Request for Application (RFA) # RFA/09/23

In-Kind Grant Support for Strengthening of Women-owned Commercial Stitching Units in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

The USAID’s funded Economic Recovery and Development Activity (USAID-ERDA) is a five-year activity implemented by Associates in Development (AiD) Pvt Ltd. The USAID-ERDA aims to increase economic opportunities by strengthening and modernizing the agriculture sector and promoting micro, small & medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and its Newly Merged Districts (NMDs).

USAID-ERDA under its MSMEs component plans to provide in-kind grant support to eligible women entrepreneurs for strengthening their existing boutiques and stitching/tailoring units in Peshawar, Mardan, Swat and D I Khan.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

• The applicant must be a woman and permanent resident of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with a valid Computerized National Identity Card (CNIC).
• Must operate an existing business of boutique, ready-to-wear garments, or stitching/tailoring in one of the selected districts (Peshawar, Mardan, Swat and Dera Ismail Khan).
• The business must have been operational for the last one (01) year. The USAID-ERDA team will conduct a physical verification to confirm the existence and operational status of the business.
• Must have a minimum of 200 sq feet dedicated and accessible additional space with basic utilities suitable for business upgrading with the plan for utilizing USAID-ERDA’s in-kind grant support.
• Applicants with technical/vocational training or a diploma in the relevant subject i.e., dress making, garment designing, boutiques operation, stitching/tailoring etc. will be preferred.
• Applicant should be willing to participate in USAID-ERDA’s relevant training and capacity-building programs, exposure visits, etc.

 TYPE OF SUPPORT

• In-kind Grant Support of up-to PKR 1,000,000 per enterprise.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

• Complete grant application form. (Mandatory)
• Copies of valid CNIC (Mandatory)
• Business Registration documents (if applicable)
• Any other information / document related to your current business such as sales receipts and contracts etc. (Optional)