CAN BE
ALTERNATIVE
INVESTMENT

72016921RFA00002
Albert Rexhepi Acquisition and Assistance Specialist
Opening date 7 Apr 2021, 12:00AM
Closing date N/A
Funding Opportunity Number: 72016921RFA00002
Opportunity Category: Other
CFDA Number(s): 98.001 -- USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Posted Date: Apr 07, 2021 12:00:00 AM EDT
Closing Date: N/A
Eligible Applicants: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Description:
USAID/Serbia kindly requests responses to this Request for Information (RFI) to better inform our design of new Serbian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) activity. Your time in responding to this form is appreciated. All responses will be confidential and will not be used for any other purposes other than informing further activity development. The survey will close April 28, 2021
The United States Government, represented by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Serbia, is seeking input from interested organizations and individuals who may provide comments, opinions and recommendations in response to the questions outlined in this Request for Information (RFI) announcement.
This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) in the future. Responses to this RFI are not applications and cannot be accepted by USAID to form a binding agreement; only the information requested in this RFI will be reviewed. Further, USAID is not seeking applications and will not accept unsolicited applications. Respondents are advised that USAID will not be responsible for any costs incurred in response to this RFI.
Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future NOFO, if any is issued. If NOFO is released, it will be synopsized at https://www.grants.gov/.
It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor https://www.grants.gov/ for additional information or updates pertaining to this RFI.
Submission is strictly voluntary. USAID will not provide feedback or responses to questions submitted in response to this RFI and no proposals or resumes will be accepted or considered. Respondents are not required to respond to all questions but may choose to do so.
USAID/Serbia is accepting responses through submission of google survey only. Email and/or other written submissions will not be accepted.
Survey can be found here. If the link does not work, copy and paste the below link information into your browser.
https://forms.gle/5SKEB2G3X48R3Bvr8
The link to the Draft Activity Description can be found here. If the link does not work, copy and paste the below link information into your browser:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZZLwndN40m2yinOsGCwUPvwQ32_peojt/view?usp=sharing
The survey will close on April 28, 2021.
Thank you for your interest in USAID/Serbia.
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