About Us
Who We Are
The USAID Africa Trade and Investment activity is a five-year, flexible buy-in mechanism managed by USAID’s Bureau for Africa and implemented by DAI. The continent-wide activity is USAID’s flagship effort under the Prosper Africa initiative and will expand and accelerate two-way trade and investment between African nations and the United States. The activity, which runs through 2026, will generate thousands of jobs across the African continent and within the United States, deliver billions in exports and investments, mobilize private-sector driven solutions, create healthy business environments, and spur economic opportunities for women and youth.
We are a partner-driven activity. Since its launch, the activity has focused on building an efficient, evidence-infused, rapidly activated continental platform. We expanded our partner network to over 1,000 organizations and have launched multiple grant opportunities.
What We Do
The USAID Africa Trade and Investment activity allows the U.S. Government to work closely with the private sector to shape activities that unlock business opportunities, particularly those that drive trade and investment into and out of African markets. We work closely with our partners to provide a wide range of services, such as:
Market intelligence, assessments, and feasibility studies
Market linkages and trade services
Fund and financial instrument design and structuring
Financial advisory services
Capacity building services
Policy and regulatory services
Our Partnership Building Principles
Demand driven to ensure that buy-in responds to real needs
At the speed of business because deals don’t last forever
Easy to engage with clear language, timesaving pitch decks, rapid time to award
Pay for results that motivate firms to go the extra mile
Iterative and co-designed to ensure business is always heard
Tailored use of grants or subcontracts to pivot to any opportunity
