Project Grant SSP50023GR0059

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 $265,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund under CFDA 21.020 supports the Women's Venture Fund, Inc. in providing technical assistance to certified and emerging CDFIs. The goal is to build the organizational capacity of these CDFIs to serve low-income communities and populations with limited access to affordable financial products and services. The funding enables the Women's Venture Fund to deliver...

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 federal Project Grant award of $150,000 was provided by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Entrepreneurial Development under the Women's Business Ownership Assistance Program (CFDA 59.043). The funding will support the Florida Institute of Technology Inc. (Florida TECH), a private non-profit university, to deliver training, counseling, and technical assistance to small businesses owned and controlled by women, with an emphasis on socially and economically disadvantaged...

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...

This Project Grant award of $299,898 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program is intended to catalyze deep tech innovation and entrepreneurship through international partnerships. The project aims to enhance the impact of NSF's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs by facilitating the formation and success of small business concerns working to solve critical...

The Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs awarded a $114,430 Project Grant to Emprender Futuro to execute the Mujeres 360 Forum, the 360 Effect Women & Tech program, and the Mujeres 360 Bootcamp in La Paz Department, Bolivia from April 5, 2022 through January 31, 2023. This funding supports the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program's goals of informing and influencing foreign publics and expanding relationships between people to advance U.S. foreign...

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 Small Business Administration Office of Entrepreneurial Development awarded a $300,000 Project Grant to Northeast Entrepreneur Fund, Inc. doing business as Entrepreneur Fund. The grant period runs from September 30, 2022 to September 29, 2025 to support the Women's Business Ownership Assistance federal grant program. Under this award, Entrepreneur Fund will provide training and counseling services to assist small businesses owned and controlled by women. The Women's Business Ownership...

This federal Project Grant award of $150,000 was provided by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Women's Business Ownership Assistance Program (CFDA 59.043). The grant recipient, Liftfund Inc. (doing business as Accion), is a non-profit community development financial institution that provides small business loans, microloans, technical assistance, and other services to diverse entrepreneurs, including startups, minorities, veterans, and women. Through this funding, Liftfund Inc....