# Growth Poles Activity

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/72061222rfa00006-growth-poles-activity/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/343545

> Malawi USAID-Lilongwe offered grants of up to $39.8 million (at least $39.8 million) to any type of organization. It expected to make one award worth $39.8 million in total. Applications closed on November 14, 2022.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | 72061222RFA00006 |
| Agency | Malawi USAID-Lilongwe |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | November 14, 2022 |
| Award ceiling | $39.8 million |
| Award floor | $39.8 million |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $39.8 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 98.001 |

## Who can apply

- Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"

## What the grant funds

The purpose of this activity is to accelerate environmentally, socially, and economically sustainable, resilient, and more inclusive wealth generation in Malawi by mobilizing rural-based private sector investments and partnerships with anchor firms and their surrounding communities, smallholder organizations, cooperatives, and MSMEs in a growth pole approach, with a youth and gender lens. It will build on the strong foundation of early growth pole development established by the FTF Agricultural Diversification (AgDiv) activity. The concept of a growth pole is a location centered around anchor firms that have internal economies of scale, provide a sustainable motor for growth, and can deliver positive benefits for surrounding areas; these may also center on a specific industry hub, or a geographic location like a municipality, or a specific value chain region. In Malawi, growth poles will be developed and strengthened with and through anchor firms (or several firms) that have long-term business strategies that are inherently inclusive (incorporate smallholder farmers, for example) and climate-positive and resilient (dependent on improved soil and watershed health), with robust environment, social and governance (ESG) strategies, and existing hard and soft infrastructure, that have a need of partnerships that can catalyze economic growth, resilience, and inclusivity results. Most companies in Malawi that fit this concept operate in the agricultural, food, energy, forestry, agroforestry and/or tourism sectors.

## Questions people ask

### Is 72061222RFA00006 still open?

No. It closed on November 14, 2022.

### Who can apply for Growth Poles Activity?

Malawi USAID-Lilongwe accepted applications from any type of organization.

### What is the deadline for Growth Poles Activity?

Closed November 14, 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 $39.8 million each. About $39.8 million in total for one award.

### 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.