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Call for Proposals – Advancing Cleantech Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Climate Action and Sustainable Development in South Africa

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Source domain: tia.org.za

Collected on 26 June 2026

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The document is a call for proposals from the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) inviting SMMEs with innovative clean technology solutions to apply for the Global Cleantech Innovation Programme South Africa (GCIP-SA) accelerator and competition. It describes TIA's mandate, funding scope, application process, and the sectors and platforms supported, along with contact details and purpose of GCIP-SA to mentor, fund, and connect innovators. It emphasizes advancing cleantech innovation for climate action and sustainable development in South Africa and outlines the benefits of participation (mentoring, training, investor access, market exposure, cash prize, and overseas competition).

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Global Cleantech Innovation Programme - South Africa (GCIP-SA) Accelerator and Competition

Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) with innovative clean technology solutions can apply to join the GCIP-SA accelerator and competition. Selected applicants will receive extensive mentoring, training, access to investors, opportunities to showcase their innovations to the market, a cash prize, and a chance to compete internationally.

Who it is for
registered South African SMMEs with clean technology solutions at proof of concept to pre-commercialisation stage
How to act on it
Submit application via official channels, ensuring eligibility criteria are met including protectable intellectual property and registration as a South African entity
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TIA extends an invitation to Small, Medium, and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) with innovative clean technology solutions to submit applications for the Global Cleantech Innovation Programme (GCIP-SA) annual business accelerator and competition.

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City of Tshwane, Gauteng

Key Takeaways

  • organization: Technology Innovation Agency (TIA)
  • mandate: Technology Innovation Agency Act No. 26 of 2008
  • programme: Global Cleantech Innovation Programme - South Africa (GCIP-SA) accelerator and competition
  • target: Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) with clean technology solutions
  • benefits: mentoring, training, access to investors, market exposure, cash prize, overseas trip
  • location: TIA House, 83 Lois Avenue, Menlyn, Pretoria
  • contact: customerservice@tia.org.za; phone numbers listed
  • focus sectors: Advanced Manufacturing, Agriculture, Energy, Health, ICT, Indigenous Knowledge Systems, Industrial Biotech, Natural Resources
  • objective: advance cleantech innovation for climate action and sustainable development