Business Egypt | 72026321RFA00002

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The Business Egypt opportunity is a USAID Cairo funding announcement for a cooperative agreement focused on business and commerce activities in Egypt. It is listed as a mandatory opportunity under Funding Opportunity Number 72026321RFA00002, with a CFDA reference of 98.001. Eligibility is unrestricted, meaning USAID did not limit who may apply based on applicant type in the summary information provided. The award structure is a cooperative agreement, which typically means USAID expects to remain substantially involved in the project during implementation (for example, through collaboration on planning, oversight, or key approvals), rather than simply issuing a grant with minimal ongoing federal involvement.

This specific notice is Amendment #03, and it does not change the core deadline or announce new programmatic requirements; instead, it updates the official Questions and Answers (Q and A) document associated with the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). The amendment is essentially a cleanup and clarification pass that removes several references telling applicants to "see revised NOFO" on specific pages, deletes certain leftover phrases, and standardizes terminology so the materials consistently refer to an "Application" rather than a "Proposal" in particular questions. In practical terms, the amendment is meant to reduce confusion for applicants by ensuring the Q and A document stands on its own, with extraneous cross-references removed and wording aligned with the application process.

More specifically, the amendment instructs that for questions 1, 5, 6, 8, 67, and 68, the phrase "Please see revised NOFO page 32" is deleted. For questions 39, 45, and 56, the phrase "Please see revised NOFO page 37" is deleted. For questions 17, 21, 23, 43, and 57, the phrase "Please see revised NOFO" is deleted. It also corrects terminology in questions 67 and 68 by replacing the word "Proposal" with "Application," and in question 42 by deleting the word "Proposal." USAID notes that a revised version of the Q and A document is attached, and that any strikethrough text indicates language that has been removed.

Key administrative details remain unchanged. The closing date stays June 14, 2021 at 1:00 pm Cairo local time. The opportunity was created March 31, 2021. The award ceiling listed is $37,000,000, indicating the maximum anticipated funding level under the announcement, while the number of expected awards is not specified in the provided source text. Overall, Amendment #03 should be read as an administrative update to the Q and A guidance rather than a shift in funding level, deadline, or the underlying purpose of the Business Egypt program.

• The Egypt USAID-Cairo in the business and commerce sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Business Egypt" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 98.001.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2021-03-31.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2021-06-14. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $37,000,000.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted.

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