USAID Workforce and Higher Access to Markets Activity

Workforce and Higher Access to Markets Activity
A new activity to stimulate job creation by advancing Bosnia's trade integration with and expansion into European Union and regional markets.
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Grant Opportunities
This program is open to eligible individual organizations, or a number of organizations working together. Grants will prioritize high-growth, exporting, or export-ready enterprises aiming to expand capacity, reach more markets, and generate greater employment.

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About Us
Workforce and Access to Higher Markets (WHAM) is a USAID-funded activity designed to create jobs in Bosnia and Herzegovina through trade integration with the European Union (EU) and regional markets. WHAM offers grants to high-growth, exporting, and export-ready small and medium enterprises from the wood, metal, and textile sectors.
Types of Grants
Improve the Workforce
In partnership with the public and private sectors, these grants will share the cost of recruiting or retraining a skilled labor force. This could include assisting relevant secondary schools in equipping school cabinets with adequate equipment.

Increase Market Access
These grants help companies identify and access new customers and markets. This may include supporting private and public-sector initiatives to help companies attend major regional and international trade fairs.

Improve Product Quality and Use of New Technology
These grants support companies to introduce quality management systems, technology upgrades, and achieve certifications required by target markets.

By the end of 2020, WHAM aims to increase exports at these businesses by 30 percent and create more than 1,500 full-time equivalent positions, many for young people and women.
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Latest Announcements, Stories, and Events

First Request for Proposals Completed
March 21, 2018
The USAID-funded Workforce and Higher Access to Markets Activity (WHAM) hereby informs the public that grant funds from the currently open Request for Applications – RFA (WHAM-AID-168-LA-17-00001) have been fully utilized. In that regard, the second...
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WHAM Activity Promotional Road Show - UPDATE!
December 7, 2017
The Workforce and Higher Access to Markets Activity (WHAM) team will be showcasing the activity's goals, objectives, and latest RFA announcement between December 5 to 18. The team will stop in the following locations: Banja Luka, Bihac, Tuzla, Prijedor, Tesanj, Zenica, Mostar, and Sarajevo. For more details, including a copy of the presentation, click on the "Read more" button below!
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Request for Proposals
November 23, 2017
USAID's Workforce and Higher Access to Markets Activity (WHAM) invites eligible organizations to submit concept notes for grant funding. The focus of this RFA is to target organizations that represent high-growth, exporting or export-ready enterprises, in metal, wood and/or textile industries, aiming to expand capacity, reach more markets, and...
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New Program Leverages Volunteers to Strengthen Enterprises in Bosnia and Herzegovina
June 21, 2017
IESC was awarded a new three-year, $4 million project to stimulate job creation by advancing Bosnia and Herzegovina’s trade integration with and expansion into European Union and regional markets. The project is funded by USAID...
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Danijela Ozme 1
Sarajevo, 71000
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Monday - Friday
9:00 to 17:00
whamgrants@iesc.org
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Workforce and Higher Access to Markets Activity

A new activity to stimulate job creation by advancing Bosnia's trade integration with and expansion into European Union and regional markets.

Grant Opportunities

This program is open to eligible individual organizations, or a number of organizations working together. Grants will prioritize high-growth, exporting, or export-ready enterprises aiming to expand capacity, reach more markets, and generate greater employment.

There are no grant opportunities at this time

Please return soon for updates

About Us

Types of Grants

Highlights

Latest Announcements, Stories, and Events

First Request for Proposals Completed

March 21, 2018

WHAM Activity Promotional Road Show - UPDATE!

December 7, 2017

Request for Proposals

November 23, 2017

New Program Leverages Volunteers to Strengthen Enterprises in Bosnia and Herzegovina

June 21, 2017

Contact Us

Funded by:

Administered by:

Implemented by:

This web site was made possible through support provided by the U.S. Agency for International Development. The opinions expressed herein are the sole responsibility of IESC and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government.