(FOA)-USAID/Haiti
Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) SUPPORTING HIGH POTENTIAL MICRO, SMALL, AND
MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (MSME): June 3, 2019
Agency
USAID
Office
of Economic Growth and Agricultural Development -
USAID/Haiti
Description
Haitian
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) are critical to Haiti’s economy. The
public and private resources available in the US to identify and support
high-potential MSMEs are not available at the same level in Haiti. Access to
venture capital is rare and mentoring and business advisory services are
limited. As a result, many high-potential MSMEs in Haiti lack the modern
business systems and skills needed to grow and expand – with significant
opportunity cost to the Haitian economy. New solutions are needed which can
cost-effectively identify and support high-potential MSMEs to access capital
and markets, which could include, but are not limited to:
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Support in identifying and addressing systemic challenges constraining MSME
growth and financing in Haiti including enabling environment challenges around
contract enforcement, loan collateral, licenses, tax administration and
property rights.
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Establishing a network of performance -based business advisory services
providers and specialized industry expertise
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Formation of or support to angel or venture funds or facilities to nurture and
finance high-potential MSMEs
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Formation or support of an incubator or accelerator
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Establishment of an e-learning platform and/or Fintech strategies and
instruments
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Support for the Center for Investment Facilitation and/or engagement with the
diaspora to leverage skills and funding
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Support to develop and expand competent advisory services capacity within Haiti
(potentially through a university or technical school)
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Incentives and risk mitigation strategies to encourage Haitian finance
providers to extend MSME financing
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Fintech and other web-based matchmaking and crowd sourcing platforms to raise
capital.
Other
solutions/approaches have been used as well to best identify and promote
high-potential MSMEs around the world. The purpose of this BAA is to test and
pilot these solutions (or combinations thereof) and to gather data to determine
which will be most effective and efficient in accomplishing
this.
Announcement
Number
BAA-521-EGAD-2019-05-03
Closing
Date
June
03, 2019
Link
to Full Announcement
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=315594
Contact
Information
Sabrina
Silva
Esteban
Enriquez-Salazar