Project Development

The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) partners with the private sector to advances U.S. foreign policy and strengthen national security by mobilizing private capital around the world. DFC invests across strategic sectors including critical minerals, modern infrastructure, and advanced technology — fostering private-sector led economic development, supporting U.S. interests, and delivering returns to American taxpayers. DFC provides loans and loan guarantee financing, equity, and political risk insurance to projects across a range of sectors . DFC’s Project Development program is designed to improve the commercial sustainability of a project that may receive DFC financing or insurance support. In addition, DFC's Project Development support enables projects to be more self sustaining and to mobilize other capital. The program complements and does not duplicate work funded by other agencies or financiers

DFC supports investment in more than 100 countries that are strategically important to American foreign policy, and prioritizes investment in low- and lower-middle-income countries that address key agency priorities, such as advancing energy security. Through the European Energy Security and Diversification Act of 2019, DFC may also support certain energy and energy-related investments in eligible European and Eurasian countries wouthout regard to host-country income classification. Investors must provide sufficient financial investment to the project to support its long-term viability. Projects DFC supports must also demonstrate the competence of the management team and a financial record in the same or a closely related business that show a recent record of success. DFC conducts due diligence on all potential projects to ensure creditworthiness, and has rigorous processes in place for measuring the impact of our investments in the host country, and to the American people.

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Project Development accelerates project identification and preparation to better attract and support private investment in development. Project Development therefore develops projects for DFC debt financing, equity investment, or insurance support. The program complements and does not duplicate work funded by other agencies or financiers. DFC and the client determine the project diligence finance work to be performed, and the client selects an entity with relevant expertise and experience that will perform that work.