Project Grant SBL40023GR5041

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program, provides $110,000 in funding to Universidad Rafael Landivar in Guatemala to support the Academy of Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) program. The program aims to improve the management skills of women in 7 departments of Guatemala, leading to increased sales, hiring, and facilitating women's participation in the economy. The...

This federal Project Grant award in the amount of $112,505.80 was 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. The grant funding will be used by the non-profit organization Fundacion Paraguaya De Cooperacion Y Desarrollo (doing business as Fudacope) to implement the 2024 Academy of Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) program in Paraguay. The AWE program...

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 Western Hemisphere Affairs awarded a $114,430 Project Grant to Emprender Futuro to execute the Mujeres 360 Forum, the 360 Effect Women & Tech program, and the Mujeres 360 Bootcamp in La Paz Department, Bolivia from April 5, 2022 through January 31, 2023. This funding supports the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program's goals of informing and influencing foreign publics and expanding relationships between people to advance U.S. foreign...

The Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs awarded a $110,000 Project Grant (CFDA 19.040 - Public Diplomacy Programs) to the Centro Boliviano Americano De Santa Cruz De La Sierra, a non-profit educational institution in Bolivia, to organize the ABLA 2025 conference in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. The award period is from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. The funding will support the planning and execution of this international conference that aims to advance public diplomacy and strengthen...

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...

The Universidad Del Pacifico in Peru received a $130,000 project grant award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs to design and implement the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs. Through this award made under the Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants (CFDA 19.022) program, the university will deliver soft skills training, mentoring sessions, and host a nation-wide congress for graduates of the entrepreneurship academy. The...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF), through its IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750), awarded a $180,000 Project Grant to Manqa Sostenible Sociedad Civil, a non-profit organization in Bolivia. The grant, awarded on June 5, 2024, is intended to support community-led solutions that create economic and educational opportunities for indigenous women and youth in the Bolivian Chaco region, where over a quarter of young people lack such opportunities. Specifically, the grant will help...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $165,000 Project Grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to the grassroots organization Foro Ciudadano Articulacion de Mujeres por la Equidad de Genero e Igualdad (FORO AMUPEI) in the municipality of Oruro, Bolivia. The grant supports community-led efforts to promote respect for civic and human rights, and reduce violence against women and other marginalized groups. FORO AMUPEI is providing training and education,...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $265,000 Project Grant to Fundacion Escuela De Integracion, Formacion Deportiva, Expresion Artistica Y Desarrollo Laboral (EIFODEC) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) on September 1, 2023. The grant supports EIFODEC's community-led initiatives to create economic and social opportunities for people with disabilities, especially children and youth, in Cochabamba, Bolivia and nationally. Key activities include building the...