Project Grant SHR90024GR0052

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...

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...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $110,000.00, was provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to support the Academy of Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) program in 7 departments of Guatemala. The program aims to improve management skills for women, leading to increased sales, hiring, and greater participation in the Guatemalan economy. The award was granted to Universidad Rafael Landivar, a private,...

This $197,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) supports the organization of a three-day AWE (Academy for Women Entrepreneurs) Europe Summit in Barcelona, Spain. The grant will enable the non-profit organization Fomento Del Trabajo Nacional to convene over 300 women entrepreneurs and AWE alumnae from across Europe, especially from Portugal, Poland, Germany, Cyprus, Italy, and...

This $133,438 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs under CFDA 19.900 (AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs) aims to combat corruption in the Western Balkans by empowering young leaders to promote active citizenship and democratic participation. The non-profit organization APR (Akademija za politicki razvoj) in Zagreb, Croatia will implement the 18-month project, which runs from January 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. The project will...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded $149,786 under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) cooperative agreement to Network 20/20, Inc. to deliver an intensive academic and practical entrepreneurship and leadership training program for 16 students or recent graduates aged 18-25 in Serbia. The program will provide in-depth entrepreneurship and leadership training through a U.S.-based program and support participants to launch ventures and impact their...

The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded $107,880 to Kustawi Africa LIMITED through a Cooperative Agreement under the Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants (CFDA 19.022) program. The award will support the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs 2022, Cohort 4 initiative from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023. The Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants program provides assistance awards by U.S....

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...

This 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) will provide $148,392 to Fomento Del Trabajo Nacional, a non-profit organization based in Barcelona, Spain, to partially fund the organization of a three-day AWE Europe Summit. The summit will gather over 300 women entrepreneurs and AWE alumnae from around Europe. The grant will also incorporate new...

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...