The Department of State Office of the Secretary of State awarded a $1,610,705 cooperative agreement to Asian University for Women (Auw) Support Foundation, Inc. to support the economic empowerment of Afghan women through scholarships for pre-undergraduate and undergraduate education. The award is being administered under the Secretary's Office of Global Women's Issues (S/GWI) federal grant program (CFDA 19.801), which promotes the empowerment of women and girls in U.S. foreign policy through initiatives such as advancing women's economic empowerment. The cooperative agreement will provide scholarships for Afghan women to attend Auw in Bangladesh from September 30, 2022 through September 29, 2023, supporting their access to higher education and long-term economic opportunities.
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