The grant could provide up to $4,937,500.
U.S. Embassy Abidjan announces an Open Competition for organizations interested in submitting applications for projects that support the provision of transaction advisory services and capacity-building to African governments in their dealings with non-traditional official lenders. U.S. Embassy Abidjan announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out a new project designed to bolster the ability of African governments to negotiate effectively with non-traditional official lenders on sovereign debt and commercial transactions. Priorities include the provision of transaction advisory services and capacity-building activities for African government entities. Priority region is Africa. Locations for proposed activities would be selected in consultation with African host governments receiving the transaction advisory services and capacity-building programs. In line with the Department of State-USAID Joint Regional Strategy objective to "improve economic governance and regional integration for trade and investment, including the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement,; projects should bolster the ability of African governments to negotiate effectively with non-traditional official lenders. Projects should be designed to achieve the following U.S. Embassy Policy/Program Objectives: Objective 1: Empower host governments to negotiate effectively with non-traditional official lenders. Objective 2: Enhance African debtor countries' understanding of debt contracting with non-traditional official lenders.