Opportunity ID: 343526

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: 72052022RFA00006
Funding Opportunity Title: CALL FOR CDP CONCEPT PAPERS TO SUPPORT FINANCIAL INCLUSION IN GUATEMALA
Opportunity Category: Other
Opportunity Category Explanation: Submission of Concept Papers on expanding access to a range of financial services for smallholder farmers, MSMEs, remittance recipients and others in rural Guatemalan communities of the Western Highlands and the Verapaces regions.
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity: Agriculture
Category Explanation: Expand access to a range of financial services for smallholder farmers, MSMEs (with an emphasis on businesses in the agriculture value chain), remittance recipients and others in rural Guatemalan communities of the Western Highlands and the Verapaces regions.
Expected Number of Awards: 2
Assistance Listings: 98.001 — USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes
Version: Synopsis 1
Posted Date: Sep 14, 2022
Last Updated Date: Sep 14, 2022
Original Closing Date for Applications: Oct 31, 2022
Current Closing Date for Applications: Oct 31, 2022
Archive Date: Nov 30, 2022
Estimated Total Program Funding: $13,000,000
Award Ceiling: $13,000,000
Award Floor: $5,000,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: USAID has limited eligibility for US cooperatives or cooperative
development organizations, requiring the following:
● U.S. cooperatives, or an organization with substantial membership and/or financial links to U.S.
cooperatives and/or their associations; and
● A demonstrated track record of not less than five years in the planning, management,
monitoring, and evaluation of overseas cooperative development programs.

In addition, the applicant will be evaluated on the following criteria:
● Demonstrated knowledge of and experience with providing credit, financial literacy training, and
cooperative management in Guatemala.
● Demonstrated knowledge of working with smallholder farmers and/or MSMEs in Guatemala.
● Experience or existing partnerships with local financial institutions, credit unions, or other related
private sector entities; and
● Ability to incorporate local institutions into the concept.

Additional Information

Agency Name: Guatemala USAID-Guatemala City
Description:

Through this Addendum to the 2019-2023 Cooperative Development Program (CDP) Annual Program Statement (APS) No. 7200AA18APS00002 (the CDP APS), USAID/Guatemala is making a special call for the submission of Concept Papers focused on expanding access to a range of financial

services for smallholder farmers, MSMEs (with an emphasis on businesses in the agriculture value chain), remittance recipients and others in rural Guatemalan communities of the Western Highlands and the Verapaces regions.
Link to Additional Information: –
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Carolina Villegas

Negotiator

Phone 50224224126
Email:cvillegas@usaid.gov

Version History

Version Modification Description Updated Date

Folder 343526 Full Announcement-Guatemala Addendum to CDP APS -> Guatemala CDP Rural Finance Addendum.pdf

Folder 343526 Other Supporting Documents-Amendment No. 1 -> Amendment No. 1 to Addendum.pdf

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