Office of Global Women's Issues

The Department of State Office of Global Women's Issues is a civilian sub-agency within the Department of State that administers federal grant funding for international women's rights, gender equality, and women's economic and political participation programs.

The Office has awarded 145 federal grants totaling $82.9 million since 2011, with the most recent grant award closed on February 12, 2018. Activity has contracted sharply over the past five years: the Office distributed 30 awards in 2014 and 29 in 2015, but declined to 19 awards in 2016, 2 awards in 2017, and 2 awards in 2018. No grant awards are recorded from 2019 onward. Across the portfolio history, the Office has funded 94 distinct grant recipients.

Grant recipients are highly fragmented, with no single organization dominating the funding stream. The assistance-type mix is heavily weighted toward Project Grants, which account for 134 of 145 awards (92%), with the remaining 11 awards (8%) structured as Cooperative Agreements.

No recent grant opportunities are currently open under the Office of Global Women's Issues.