Project Grant SBK80017GR0049

The Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs awarded a $10 million cooperative agreement to the Solidarity Center under the International Labor Programs (CFDA 17.401) to elevate women's participation in the workforce in Liberia and Nigeria from December 15, 2022 through December 14, 2026. The award will increase capacity to address discrimination and gender-based violence in the workplace through activities like training union leadership and implementing anti-harassment...

The Department of State's Office of Global Women's Issues awarded a $2.96 million cooperative agreement to the Global Network of Women Peacebuilders Inc. to support the Leadership of Local Women Including Young Women and Other Historically Marginalized Group in Preventing, Resolving, and Recovering from Conflict, Violent Extremism (VE) and Gender-Based Violence (GBV) is Amplified and Sustained program. This program, funded under the Office of Global Women's Issues' CFDA #19.801 program, will...

The Department of State Bureau of African Affairs awarded a $100,000 cooperative agreement to Ascend International Studios Services LIMITED to facilitate a 2022 Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) program in Nigeria. Under the agreement, Ascend will conduct a five-month AWE Academy for 250 women currently operating small and medium enterprises across southern Nigeria. The goal is to support the achievement of U.S. public diplomacy goals through the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040)...

The Department of State Bureau of African Affairs awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to the Centre D’insertion DES Filles En Deperdition Scolaire under the Africa Regional Democracy Fund program (CFDA 19.225). The grant will support the organization's EMPOWERING CHADIAN WOMEN AND GIRLS project from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The project aims to advance civil and political rights as well as freedom of expression, association, and access to information for women and girls in Chad,...

Federal Grant Award Summary Increasing H.O.P.E. received a $150,000 project grant award dated September 30, 2025, from the Office of Entrepreneurial Development under the Women's Business Ownership Assistance program (CFDA 59.043), with a completion date of September 29, 2026. The grant funds the operation of a Women's Business Center (WBC) that provides comprehensive entrepreneurial development services to women entrepreneurs in South Carolina, with particular focus on economically...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $150,000 was made by the U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) Office of Entrepreneurial Development under the Women's Business Ownership Assistance program (CFDA 59.043). The award recipient, Increasing H.o.p.e., is a minority-owned, woman-owned, veteran-owned non-profit organization in North Charleston, South Carolina, that functions as a community development corporation. The funding will support Increasing H.o.p.e.'s operation of a Women's...

The Department of State Bureau of African Affairs awarded $129,029.75 under the Africa Regional Democracy Fund (CFDA 19.225) federal grant program to the Shamwari Yemwanasikana Trust for a project concluding on September 30, 2022. The project aims to influence policymakers in Zimbabwe to make more democratic and informed decisions regarding the needs of girls and young women. It will empower girls and young women to hold national leadership accountable and advocate for their demands. The...

Federal Grant Award Summary Building Futures received a $1,443,660 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor Women's Bureau under the Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) Technical Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 17.701), awarded September 30, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2027. The organization will provide technical assistance to employers, labor unions, and project owners throughout Southern New England, with primary focus on Rhode Island, to...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded a $1.9 million Project Grant to American Institutes For Research In The Behavioral Sciences (AIR) to facilitate greater and more equitable participation of women in the Honduran economy. The grant period runs from September 7, 2022 through March 31, 2024. Under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (CFDA 19.345) program, AIR will deliver technical assistance and capacity building services...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $116,937.72, provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs under the Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants (CFDA 19.022) program, will fund a 5-month long Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) program in South Africa, Lesotho, and Eswatini. The program will equip 100 women entrepreneurs with business skills and mentorship to scale their enterprises. The awardee, the Africa Women...