Guidelines: Competition Timeline and Key Steps
Competition Timeline and Key Steps
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| June 2 – July 30, 2009 | Call for proposals closes at 6 p.m., EST (22:00 GMT) |
| Mid-October 2009: Announcement of Finalists | Finalists will be asked to submit a detailed business plan. The exact number of finalists will be determined by the availability of total funds. |
| Mid-October – early December 2009: Submission of finalists' business plans | Finalists will be invited to the 2009 African Diaspora Marketplace for a "face-to-face" interview with an international jury and the opportunity to showcase their ideas. Finalists must attend the ADM event in order to be eligible to receive grant funding. Finalists are also expected to cover travel costs (including the cost of accommodation) to and in Washington, DC. |
| Mid-January 2010: African Diaspora Marketplace Event, Washington, DC | At the ADM event, an independent jury comprised of the partners members and leading individuals in the diaspora and international business community will evaluate each proposal and conduct a face-to-face interview with each team in order to select winners. |
AED reserves the right to fund any or none of the applications received in response to this RFA at its discretion. Neither AED nor USAID makes any commitment, either expressed or implied, through publication of this RFA to compensate or reimburse applicants for costs incurred in the preparation of applications.
This Request for Applications is issued by the Academy for Educational Development (AED), a U.S. non-profit organization corporation with headquarters in Washington, DC, USA, acting in its capacity under Cooperative Agreement No. EEM-A-00-006-00001-00 to administer a grants management program for the USAID pursuant to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended. As this grants program is administered by AED, all inquiries should be directed to AED and not to USAID. Any attachments to this RFA that reference USAID should be read as though AED were substituted.
