Dear Applicant,

Biovision Africa Trust (BvAT) acting on behalf the African Union-led EOA Continental Steering Committee (CSC), with the support of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) is pleased to release a Request for Applications (RFA) for its Innovation Fund for 2022 to recruit suitable consortia of partners to implement innovation activities of the Ecological Organic Agriculture Initiative (EOA-I) Phase 2 in their countries based on the scope of work contained herein. The project grants will be awarded and implemented in accordance with the EOA-I grants management policies and procedures.

The annexes accompanying this Request for Applications are:

• Annex A: Phase II Project Document (ProDoc) that can be accessed through these links
• Annex B: Cover Letter (Sample Format) accessible through these links
• Annex C: Technical Application template accessible through these links
• Workplan template accessible through these links
• M&E Plan template accessible through these links

This RFA does not obligate BvAT to execute a sub-grant, nor does it commit it to pay any costs incurred in the preparation and submission of the applications. Furthermore, BvAT reserves the right to reject all applications, if such action is in the best interest of the EOA Initiative. Applications are submitted at the applicant’s own risk. All preparation and submission costs are at the applicant’s expense.

Thank you for your interest in being a partner in the EOA Initiative in Africa.

Sincerely,

David Amudavi (PhD)