Project Grant SSA20023GR0001

The Atlantic Council will provide a mini MBA experience for 40 Saudi women entrepreneurs through $349,259 from the Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs. Funded under the Investing in People in The Middle East and North Africa program (CFDA 19.021), the Atlantic Council proposes workshops, mentoring, and educational modules to expand connections developed during an initial phase of the Ignite program. This cooperative agreement will support cultural, educational, and information...

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 University of Iowa Institute for International Business (IIB) was awarded a $138,497.50 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs to train and empower women in Western Saudi Arabia under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant program (CFDA 19.040). Working in partnership with Education for Employment (EFE), IIB will deliver a program from September 2021 through August 2022 to nurture women in Western Saudi Arabia and enable them to become drivers...

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...

This Project Grant award of $199,999 from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs' Middle East Partnership Initiative (CFDA 19.500) aims to improve the economic participation of 350 vulnerable female youth in three underserved governorates in Jordan. The funding will support activities to facilitate stable employment in the private sector or self-employment for this target population. The project will be implemented by the non-profit organization Questscope for Social...

The Department of State Bureau of African Affairs awarded a $108,026.95 Cooperative Agreement to the Ascend Studios Foundation, a non-profit organization, to support the development of women entrepreneurs in Nigeria. This award is funded under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040). The funding will support the "LEAP WOMEN AFRICA" accelerator program to train and mentor 50 startups running impact-driven tech and tech-enabled businesses in Nigeria, with training and mentorship...

The Department of State Office of the Secretary of State awarded a $1,610,705 cooperative agreement to Asian University for Women (Auw) Support Foundation, Inc. to support the economic empowerment of Afghan women through scholarships for pre-undergraduate and undergraduate education. The award is being administered under the Secretary's Office of Global Women's Issues (S/GWI) federal grant program (CFDA 19.801), which promotes the empowerment of women and girls in U.S. foreign policy through...

This $150,000 Project Grant awarded on September 30, 2023 by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Entrepreneurial Development under the Women's Business Ownership Assistance Program (CFDA 59.043) will fund Communityworks, a non-profit Community Development Corporation, to provide training, counseling, and technical assistance services to support small businesses owned and controlled by women, with an emphasis on socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. The goal is...

The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of African Affairs awarded a $120,000 Project Grant under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to the Ascend Studios Foundation, a non-profit organization, to fund the "LEAP WOMEN AFRICA" accelerator program. This program will train and mentor 50 startups running impact-driven tech and tech-enabled businesses in Nigeria. The participants will receive training and mentorship from executives of Nigerian and U.S. tech unicorns. The award...