BASA PESP FUNDING

TEMPLATE - EXPRESSION OF INTEREST LETTER

Please use the letter on the next page as a template to guide you in writing up your
PESP expression of interest letter.

Fill in all the information requested in highlighted text – remember to remove the
highlighting once you’ve completed the letter. Also remove this page (page 1
with introductory instructions).

If you have a letterhead, please submit your letter on that. If not, be sure to provide
your name and contact details as shown and highlighted at the top right corner of the
template.

Once complete, email your letter to pesp@basa.co.za.

Before you hit send, go through this checklist to ensure you have submitted
everything required for your expression of interest to be considered:

• Expression of interest letter which follows the format of this template and
provides all the requested information:

o Introduction to yourself and your company

o Staff employed and annual turnover

o Project overview with clear strategy on how the PESP funding will be
utilised

o Budget value/amount in Rands

• Budget breakdown for the project, preferably in Excel format (outlining projected
expenses and income sources).
 Organisation/applicant name
Address and contact details of the applicant

Date of submission

Mr Sipho Mthiyane
Grants Officer
Business and Arts South Africa NPC
38 4th Avenue, Melville, JHB, SA, 2193
sipho@basa.co.za / pesp@basa.co.za
+27 11 447 2295

Dear Mr Mthiyane,

RE: BASA PESP Funding Expression of Interest for Project/Organisation Name

Introduce yourself and your company. In this section, outline your company history
and work in the creative and cultural industries, and include the number of your full-
time employees and annual turnover so BASA can establish whether you qualify as
an SME.

Provide a brief overview of your proposed project/initiative, giving a clear strategy on

how the funds will be utilised. Remember PESP recipient projects are required to
create jobs, and those with a clear focus on targeted groups (women, youth and
people living with disabilities) will be given priority consideration, as will initiatives
which promote human capital development (education, training, technology,
innovation, skills, wellness).

The total project budget is R0,000.00 and our PESP funding request is R0,000.00. A
breakdown of this budget is attached.

Please don’t hesitate to contact me should you require further information.

Kind regards,

Contact person’s signature

Title, name and surname of the applicant’s contact person

Job title/designation of the applicant’s contact person