What are the stages and procedures in applying for the BDS Fund?
In order to apply for funding to the BDS Fund, eligible entities should be registered with the BDS Fund and should submit a complete Grant Application Form and a detailed Business Plan. Grant Applications will be accepted from training institutions, business membership, organizations, consultants, NGOs and private Ghanaian and foreign-owned firms, duly registered with the BDS Fund. Grant Applications will be evaluated on the basis of the following criteria:- • Absorptive capacity (financial, managerial, operationally-human and systems resources, application of best practice methodology) for additional operations and programming initiatives. • Capacity to deliver good quality financial statements and audited accounts. • Demonstrated commitment by the entitys willing to contribute their own resources to the development of the programme; • Significant and growing ratio of fee revenues to operating costs; • Alignment with the objectives and philosophy of the Fund. • The Business Plan shoul
