Call for Partnership Concept Papers for the Partnering to Accelerate Entrepreneurship (PACE) Initiative

Post Date

December 3rd 2014

Application Due Date

February 27th 2015

Funding Opportunity Number

RFA-OAA-15-000001

CFDA Number(s)

98.001

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Science and Technology and other Research and Development

Number of Awards

50

Eligibility Categories

Unrestricted

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $2000000

• Award Range:

  $500000 - $2000000

Grant Description

Through this Addendum to the 2014 Global Development Alliance (GDA) Annual Program Statement (APS), the Global Partnerships Division of the U.S. Global Development Lab is issuing a special call for the submission of concept papers focused on fostering entrepreneurship and catalyzing private investment into early stage enterprises operating in developing countries. This call for Concept Papers directly supports the U.S. Governmentуs commitment to spark over $1 billion in new investments in business and social entrepreneurship by 2018, as announced by Vice President Biden at the 2014 Global Entrepreneurship Summit.1

Contact Information

• Agency

  Agency for International Development

• Office:

  None

• Agency Contact:

  Roderick Watson
  Contract Specialist
  Phone 202 567 - 5346

• Agency Mailing Address:

  USAID

• Agency Email Address:

  rwatson@usaid.gov