Project Grant SPA10022GR0025

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) awarded a $112,505.80 Project Grant under the Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants (CFDA 19.022) program to Fundacion Paraguaya De Cooperacion Y Desarrollo (Fudacope), a non-profit organization based in Asuncion, Paraguay. The grant will fund the implementation of the 2024 Academy of Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) program in Paraguay. The AWE program provides skills development,...

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 U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs awarded a $110,000 Cooperative Agreement to Universidad Rafael Landivar, a private non-profit university in Guatemala, to support the Academy of Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) program. The program aims to improve management skills for women entrepreneurs in 7 departments of Guatemala, leading to increased sales, hiring, and facilitation of women's participation in the economy. The grant provides funding from November 1, 2024...

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 Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $215,000 two-year Project Grant to Organizacion Semillas Para La Democracia to support entrepreneurship training and microenterprise development for Venezuelan migrants in Paraguay. Under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750), the grantee will provide business incubation services and seed capital in Asunción, Ciudad del Este, and Encarnación to help migrant women start or grow microenterprises. The goal is to improve economic...

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 Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $154,493 project grant to Universidad Tecnologica De Honduras to support the Academy of Women Entrepreneurs program in Honduras. The grant period runs from June 3, 2022 to June 30, 2023 under the Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants (CFDA 19.022) program. Funds will support the delivery of entrepreneurship training and resources to women entrepreneurs in Honduras, advancing the...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $250,000 Cooperative Agreement to Guam Community College to manage all aspects of the Young Pacific Leaders Academy for Women Entrepreneurs. This 12-month program, running from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2025, will include an in-person train-the-trainer conference as well as ongoing virtual engagements. The project aligns with the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant, which supports U.S....

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs provides $197,000.00 to the non-profit organization Fomento Del Trabajo Nacional, based in Barcelona, Spain, to organize a three-day summit in Barcelona for over 300 women entrepreneurs and alumnae of the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) program from across Europe, including Portugal, Poland, Germany, Cyprus, Italy, and Hungary. The grant is funded under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA...

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....