# CALL FOR CDP CONCEPT PAPERS TO SUPPORT FINANCIAL INCLUSION IN GUATEMALA

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/72052022rfa00006-call-for-cdp-concept-papers-to-support-financial/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/343526

> Guatemala USAID-Guatemala City offered grants of up to $13.0 million (at least $5.0 million) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 2 awards worth $13.0 million in total. Applications closed on October 31, 2022.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | 72052022RFA00006 |
| Agency | Guatemala USAID-Guatemala City |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | October 31, 2022 |
| Award ceiling | $13.0 million |
| Award floor | $5.0 million |
| Expected awards | 2 |
| Total funding | $13.0 million |
| Cost sharing | required |
| Assistance Listings | 98.001 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

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.

## What the grant funds

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.

## Questions people ask

### Is 72052022RFA00006 still open?

No. It closed on October 31, 2022.

### Who can apply for CALL FOR CDP CONCEPT PAPERS TO SUPPORT FINANCIAL INCLUSION IN GUATEMALA?

Guatemala USAID-Guatemala City accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for CALL FOR CDP CONCEPT PAPERS TO SUPPORT FINANCIAL INCLUSION IN GUATEMALA?

Closed October 31, 2022. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $13.0 million each. About $13.0 million in total across about 2 awards.

### Who has won USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, Family Health International, Catholic Relief Services - United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. The program made 4,233 awards worth $37 billion in that time.