Small and Medium Enterprise Assistance for Recovery and Transition (SMART)

United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is a US federal government agency that is responsible for monitoring civilian foreign aid and helping people overseas who encounter problems improving their lives, recover from disaster or want to live in a free and democratic nation. The agency functions in numerous countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe. USAID Palestine/West Bank & Gaza has issued a business forecast entitled “Small and Medium Enterprise Assistance for Recovery and Transition (SMART)”, the goal of which is to facilitate a quick recovery for Palestinian small and medium enterprises (SMEs), especially considering the impact that the COVID-19 crisis has had on these. SMART will help them to develop, grow and recover their productivity levels. The anticipated solicitation release date is November 5, 2021. The anticipated award date is September 20, 2021.