Sweden and the UK offer by $40,000 in grant funding to business support organizations from both banks of the Nistru River. The support is provided in the framework of the “Advanced cross-river capacities for trade” (AdTrade) project, implemented by UNDP with financial support provided by Sweden and the United Kingdom.

According to a press release of UNDP, under the “Development of support and advocacy capacities of the business support organizations” grant competition, AdTrade Project will select at least five projects developed and submitted by consortia established by business support organizations from both banks of the Nistru River.

The winning projects will benefit from financial assistance of up to $40,000 each to identify the needs and to provide the necessary support to the private sector, to enhance the public-private dialogue, to formulate feasible policy solutions for improving business environment on both banks of the Nistru river, etc.

The competition will focus mainly on enhancing women’s business associations from the Transnistria region, which would represent the needs of their members – women-entrepreneurs, including women with disabilities.

The application forms must be submitted to natalia.iachimov@undp.org and cornelia.panico@undp.org, with the subject EOI /BSO/Advocacy. The deadline for submitting applications are August 16, 2021, 4:00pm.