Facilitating Access to Venture Funding in Belarus (AID-VENTURE)

The summary for the Facilitating Access to Venture Funding in Belarus (AID-VENTURE) grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Ukraine USAID Kiev, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.
Facilitating Access to Venture Funding in Belarus (AID-VENTURE): The purpose of the AID-VENTURE activity is to expand access to venture funding, thus contribute to the growth of start-ups and expansion of the role of the private sector in the economy.

Activity Objectives: (1) Contribute to the creation of the legal and regulatory framework conducive to venture funding; (2) Expand the availability of venture capital: help build the local community of private venture investors and integrate Belarus in the international venture funding ecosystem; (3) Build capacity for venture fund creation; (4) Strengthen connections between demand and supply: bring investors closer to start-ups.

Please see Section I, Program Description, of this NFO, for more details.
Federal Grant Title: Facilitating Access to Venture Funding in Belarus (AID-VENTURE)
Federal Agency Name: Ukraine USAID Kiev
Grant Categories: Other
Type of Opportunity: Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-113-16-000001
Type of Funding: Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers: 320449
CFDA Descriptions: USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas
Current Application Deadline: May 16, 2016 Closing Date and Time for Submission
Original Application Deadline: May 16, 2016 Closing Date and Time for Submission
Posted Date: Mar 31, 2016
Creation Date: Mar 31, 2016
Archive Date: Sep 30, 2016
Total Program Funding: $2,469,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award: $2,469,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award: $2,469,000
Expected Number of Awards: 1
Cost Sharing or Matching: No
Category Explanation
Economy private sector
Applicants Eligible for this Grant
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility
USAID is seeking applications from qualified U.S. PVOs or regional Non-U.S. non-profit or for-profit Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) for funding of an activity entitled “Facilitating Access to Venture Funding in Belarus (AID-VENTURE).” Please see Section III of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NFO) for eligibility information.
Grant Announcement Contact
Marina Orlova Acquisition & Assistance Specialist Regional Contract Office U.S. Agency for International Development, Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus and Cyprus
[email protected]

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