Name of the entity
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Type of Support Provider
Multilateral
Close Date
Climate Objective
Cross-cutting
Eligible to submit a proposal
Non-state actors (e.g., academic/research institutions, non-profits, etc.)
Public entities
Private companies
Co-financing Requirement
Yes
Consortium Requirement
No
Funding Amount
USD 1,500,000
Sectors and Themes
Agriculture
Call Summary
This call for proposals is to select a recipient or consortium of recipients to receive IFAD grant financing to implement the project ‘Agri Connect: Enabling Private Sector Investment and Access to Services for Smallholder Farmers through Digital Farmer Registry for a total amount of up to US$1.5 million
To submit a proposal, send the following documents to Digital_Advisory@ifad.org with “Agri-Connect Proposal” in the subject. All are mandatory for the proposal to be evaluated by IFAD:
A. Project proposal using the Project Proposal Template (item 2). The proposal must be aligned with the Grant Proposal Identification Form (item 1), specifying the objectives, scope of work, deliverables and indicative financial envelope.
B. Detailed budget using the activity-based budget template (item 6).
C. Bidders' self-certification of eligibility for IFAD grant financing using the template in item 3.
D. Brief institutional profile, detailing experience in the priority area and specific theme outlined in the Grant Concept Note.
The selected bidder will be required to fill in the Financial Management Self-Assessment Questionnaire (FMAQ) (item 7).
The selected proposal will be discussed with IFAD staff (and if needed finetuned) in order to produce a Grant Design Document that will be proposed for IFAD funding, to be evaluated by IFAD’s senior management.
See the Resources for Applying section for items required to submit your application.
To submit a proposal, send the following documents to Digital_Advisory@ifad.org with “Agri-Connect Proposal” in the subject. All are mandatory for the proposal to be evaluated by IFAD:
A. Project proposal using the Project Proposal Template (item 2). The proposal must be aligned with the Grant Proposal Identification Form (item 1), specifying the objectives, scope of work, deliverables and indicative financial envelope.
B. Detailed budget using the activity-based budget template (item 6).
C. Bidders' self-certification of eligibility for IFAD grant financing using the template in item 3.
D. Brief institutional profile, detailing experience in the priority area and specific theme outlined in the Grant Concept Note.
The selected bidder will be required to fill in the Financial Management Self-Assessment Questionnaire (FMAQ) (item 7).
The selected proposal will be discussed with IFAD staff (and if needed finetuned) in order to produce a Grant Design Document that will be proposed for IFAD funding, to be evaluated by IFAD’s senior management.
See the Resources for Applying section for items required to submit your application.
Eligibility Criteria
The competitively selected recipient can be a consulting organization, private sector, alliance of partner service providers, specialized NGO, or an inter-governmental organization (including UN agencies). The applicant should propose some level of cash and in-kind co-financing. The recipient’s contribution must be at least 25% for private sector applicants. For other applicants, it is recommended that the recipient’s contribution is at least 20%.