# U.S. Embassy Belgrade ECON - Building Capacity in the Western Balkans to Understand and Promote Responsible Trade and Investment

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/srb10024fo-07-u-s-embassy-belgrade-econ-building-capacity-in/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/355703

> U.S. Mission to Serbia offered grants of up to $500,000 (at least $500,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make one award worth $500,000 in total. Applications closed on August 28, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | SRB10024FO-07 |
| Agency | U.S. Mission to Serbia |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | August 28, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $500,000 |
| Award floor | $500,000 |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $500,000 |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 19.900 |

## Who can apply

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

The following entities, from one of the six Western Balkan countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia ) or from the United States, are eligible to apply: • Not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks, business associations, universities, and civil society/non-governmental organizations. Individuals may not apply for this program.

## What the grant funds

This notice is subject to availability of funding. A. PROJECT DESCRIPTION The U.S. Department of State, U.S. Embassy Belgrade, announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out a project that will establish a network of researchers, analysts, business leaders, and/or journalists in the Western Balkans, who promote responsible trade and foreign direct investment. This includes considerations for stewardship of the environment, development of human capital, advancement of long-term prosperity built on a market- and rule of law-based system, and engagement with Euro-Atlantic commercial and analytical partners. This network of diversified stakeholders will investigate the current effects of trade and FDI on economic growth in the six Western Balkan states (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia), evaluate free trade agreements, promote Euro-Atlantic trade, and create mechanisms to maintain this network to promote economic reform that interests key stakeholders, including governments, civil society, the private sector, and academia. Please follow all instructions below. A.1 Background The six Western Balkan countries – Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia – can be considered small, open economies that have varying degrees of reliance on trade and foreign direct investment (FDI) for growth. The qualities that allow a country to trade and to attract FDI, however, do not always promote long-term prosperity. Economic reforms aimed at (i) improving resource allocation by eliminating market-distorting policies, (ii) minimizing the regulatory burden on business, (iii) reducing FDI volatility by increasing political and economic stability, and (iv) removing natural resource dependence by diversifying the economy can benefit the Western Balkan countries and induce growth in the long run. Moreover, continued integration with Euro-Atlantic commercial and academic institutions, including through trade and investment, often can enhance long-term prosperity in the Western Balkans.

## Questions people ask

### Is SRB10024FO-07 still open?

No. It closed on August 28, 2024.

### Who can apply for U.S. Embassy Belgrade ECON - Building Capacity in the Western Balkans to Understand and Promote Responsible Trade and Investment?

U.S. Mission to Serbia accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for U.S. Embassy Belgrade ECON - Building Capacity in the Western Balkans to Understand and Promote Responsible Trade and Investment?

Closed August 28, 2024. 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 $500,000 each. About $500,000 in total for one award.

### Who has won AEECA/ESF PD Programs grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were American Councils for International Education: Actr/Accels, Inc., Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, International Research and Exchanges Board Inc. The program made 2,295 awards worth $192 million in that time.