Linking Poor Rural Households to Microfinance and Markets

This Amendment 1 is issued to provide answers-clarifications in response to questions received from potential applicants. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking applications for an Assistance Agreement for funding a three-year program entitled “Linking Poor Rural Households to Microfinance and Markets”. The request for applications (RFA) as amended elicits applications for a three year cooperative agreement designed to support asset creation and enhance livelihood options of the rural poor through the promotion of market linkages and increased access to microfinance opportunities. The USAID Ethiopia program is intended to build on past experiences and contribute towards the goals of the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia’s (GFDRE) Food Security Strategy to improve household resiliency and food security.