Deadline: 12-Jul-21
The U.S Embassy in Dushanbe, Tajikistan announces a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to help the Government of Tajikistan strengthen and systematize its debt management and forecasting practices.
Objectives
The implementer will work directly with the Ministry of Finance of Tajikistan, a partner for reform which has commitment to improve the government’s fiscal discipline and transparency. Public debt is recorded, monitored, and reported by the Ministry’s Debt Management Department that oversees the state’s guarantees and debt. The Ministry of Finance has already begun reform with other donors, so the implementer will have to work in coordination with other donors to avoid duplication of effort.
- The Ministry of Finance implements a modern debt management system utilizing international best practices in debt analysis and forecasting;
- Ministry of Finance Debt Directorate Personnel are trained in professional development to more-efficiently employ the new debt management system and utilize best practices in debt analyses and forecasting
- The Ministry of Finance improves its public debt reporting system to publish regular, open-source debt reports.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $800,000
- Award Ceiling: $800,000
- Award Floor: $800,000
- Anticipated Award Date: September 2021
- Anticipated Project Completion Date: September 2023
- Period of Performance: 24 months
Eligibility Criteria
The following organizations are eligible to apply:
- Not-for-profit organizations subject to section 501 (c) (3) of the U.S. tax code, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations
- Foreign non-profit organizations
- Public and private educational institutions
- Public International Organizations and Governmental institutions
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=333747
