Deadline Extended till 28 June 2017
The Southern Africa Trade and Investment Hub, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development is seeking applications from eligible organizations for its Strategic Partnership Fund to support interventions with matching funds that can catalyze rapid and inclusive growth in the Southern Africa Trade and Investment Hub project, across all program components.
Objectives
- Accelerate intraregional agricultural and consumer goods trade and exports to the United States and global markets
- Facilitate provision of processing and grading equipment to accelerate growth and trade
- Mitigate risk and facilitate private sector technology transfer regionally as well as international transfer and adoption of new technologies resulting in increased investment
- Support cluster development and regional industry association capacity building towards improved regional trade and international competitiveness
- Facilitate increased level of international certifications and adoption of new technologies
- Capital equipment upgrading resulting in increased international competitiveness
- Leverage private sector investment to facilitate greater regional and international trade
Award Information
- DAI may choose to fully fund or incrementally fund the chosen Application(s). The number of awards and amount of available funding is subject to change.
- DAI anticipates the start date upon award with a performance period of up to three years max.
Eligibility Criteria
- Grants may be awarded on both a solicited and unsolicited basis. To meet minimum eligibility criteria for grant competition, applications must:
- Support outcomes and results consistent with and linked to the USAID Southern Africa Trade and Investment Hub project’s results and objectives
- Support activities within the target project area
- Be submitted by registered organizations in any of SADC member states or United States, (both for-profit and non-profit), or local government entities.
- Organizations should be registered under local law. (Unregistered organizations are not eligible for DAI grant funding unless special circumstances warrant specific approval by USAID to that effect).
- Individuals are not eligible for grant funding, so any microenterprise that applies for grant funding must possess a national Tax Identification Number and any requisite permits, licenses, and registrations required
- Contain evidence of a matching funds commitment
How to Apply
Interested applicants should submit concept notes via email at the address given on the website.
Eligible Countries: Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe, United States.
For more information, please visit Strategic Partnership Fund.