USAID/South Africa's 2006-2007 Annual Program Statement Program for Employment Generation through Small, Medium and Micro Enterprise (SMME) Development

The summary for the USAID/South Africa's 2006-2007 Annual Program Statement Program for Employment Generation through Small, Medium and Micro Enterprise (SMME) Development 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 South Africa USAID Pretoria, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.
USAID/South Africa's 2006-2007 Annual Program Statement Program for Employment Generation through Small, Medium and Micro Enterprise (SMME) Development: This Annual Program Statement (APS) solicits proposals in support of USAID/South Africa's program to increase market-driven employment. The program is designed to stimulate employment through the growth of historically disadvanted (HD) agribusinesses and small, medium and microenterprises (SMMEs). Applications are encouraged from organizations that are currently implementing activities in South Africa that could support USAID's employment program objectives. Historically disadvantage enterprises are those with at least 25 percent black, Indian, Colored, Female and/or disabled shareholders. For the purpose of this APS, SMMEs includes enterprises in the agirucultural, manufacturing and services sectors.
Federal Grant Title: USAID/South Africa's 2006-2007 Annual Program Statement Program for Employment Generation through Small, Medium and Micro Enterprise (SMME) Development
Federal Agency Name: South Africa USAID Pretoria
Grant Categories: Community Development
Type of Opportunity: Continuation
Funding Opportunity Number: 674-06-012
Type of Funding: Grant
CFDA Numbers: 10.76911.303
CFDA Descriptions: Rural Business Enterprise Grants 11.303 Economic Development_Technical Assistance
Current Application Deadline: No deadline provided
Original Application Deadline: Dec 01, 2006
Posted Date: Oct 27, 2006
Creation Date: Nov 01, 2006
Archive Date: Dec 15, 2006
Total Program Funding: $2,342,405
Maximum Federal Grant Award: $500,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award: $25,000
Expected Number of Awards: 06
Cost Sharing or Matching: 59.005 -- Internet-Based Technical Assistance
Applicants Eligible for this Grant
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility
Applicants may be not-for profit, South African NGOS including local offices of US private voluntary organizations (PVO) registered under South Africa's Companies Act Section 21A. For-profit South African organizations may apply but they may not include any profit or fee to be earned against the program budget. The participation of a US/PVO or a South African government or parastatal organization may be considered as a subcontractor to a successful local applicant. All applicants must be legally recognized entities under the laws of South Africa or other appropriate jurisdictions and authorized to operate in South Africa.
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