Feed the Future Rwanda Hanga Akazi Activity

Application is open for the Feed the Future Rwanda Hanga Akazi Activity. The Feed the Future Rwanda Hanga Akazi (HA) Activity is a 5-year activity designed to facilitate growth leading to inclusive job creation and entrepreneurship in Rwanda’s agri-food system. Using a market systems approach, the Activity aims to support access to productive resources for enterprises and entrepreneurs in the agri-food system that are poised to grow and hire. The Activity will also work on the labor supply side through a workforce development component, linking demand from growing enterprises to curriculum development and training so that job seekers bring the skills employers need. The Activity
will support increased entrepreneurship in the agri-food system, helping to identify areas of opportunities for entrepreneurs and connecting them with the supporting services—such as business development, access to finance, and market linkages— they need to succeed.

Eligibility

The Activity wishes to partner with existing and new businesses, cooperatives, training providers, and other private sectors operating in the agri-food system in Rwanda to increase employment and entrepreneurship opportunities, particularly for women, youth, and persons with disabilities. Examples of actors in the agri-food system who may be interested in responding to this APS are shown below and include a range of actors including, but not limited to, enterprises, producers, processors, transporters, and consumers.

The Activity has no geographic restriction and is therefore looking for partners throughout the country. Hanga Akazi is also working to strengthen the business-enabling environment through improving access to finance, policy and regulation, and business development services, and may match applicants with other forms of technical assistance.

Applicants must either be 1) privately registered businesses operating in the agrifood system in Rwanda or 2) public or private institutions that build the skills of system actors such as Technical and Vocational Education and Trainings (TVETs) and Integrated Polytechnic Regional Colleges (IPRCs) in Rwanda. All applicants should:

• Be legally and formally constituted at the time of grant proposal.
• Be compliant with the government of Rwanda regulations (submit tax compliance certificate, registration certificate).
• The activities under the grants must primarily take place in Rwanda.
• Applications must demonstrate how a partnership with HA will result in inclusive jobs and/or entrepreneurial opportunities.

Benefits

Final funding levels will depend on the quality of applications received, the number of fundable applications received, market needs, availability of funding, suitability of the application in line with HA’s scope of work, and competing priorities. Grants will be awarded competitively in amounts commensurate with their impact but shall not exceed the maximum amount of USD 250,000.

Application Process

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To apply, complete the attached application package. Below is an overview of the application and evaluation process.

• Step 1: Interested applicants review APS and associated requirements
• Step 2: Interested applicants submit questions regarding the process or activity before the stated deadline
• Step 3: Eligible applicants submit concept notes using the APS application package
• Step 4: Hanga Akazi evaluates concept note applications on a rolling basis
• Step 5: Shortlisted applicants contacted to submit a full application package in response to a request for applications (RFA).

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