FOREIGN, COMMONWEALTH & DEVELOPMENT OFFICE · Awarded contract

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Appointment of Chemonics International as Fund Manager for the Research and Innovation Systems for Africa (RISA) Fund

Awarded 15 Jul 2021

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Awarded15 Jul 2021

Value£30,000,000.00

SupplierChemonics International, Inc.

AgencyFOREIGN, COMMONWEALTH & DEVELOPMENT OFFICE

RegionUnited Kingdom

CategoryResearch & Development

Ended 2y 7mo ago2y 9mo term

Awarded 15 July 2021Expired 31 Mar 2024

About

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office awarded a contract to Chemonics International, Inc.

to serve as Fund Manager for the Research and Innovation Systems for Africa (RISA) Fund, valued at £30,000,000.

The RISA Fund combines the fund manager requirements of the SRIA and ATIP programmes to strengthen research systems and innovation systems across Africa.

The fund has three objectives: (A) research institution and system strengthening (SRIA), expected to be approximately £12 million over 3-4 years in Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ghana, and Nigeria; (B) innovation system strengthening (ATIP) to support the scaling of new and emerging technologies in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, and South Africa; and (C) strengthening synergies between research and innovation systems through joint funding.

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