The Request for Information, due January 11th, seeks information for potential future programming.
Ukraine USAID-Kiev’s recent RFI on private sector development is open to both Ukrainian firms and US small businesses, and they clarify that responding will not provide an advantage in future procurement. But sharing expert insight has other benefits, at minimum ensuring funds are well-spent.
At present USAID’s private sector programming in Ukraine seeks to increase exports, job creation and SME sales, with three categories of intervention:
- Co-investment grants to firms and financial institutions
- Firm-level technical assistance
- Reform efforts in the business enabling environment
USAID’s core question in this RFI is, “What other approaches could be effective for USAID to achieve its private sector development outcomes given the current situation and also the conditions in Ukraine after the war?”
With an interest in engaging local Ukrainian for-profit and non-profits, USAID asks what are they not supporting that they could or should be? It’s a nuanced question that asks both what USAID should fund soon and what in the impossible-to-see post-war future should they fund beyond their usual investments.
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Read more and find out how to submit your response at grants.gov