OpportunityTitle: Facilitating Access to Venture Funding in Belarus (AID-VENTURE)
CategoryExplanation: Economy private sector
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: USAID is seeking applications from qualified U.S. PVOs or regional Non-U.S. non-profit or for-profit Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) for funding of an activity entitled &#8220;Facilitating Access to Venture Funding in Belarus (AID-VENTURE).&#8221;  Please see Section III of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NFO) for eligibility information.
Description: The purpose of the AID-VENTURE activity is to expand access to venture funding, thus contribute to the growth of start-ups and expansion of the role of the private sector in the economy.Activity Objectives: (1) Contribute to the creation of the legal and regulatory framework conducive to venture funding; (2) Expand the availability of venture capital: help build the local community of private venture investors and integrate Belarus in the international venture funding ecosystem; (3) Build capacity for venture fund creation; (4) Strengthen connections between demand and supply: bring investors closer to start-ups.Please see Section I, Program Description, of this NFO, for more details.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: morlova@usaid.gov
GrantorContactText: Marina Orlova &lt;br/&gt;Acquisition &amp; Assistance Specialist &lt;br/&gt;Regional Contract Office &lt;br/&gt;U.S. Agency for International Development,  &lt;br/&gt;Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus and Cyprus &lt;br/&gt;
CloseDateExplanation: Closing Date and Time for Submission of Applications: May 16, 2016, 16:00 Hours Local Kyiv Time.