Project Grant SBL40025GR0006

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs awarded a $110,000 Cooperative Agreement to Universidad Rafael Landivar in Guatemala to support the Academy of Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) program. The program aims to improve management skills for women entrepreneurs across 7 departments in Guatemala, leading to increased sales, hiring, and facilitating women's participation in the economy. The project will run from November 1, 2024 to December 31, 2025. Universidad Rafael...

This federal Project Grant award 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 was awarded on September 12, 2024 to Fundacion Paraguaya De Cooperacion Y Desarrollo (Fudacope), a non-profit organization in Asuncion, Paraguay, to implement the 2024 Academy of Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) program in Paraguay. The AWE program...

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...

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 Sun Yat-Sen Management Education Foundation will implement the second year of the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) program in Taiwan under a $160,610 project grant from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs. The grant was awarded on March 8, 2022 to support entrepreneurship training through January 31, 2023. As part of the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), the foundation will recruit a new cohort of early-stage women entrepreneurs to provide online...

This Project Grant award, valued at $197,000.00, was provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program. The grant funded Fomento Del Trabajo Nacional, a non-profit organization based in Barcelona, Spain, to organize a three-day "AWE Europe Summit" that convened over 300 women entrepreneurs and Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) alumnae from across Europe, including from Portugal,...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded $222,360 under its Assistance for Overseas Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean (CFDA 85.750) to Fundacion Ecuatoriana De Mujeres Rurales De Latinoamerica Y El Caribe - Funmujerural-E to support community-led solutions empowering rural women in Latin America as the region recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic. Through September 2024, Funmujerural-E will work with women's groups in Chile, Ecuador and Panama to improve and expand existing businesses...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $600,600 Project Grant to Agencia De Desarrollo Estrategico Local De Santa Rosa De Copan (ADELSAR) to address violence against women and promote economic opportunities in Honduras from May 2022 to May 2025. This grant is being administered under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750) to support community-led approaches for reducing violence, advancing human rights, and unlocking public and private resources for grassroots...

This $150,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Entrepreneurial Development under the Women's Business Ownership Assistance Program (CFDA 59.043) will enable Sistema Universitario Ana G. Mendez, Inc., a private non-profit Hispanic Serving Institution in Puerto Rico, to provide training, counseling, and technical assistance to support the growth of women-owned small businesses, with a focus on socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. The grant...

The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $154,493 project grant to Universidad Tecnologica De Honduras to support the Academy of Women Entrepreneurs program in Honduras. The grant period runs from June 3, 2022 to June 30, 2023 under the Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants (CFDA 19.022) program. Funds will support the delivery of entrepreneurship training and resources to women entrepreneurs in Honduras, advancing the...