FAST-Infra Access Programme

The programme provides a repayable grant to cover the costs of the verification process and obtain the internationally recognized FAST-Infra Label. This label certifies projects that meet rigorous Environmental, Social, Governance, and Resilience (ESG+R) criteria, enhancing their credibility and visibility among investors.

1. Infrastructure projects seeking finance complete a self-assessment against the criteria of the FAST-Infra Label on the Application Portal (register and apply here)
2. Projects reaching the FAST-Infra Self-Assessed Label are eligible for a repayable grant which would cover the cost of getting the self-assessment verified.
3. Projects that are approved for the repayable grant select a verifier from the list of approved independent third-party verifiers.
4. Successfully verified projects receive the FAST-Infra Verified Label and are showcased to potential investors and/or lenders, with support from the FAST-Infra Label Secretariat. 
5. When FAST-Infra labelled projects participating in the FAST-Infra Access programme reach financial close, they repay the sum of the original grant.
6. The FAST-Infra Access programme uses any returned sums to support other infrastructure projects seeking finance.

Projects meeting the following requirements are eligible:

• CAPEX: > $10m USD (smaller projects applying as a portfolio totalling at least 10M USD in CAPEX may also be considered on a case-by-case basis).
• Stage: pre-construction or construction.
• Status of financing: project should be in the process of raising equity and/or debt, or about to initiate a financing process; refinancing to be considered on a case-by-case basis.
• Geography: Although the programme is primarily directed at projects located in countries on the OECD DAC list, there is no formal requirement concerning either project location or project developer’s country of establishment.
• Sector: All infrastructure projects are eligible, provided the project has earned the FAST-Infra Self-Assessed Label. (know how to apply here)

The selection process will take into consideration the following dimensions:

• The scope of positive contribution to one of the sustainability and resilience objectives of the FAST-Infra Label.
• The likelihood of the project reaching financial close within 2 years.
• Technological maturity.

Additionally, the selection process will seek to achieve good geographical, sectoral and expected impact diversity amongst the selected applicants.

While projects do not have to be already self-assessed to apply for the FAST-Infra Access Programme, they will need to successfully complete the self-assessment through the Application Portal shortly after applying in order to be considered for the grant.

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Selected projects will be informed in the course of the second quarter of 2025. The verification process can be initiated as soon as selection for participation in the FAST-Infra Access programme has been confirmed.

• Fill in the application form. 

Application Deadline: 30 March 2025.

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We may contact you for additional information while assessing the applications.