The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA), with offices in Johannesburg, South Africa, advances economic development and U.S. commercial interests in developing and middle-income countries.

The agency funds various forms of technical assistance, feasibility studies, training, orientation visits and business workshops that support the development of a modern infrastructure and a fair and open trading environment.

Each year, USTDA reviews numerous requests for funding for early project planning activities. Selected grants that USTDA has recently awarded in the Africa region are listed below.

Project: Trans-Kalahari Multimodal Transportation
Sponsor: Walvis Bay Corridor Group, Namibia
Project Scope: $300 million,
USTDA Study Grant:phase 1 $294,400

Project: Coal Bed Methane Commercialization
Sponsor: Botswana Development Corporation
Project Scope: $357 million
USTDA Study Grant:$525,000

Project: Steam Reformer Upgrade Environmentalization
Sponsor: Sappi, South Africa
Project: Scope$50 - $150 million
USTDA Study Grant:$514,000

Project: Durban-Gauteng In tegrated Freight Rail Link
Sponsor: KzN Ministry of Economic Development
Project Scope: Est. $75 million
USTDA Study Grant:$500,000

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE USTDA PROGRAM IN AFRICA CONTACT:
U.S. Trade and Development Agency
Illovo 2196
Johannesburg
Ph: 27 11 778-4800 Fax: 27 11 268 6104
E-mail:ustda@N0SPAM.work.co.za
http://www.tda.gov/region/africa.html