{"id":57744,"date":"2019-11-19T17:27:26","date_gmt":"2019-11-19T12:27:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/blog\/?p=57744"},"modified":"2019-11-19T17:31:52","modified_gmt":"2019-11-19T12:31:52","slug":"usaid-grant-usd-200000-businesses-innovators-challenge-fund-grant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/usaid-grant-usd-200000-businesses-innovators-challenge-fund-grant.html","title":{"rendered":"USAID to grant USD 200,000 to businesses, innovators under &#8216;Challenge Fund Grant&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lahore: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID)\u2019s Mission Director for\u00a0Pakistan Julie A. Koenen announced on Monday that the agency is offering USD 200,000 under the \u2018Challenge Fund Grant\u2019 to businessmen and innovators contributing to the development of future of the national trade sector, according to news sources.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/kp-smeda-launch-economic-revitalisation-projects-for-ex-fata.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">KP, SMEDA to launch economic revitalisation projects for ex-Fata<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The director stressed that new and innovative business approach in the industrial sector will help increase the industrial production capacity, create employment opportunities, and boost the economy. She &#8211; along with the United States Counsel General Catherine Rodriguez- was meeting with the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/punjab-governor-notifies-kartarpur-corridor-project-completion-by-september-30.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Governor Punjab Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar <\/a>here on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The governor lauded USAID for its various initiatives launched in the information technology, hospitality, engineering, textiles, and agriculture sectors.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/development-schemes-worth-pkr-970-mn-approved.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Development schemes worth PKR 970 mn approved<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In a related recent development, American and Pakistani officials also gathered at an Islamabad event to celebrate 20 successful Challenge Fund Grant recipients from Pakistan and talk about the USAID\u2019s future development plans for Pakistan. This \u2018Challenge Fund Grant\u2019 campaign seeks to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Pakistan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lahore: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID)\u2019s Mission Director for\u00a0Pakistan Julie A. Koenen announced on Monday that the agency is offering USD 200,000 under the \u2018Challenge Fund Grant\u2019 to businessmen and innovators contributing to the development of future of the national trade sector, according to news sources. Read:\u00a0KP, SMEDA to launch economic revitalisation projects for ex-Fata The director stressed that new and innovative business approach in the industrial sector will help increase the industrial production capacity, create employment opportunities, and boost the economy. She &#8211; along with the United States Counsel General Catherine Rodriguez- was meeting with the Governor Punjab Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar here on Monday. The governor lauded USAID for its various initiatives launched in the information technology, hospitality, engineering, textiles, and agriculture sectors. Read:\u00a0Development schemes worth PKR 970 mn approved In a related recent development, American and Pakistani officials also gathered at an Islamabad event to celebrate 20 successful Challenge Fund Grant recipients from Pakistan and talk about the USAID\u2019s future development plans for Pakistan. This \u2018Challenge Fund Grant\u2019 campaign seeks to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Pakistan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":57745,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[14029],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-57744","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"tag-details-on-usaid-launches-challenge-fund-grant-for-businessmen"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>USAID to grant USD 200,000 to businesses, innovators under &#039;Challenge Fund Grant&#039; - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Lahore: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID)\u2019s Mission Director for\u00a0Pakistan Julie A. 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