The Rural Finance Expansion Programme (RUFEP)’s Innovation and Outreach Facility (IOF) offers matching grants accessed through three Windows:

  • Community-Based Financial Institutions(CBFI) Linkage Window
  • Agency and Mobile Banking Window
  • And Rural Finance Equity and Innovation Window

RUFEP’s Programme Coordination Office (PCO) hereby invites applications from the financial sector, research institutions and non-banking financial institutions to submit Concept Notes on any of the three windows. Shortlisted applicants will be requested to submit detailed Project Proposals.

Details of the three Matching Grant Windows, Templates for Concept Notes, Project Proposals and Budgets can be downloaded from the RUFEP Website:  www.rufep.org.zm

Potential partners with activities in Central, Luapula, N/Western, Southern and Muchinga Provinces are encouraged to apply.

Concept Notes

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Rural Finance & Equity Window- Call for Concept Notes 327.91 KB
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Agency and Mobile Banking Window- Call for Concept Notes 327.58 KB
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Community Based Financial Institutions (CBFIs) Linkages Window- Call for Concept Notes 329.77 KB

Application Templates

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Concept Note Template 67.52 KB
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RUFEP Budget Template 1.26 MB
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Proposal Guidance Notes 673.12 KB
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Proposal Application Window 3 Pilot Testing 1,013.11 KB
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Proposal Application Windows 1 2 3 MNOs Service Providers Other Organisations 827.31 KB
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Proposal Application Windows 1 2 MFIs Banks FSPs 847.95 KB
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Proposal Application Windows 1 2 CBFI Promoters 791.31 KB
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Proposal Application Window 3 Research 920.40 KB