase Black Junior Miners’ access and licence to mine ore bodies and promote economic inclusion to support equitable economic growth

Up to R50mSouth Africa Wide31 Oct 2025
MiningBusiness Growth
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the dtic

Sector-Specific Assistance Scheme (SSAS)

Provides financial support to businesses in specific sectors to enhance their competitiveness and contribute to the growth of the economy.

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All SectorsBusiness Growth
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The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition

Manufacturing Support Programme

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ManufacturingBusiness Growth
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the dtic

Global Business Services (GBS) Incentive

Provides financial support to businesses in the global business services sector to enhance their competitiveness and contribute to the growth of the economy.

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Professional ServicesBusiness Growth
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the dtic

Manufacturing Incentives

Provides incentives to promote additional investment in the manufacturing sector.

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ManufacturingBusiness Growth

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about business growth grants