GET READY TO APPLY: Training and Scaling Machine Learning Models for the Global South (Lacuna Fund dataset utilisation RFP)
African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS) and Lacuna Fund
Apply on their own site: https://acts-net.org/wp-content/uploads/RFP_Lacuna_Fund.pdf
This checklist: https://qualifyafrica.com/o/acts-lacuna-fund-ml-dataset-utilisation-rfp-2026
Built only from what the listing states. Lines marked (our advice) are ours.
A long application, by our reading.

1. CHECK YOURSELF AGAINST WHAT THEY ASK
[ ] Applying as a research organisation or team headquartered in a low- or middle-income country; individuals must apply through an institutional sponsor
[ ] Headquartered in an African low- or middle-income country
[ ] A project that trains and scales machine learning models on Lacuna Fund datasets

2. WHAT TO GET READY
The listing does not say what it needs. When you open their page, write down everything it asks for before you start.

3. DATES
- Closes 13 November 2026, in 22 days.
- Aim to send it by 10 November 2026. Websites slow down near a deadline, and data runs out. (our advice)

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