USAID/Caucasus Improved Productivity of Georgia's Hazelnut Industry Addendum to GDA APS-OAA-14-000001

Through this Addendum to the FY2014 & FY2015 Global Development Alliance (GDA) Annual Program Statement (APS) No. APS-OAA-14-000001, the USAID/Caucasus Georgia, with collaboration from the Ferrero Group (Ferrero), is issuing a special call to prospective implementing partners to submit Concept Papers focused on the development of Georgia’s hazelnut industry. The overarching goals of the project are to improve agricultural productivity and increase market linkages so as to increase the competitiveness of the hazelnut sector. This Georgia Hazelnut Industry Addendum to the GDA APS seeks to support collaboration with the private sector and other key development partners to further USAID/Caucasus’ development objective of inclusive and sustainable economic growth by increasing competitiveness. It is envisioned that one GDA will be awarded under this Addendum, although USAID may select as many qualified applicants as necessary to achieve the goals of the Addendum. All terms and conditions of the FY2014 & FY2015 GDA APS apply, found here:http://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/1880/2014_GDA_APS.pdfAs stated in APS No. APS-OAA-14-000001, any proposed alliance must leverage and mobilize private sector assets, expertise, resources and contributions on at least a 1:1 basis. In this particular instance, Ferrero has already agreed to provide contributions that will equal or exceed the level of funding requested from USAID. USAID may allocate between $500,000 to $3,000,000 over the course of five years. More Details can be found in full solicitation.