Trade facilitation under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement – Funding opportunity by invitation only

This funding opportunity is part of Global Affairs Canada’s (GAC’s) Department-Initiated – Multiple Invitations (DIMI) pilot project within GAC’s funding processes for international assistance. Only organizations invited by GAC were eligible to apply.

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• Application period
• Description
• Eligibility (by invitation only)

Application period

Invited organizations have until September 12, 2022 to apply.

Description

Action area(s):

• gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls
• environment and climate action
• growth that works for everyone

Geographic focus: Sub-Saharan Africa

Estimated size of project(s): Can$10,000,000 to Can$15,000,000

Number of projects to be funded: 1 to 3 projects

Overall budget: Can$30,000,000

Objectives: To promote economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa that is inclusive and environmentally sustainable and that empowers women, youth, people with disabilities and other vulnerable and marginalized groups through reduced trade-related gender discrimination and gender-based barriers to trade policy development and/or implementation at the regional level and enhanced implementation of the AfCFTA by African national governments and/or regional economic communities.

Eligibility (by invitation only)

• The invited organizations offer a diversity in terms of where they are based (Canada and sub-Saharan Africa), the type of organization they represent (NGO, post-secondary academic institution, research institution or think tank ) and the level at which they are able to intervene (policy and/or implementation).
• The invited organizations demonstrate significant experience leading programming in both francophone and anglophone countries in sub-Saharan Africa.
• The invited organizations have shown a level of engagement to date in the AfCFTA and/or with regional economic communities in sub-Saharan Africa.

If you have any questions, send an email to DIMI-IMIM@international.gc.ca.

Organizations invited to apply

• The AECF, formerly the Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund
• Alinea International
• Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)
• CECI - Centre for International Studies and Cooperation
• Centre for Trade Policy and Law
• Cowater
• Trade Facilitation Office (TFO) Canada
• The Trade Law Centre NPC (tralac)
• Trade Policy Training Centre in Africa (Trapca)
• TradeMark East Africa               
• Public Risk Management Institute (PRISM)