Project Grant SHO80024GR0007

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...

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)...

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 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...

INCREASING H.O.P.E. Project Grant Award Summary Increasing H.O.P.E., a minority-owned, woman-owned, and veteran-owned nonprofit community development corporation based in North Charleston, South Carolina, received a $150,000 Project Grant award from the Office of Entrepreneurial Development under the Women's Business Ownership Assistance program (CFDA 59.043) for the period September 30, 2025 through September 29, 2026. The award supports the operation of a Women's Business Center that...

The Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs (EAPA) awarded a Cooperative Agreement valued at $473,726 to Sun Yat-Sen Management Education Foundation on June 29, 2025, under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040). This award supports the fifth year of the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) program in Taiwan, delivering comprehensive entrepreneurship training, professional networking opportunities, and business development resources to early-stage women entrepreneurs. The program equips...

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 federal Cooperative Agreement award of $150,000 from the Small Business Administration's (SBA) Women's Business Ownership Assistance program (CFDA 59.043) was granted to Northeast Entrepreneur Fund, Inc. (doing business as Entrepreneur Fund) on September 30, 2024. This 12-month award supports Entrepreneur Fund, a certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), in delivering comprehensive entrepreneurial development services tailored to women-owned small businesses across...

The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $110,236 cooperative agreement to LKH Consulting of New Zealand to implement an Academy for Women Entrepreneurs for Pacific women in New Zealand. Under this award, LKH Consulting will provide business networking, launch and graduation events, and participate in the Pasifika Festival event from June 2022 through June 2023. This cooperative agreement supports the agency's Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to advance...

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...