Deadline: 6-Nov-22
The United States African Development Foundation (USADF) is requesting applications from organizations seeking to build their capacity in community development and that have the expertise and experience to provide technical assistance and project management support to grassroots groups and small and medium-sized enterprises that are applying for or receiving funding from USADF.
USADF will award a one-year cooperative agreement grant, which may be renewable for up to five years of service depending on performance during the initial year and each subsequent year of the cooperative agreement. USADF does not award profit under assistance instruments. However, all reasonable, allocable, and allowable expenses, which are related to the cooperative agreement program and are in accordance with United States Government regulations may be paid under the cooperative agreement.
USADF provides funds to Zambian small enterprises and community-based groups, particularly those benefiting youth and women, as well as those working in the off-grid energy sector, to secure the technical, managerial, and marketing assistance they need to enhance their impact and sustainability. Funding criteria for USADF’s projects emphasize the following principles:
- community participation and ownership;
- significant economic and social impact on low-income communities; and
- impact commensurate with the level of investment, sustainability, and potential for replication of the activity.
Criteria
USADF seeks applications from not-for-profit organizations and for-profit firms that are willing to forego profits that would be interested in partnering with USADF to strengthen their own capacity and have the core competency and experience needed to assist small enterprises and community-based economic interest groups in the design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of community-based enterprise development and expansion projects. Applicant organizations must have experience providing technical assistance, training, organizational management skills, marketing analysis and production and planning to indigenous community groups and businesses to ensure that their economic activities are financially sustainable, benefit low-income communities, and meet performance targets.
For more information, visit https://www.usadf.gov/apply
