Project Grant SMX53024GR0039

The Inter-American Foundation awarded a $142,880 project grant to Jovenes Articulando Territorios AC under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) federal grant program. The grant funds a youth leadership and entrepreneurship program in Chiapas, Mexico from August 2022 to August 2025. The program aims to encourage indigenous Tseltal and Tsotsil young people to stay in school, start businesses based on local resources and culture, and build local leadership skills. It promotes...

Chicanos POR La Causa, Inc., known as Migrant Headstart, was awarded a $150,000 Project Grant from the Small Business Administration's Office of Entrepreneurial Development. The grant funding supports the Women's Business Ownership Assistance program (CFDA #59.043) for the period of September 30, 2022 through September 29, 2025. The Women's Business Ownership Assistance program aims to support organizations that provide training and counseling to women-owned small businesses, with the goal of...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded $363,290 under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) federal grant program to Alternativas Y Capacidades AC in Mexico. The grant will support the grantee's efforts to train and mentor young people in developing plans, policies, and solutions to increase civic participation and empower youth to advocate for issues affecting their communities. Specifically, Alternativas Y Capacidades AC will mobilize and build the leadership skills of...

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 $112,505.80 Project Grant award from 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 is to implement the 2024 Academy of Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) in Paraguay. The grant recipient, Fundacion Paraguaya De Cooperacion Y Desarrollo (doing business as Fudacope), will design and deliver entrepreneurship training, leadership development, and collaboration...

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $297,988 Project Grant to F U M E C, doing business as George E. Brown US Mexico Foundation For Science, on June 24, 2021. The grant was awarded under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) to support the MFG Reshoring Initiative in McAllen, Texas. The EAA program provides technical, planning, and infrastructure assistance to regions experiencing adverse economic changes. This award will likely support F U...

The National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders (NALCAB) was awarded a $250,000 Project Grant from the Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Capital Access under the Prime Technical Assistance federal grant program (CFDA #59.050). Through this one-year award ending September 2022, NALCAB will provide training and capacity building services to enhance the management capabilities of existing microentrepreneurs and increase the number of microenterprises. Specifically, NALCAB...

This $2.8 million Economic Development Administration project grant funds the University of New Mexico-Taos Hive Pollinator: All Hands-on Tech program. The program aims to build an entrepreneurial ecosystem in northern New Mexico by supporting at least 20 new technology startups through three main activities. First, it will create Taos-targeted content to inspire and foster tech entrepreneurship. Second, it will support a knowledge sharing and mentorship program for the local tech ecosystem....

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $184,061 Cooperative Agreement to the Sun Yat-Sen Management Education Foundation to implement the fifth year of the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) program in Taiwan. The funding, provided through the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), will equip early-stage women entrepreneurs with training, networking, and support to grow their businesses, with a focus on expansion into the U.S. market. The program...

The University of Texas at El Paso received a $3 million Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the BUILD TO SCALE federal grant program (CFDA #11.024) to support the Aerospace and Defense Supply Chain Innovation Network for Manufacturers. The three-year grant project, running from October 2021 through September 2024, will enhance the innovation and business capabilities of El Paso's existing manufacturing sector and connect them to the...