National Innovation Awards
Funds Kenyan startups and companies that have built technology products in priority sectors through direct cash awards from KeNIA's National Innovation Awards program.
The National Innovation Awards (also referred to as the National Innovation Program or NIP) is a direct cash grant program administered by the Kenya National Innovation Agency (KeNIA), operating under the Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) Act No. 28 of 2013. KeNIA uses it to identify, recognize, and fund Kenyan innovators — both individuals and registered companies — that have made notable…
Agriculture and natural resources, energy and manufacturing, water sanitation and health, ICT, and environmental management — broad technology focus across national priority sectors.
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