Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), an entity of the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), was established in terms of the TIA Act, 2008 (Act No. 26 of 2008), with the objective to stimulate, intensify and exploit technological innovation to improve economic growth and the quality of life of all South Africans. TIA invites funding applications in the following sectors -

Sector: ICT – Digital Economy

Call name: CC24_ICT[SD1] 

Digital economics

Compulsory briefing session: 1 July 2024 at 10h00-13h00 

Sector: Advanced Manufacturing

Call name: CC24_AM_LowCostAdditive

Low-cost additive manufacturing solutions for South African niche industries

Compulsory briefing session: 2 July 2024 at 10h00-13h00

Sector: Agriculture

Call name: CC24_AGRI_ AgricultureTechnologies

Urban/township agriculture technologies

Compulsory briefing session: 3 July 2024 at 10h00-13h00 

Sector: Health

Call name: CC24_HEALTH_DigitalHealth

Innovative digital health solutions for South Africa

Compulsory briefing session: 4 July 2024 at 10h00-13h00 

Sector: Industrial Biotech

Call name: CC24_IB_BiofuelsInnovation

Biofuels innovation for sustainable energy solutions

Compulsory briefing session: 5 July 2024 at 10h00-13h00 

Sector: Indigenous Knowledge Systems

Call name: CC24_IKS_EthnoveterinaryMedicine

IKS Ethno-veterinary medicine and African traditional medicine

Compulsory briefing session: 8 July 2024 at 10h00-13h00 

Sector: ENERGY – Hydrogen

Call name: CC24_ENERGY

Hydrogen – Electrolysis technologies, manufacturing of catalysts and green hydrogen

Compulsory briefing session: 9 July 2024 at 10h00-13h00

Sector: ENERGY – E-mobility

Call name: CC24_ENERGY

E-mobility – Battery storage technologies, battery charging stations, recycling batteries and second-life batteries

Compulsory briefing session: 09 July 2024 at 10h00-13h00

NATURAL RESOURCES – Mining

Call name: CC24_NATURALRESOURCES

Mining - strategic use of minerals for climate change, modernisation of mining, digitisation using AI, deep learning and machine learning

Compulsory briefing session: 9 July 2024 at 10h00-13h00

NATURALRESOURCES – Climate Resilient Technologies

Call name: CC24_NATURALRESOURCES

Climate resilient technologies - circular economy, climate-resilient buildings and green infrastructure and natural-based solutions

Compulsory briefing session: 9 July 2024 at 10h00-13h00

NATURALRESOURCES – Water Sustainability

Call name: CC24_NATURALRESOURCES

Water sustainability – digitisation of water operations to improve the efficiencies of water infrastructure, water leaks and climate adaption technologies

Compulsory briefing session: 9 July 2024 at 10h00-13h00

For more information, visit the TIA website at https://www.tia.org.za/calls#

Terms and Conditions

• Closing date for all calls is 31 July 2024 at 17h00
• Applications must be submitted on the following portal: https://funding.tia.org.za/gateway
• Late applications will not be accepted.
• Applicants must attend a compulsory briefing session.
• Bookings for briefing sessions to be done on customerservice@tia.org.za

Eligibility

• Individual applicants must be South African citizens with valid identity documents.
• In the case of legal entities:
  • Must be registered or in a process of registering with the Companies and Intellectual Commission.
  • Must be registered or in the process of registering on National Treasury’s Central Supplier Database.

Website: www.tia.org.za