Project Grant SIZ10023GR0022

This $2,150,103 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Labor's Women's Bureau under the Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) Technical Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 17.701) will fund Dev Mission, a nonprofit organization, to provide training and support services to increase the participation of low-income women of color in technology careers. The 24-month program will enroll 60 women in a 12-week registered pre-apprenticeship curriculum covering...

This $4.8 million Economic Development Administration project grant funds the New Orleans Startup Fund Inc. to launch the Diversifying and Expanding the Entrepreneurship Pipeline in Technology in New Orleans initiative through September 2025. The Startup Fund will enhance its portfolio management capacity and deliver customized technical assistance to over 100 women- and minority-owned technology entrepreneurs to help them progress from pre-seed funding to venture capital rounds and exits. It...

This Project Grant award, issued by the U.S. Department of Labor's Women's Bureau under the Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) Technical Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 17.701), provides $2,143,305 to the Veterans Enterprise Training & Services Group, Inc. (The Vets Group) to create more pathways for women to enter or expand their skills for high-demand occupations in the IT industry. Key activities include providing IT training, certifications, apprenticeships,...

This Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs under the Middle East Partnership Initiative (CFDA 19.500), will deliver advanced training and mentorship in ICT, digital marketing, and graphic design, as well as management and leadership skills, to 50 young women who are last year university students or recent graduates in the West Bank. The $195,763 award, with a period of performance from October 1, 2024 to March 31, 2026, will be implemented...

The Small Business Administration Office of Entrepreneurial Development awarded a $300,000 Project Grant to Women And Technology Center For Technology & Business in Fargo, ND from September 30, 2022 through September 29, 2025. The grant funding supports the Women's Business Ownership Assistance federal program (CFDA 59.043), which aims to assist small businesses owned and controlled by women through training and counseling, and remove discriminatory barriers faced in accessing capital and...

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 U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Entrepreneurial Development awarded a $150,000 Project Grant under the Women's Business Ownership Assistance program (CFDA 59.043) to Women And Technology (doing business as Ndwbc and Center For Technology & Business), a non-profit organization located in Bismarck and Fargo, North Dakota. The grant funding will enable Women And Technology to deliver comprehensive entrepreneurship training, business counseling, and technical assistance...

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 U.S. Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, through the Middle East Partnership Initiative (CFDA 19.500), awarded a $1,936,300 Cooperative Agreement to Correlation One Inc. to prepare a diverse cohort of Egyptian and Jordanian women from private, public, and academic sectors with world-class cybersecurity training in a dynamic learning community. The project, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to March 31, 2026, aims to equip the participants with the necessary...

This $150,000 Project Grant from the Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Entrepreneurial Development under the Women's Business Ownership Assistance Program (CFDA 59.043) will fund the University Enterprises Corporation at CSUSB to provide training, counseling, and technical assistance to small businesses owned and controlled by women, with a focus on socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. The goal is to help remove discriminatory barriers that women entrepreneurs face in...