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Black Industrialists Scheme (BIS)

Catalytic cost-sharing support for qualifying black industrialists building or expanding manufacturing capability in South Africa.

South Africa Manufacturing & Industry 4.0
Eligibility

Who should inspect this opportunity.

Targets qualifying Black Industrialist enterprises in South Africa. Current official guidance describes a 30% to 50% cost-sharing grant depending on qualifying ownership, control and other programme criteria, with support up to R50 million. Applicants must satisfy the current BIS guidelines and due-diligence requirements.
Organisation types

SME · Large enterprise

Stages

Early growth · Growth · Scale · Established organisation

Geography

South Africa

Funding purposes

Equipment / infrastructure · Manufacturing / scale-up · Commercialisation / market entry

Application

Published application process.

From 1 June 2026 BIS applications are submitted through the dtic Online Incentive Solution. Review the latest BIS guidelines before submission.