Project Grant SHO80023GR0009

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (CFDA 19.022 - Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants) provides $112,505.80 to the non-profit organization Fundacion Paraguaya De Cooperacion Y Desarrollo (Fudacope) to implement the 2024 Academy of Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) program in Paraguay. The award was made on September 12, 2024, with a scheduled completion date of November 28, 2025. The AWE...

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 Universidad Tecnologica De Honduras received a $159,820 Project Grant award from the Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs under the Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants program (CFDA 19.022). The grant funds the 2021 AWE Program, which will use the DreamBuilder foundational curriculum to deliver facilitator-led sessions to aspiring women entrepreneurs in Honduras from March 11, 2021 through June 30, 2022. As part of its mandate to...

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 Small Business Administration Office of Entrepreneurial Development awarded a $300,000 Project Grant to Northeast Entrepreneur Fund, Inc. doing business as Entrepreneur Fund. The grant period runs from September 30, 2022 to September 29, 2025 to support the Women's Business Ownership Assistance federal grant program. Under this award, Entrepreneur Fund will provide training and counseling services to assist small businesses owned and controlled by women. The Women's Business Ownership...

This Project Grant award from the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs (CFDA 19.040 - Public Diplomacy Programs) supports the AWE 5.0 program, which promises a fully tailored scaling journey for an all-Emirati cohort of women leaders and entrepreneurs. The $148,402.80 award to New York University (NYU) will fund this program, which leverages a powerful network of over 150 UAE-based women leaders and entrepreneurs to provide specialized support. The program is scheduled to run from October 1, 2024...

The Small Business Administration Office of Entrepreneurial Development awarded a $300,000 Project Grant to Northeast Entrepreneur Fund, Inc. doing business as Entrepreneur Fund. The grant period runs from September 30, 2022 to September 29, 2025 to support the Women's Business Ownership Assistance federal grant program. Under this program, Entrepreneur Fund will provide training and counseling services to assist small businesses owned and controlled by women. The Women's Business Ownership...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $314,457 Cooperative Agreement to the Sun Yat-Sen Management Education Foundation in Taiwan under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040). The funding supports the fifth year of the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) program, which equips early-stage women entrepreneurs in Taiwan with training, networks, and know-how to grow their businesses globally, with a focus on expanding into the U.S. market. The award...

This $3,060,344 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's BUILD TO SCALE program funds the Stitchcrew Vest Her Ventures project. The project establishes one of Oklahoma's first accelerators to connect traditionally overlooked entrepreneurs with capital, networks, and resources needed to build and scale companies. It provides executive coaching to over 100 members annually and uses its extended network as a talent bank and trusted pipeline. Stitchcrew and...

The Small Business Administration Office of Entrepreneurial Development awarded a $300,000 project grant to Northeast Entrepreneur Fund, Inc., doing business as Entrepreneur Fund, to provide women's business ownership assistance services from September 2021 through September 2024. The grant was awarded under the Women's Business Ownership Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 59.043), which aims to fund organizations that assist small businesses owned and controlled by women through training...