South Africa - Obtain Grants from Distribution Agencies

ProcedureEdit

Apply In-Person:

To Obtain Grants from Distribution Agencies, the applicant must go to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) office. Contact Link
The application form must be obtained from the authorities at the DTI office, or else the application form can be downloaded from the link given here. Application Form Link
Make sure that you have all the documents that are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
The application form must be filled with all the necessary details, and along with the required documents, it must be submitted to the respective officer in the DTI department.
The authorities will verify the application and the documents submitted by the applicant.
After verification, if all the details and documents are legitimate then the Grants application will be approved by the DTI officials.
There is no fee for this application process.
The processing time to obtain the grant from the distribution agencies will be intimated to the applicant while applying.

Required DocumentsEdit

Application Form Link
Organisation’s Constitution/Articles of Association/Trust Deed.
Signed and audited financial statements for the past two years.
A copy of the organisation’s registration certificate.
A detailed budget for funds applied for.
Business implementation Plan.
Affiliated organisation list. (If any)

Office Locations & ContactsEdit

DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY (DTI)
Postal Address: Private Bag X84, Pretoria, 0001.
Physical Address: 77 Meintjies Street, Sunnyside, Pretoria, 0002.
Contact No: +27-12-3941644
Fax No: 0861843888
Email ID: [email protected]
Contact Link
Location Link

EligibilityEdit

Any organisation or firm who wishes to obtain grant from the distribution agency is eligible to apply for the grant application.

FeesEdit

There is no fee for this application process.

ValidityEdit

The validity period of the Community Sound Broadcasting Licence will be mentioned in the License certificate issued to the applicant.

Documents to UseEdit

Application Form Link

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Processing TimeEdit

The processing time to obtain the grant from the distribution agencies will be intimated to the applicant while applying.

InstructionsEdit

Please provide other instructions related to the certificate/documents.
e.g., The state office holds birth records since January 1908.

Required InformationEdit

Name of organisation
Postal address
Postal code
Street address
Province
Telephone number
A5 Fax number
E-mail address
When was your organisation formed?
What kind of registered organisation are you? (E.g., Non-Profit Organisation, Section-21 Company, Public Benefit Trust)
When was your organisation registered?
Registration number
Details of the main contact person (e.g., Manager programme Co-ordinator Programme Director)
Name
Position
South A4frican I.D. Number
Address

Details of the second contact person (e.g., Chairperson):

Name
Position
South African I.D. Number
Address
Tel
Names and Positions of five Members of the Management Committee:
Name
I.D. Number
Name
Position
I.D. Number
Name
Name
Position
I.D. Number
Name
Position
ID. Number
Are you affiliated to any organisations?
If yes, name them
Are you an umbrella body?
If yes, what organisations are affiliated to you?

Describe the main purpose of your organisation

Describe the types of services that your organisation provides AND the people who will benefit from the services
PAID STAFF
No. of full-time staff
No. of part-time staff
VOLUNTEERS
No. of full-time volunteers
No. of part-time volunteers
In which province/s do you operate? (Tick next to the province/s that apply to you)
Eastern Cape/Free State/Gauteng/KwaZulu-Natal/Limpopo/Mpumalanga/Northern Cape/North West/Western Cape

SECTION B: THE FUNDS YOU ARE APPLYENGFOR, AND HOW YOU WILL USE THEM, IF GRANTED.

Are you applying for (Tick the relevant box?)
A grant in support of your overall operations?
Funding for specific projects? OR
If yes, are they -
- Already in existence?
- An expansion?
- New?
What amount of money are you requesting?
For what period? (E.g., 1 year, 2 years, multiyear etc)
Explain how you will use this money, if granted.
Indicate which groups of people will benefit from the funding, if granted and how many?
Indicate the specific areas where the people who will benefit from the funds Live, if granted:
If you applied but were not funded, please give reasons

SECTION C: INFORMATION ON YOUR ORGANISATION'S FINANCIAL MA'ITERS

Bank Details
Name in which Account is held
Name of Bank
Type of account
Account number
Branch
Branch Code
List 3 people who are authorised to sign cheques on your accounts:
Name/Position in Organisation
Provide a detailed budget of your organisation’s income and expenditure for the coming year.
Provide full sets of signed, financial statements for the past 2 consecutive years prepared by a qualified and registered Accounting Professional (see guidelines for the list of recommended Professionals).

SECTION D: REFEREES

Please give the details of three credible referees from the community in support of your application e.g., police commissioner, religious leader, local councillor, etc. (Referees must be independent and may NOT be employees, Committee members or volunteers)
Name/Position/Tel

DECLARATION

Name
South African Identity number
Position in organisation
Date
Signature

Need for the DocumentEdit

This document helps in getting the grants from the Distribution agencies which can be used for the company/firm’s financial matters.

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