Project Grant STW20022GR0052

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 U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $314,457 Cooperative Agreement to the Sun Yat-Sen Management Education Foundation in Taiwan under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040). The funding supports the fifth year of the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) program, which equips early-stage women entrepreneurs in Taiwan with training, networks, and know-how to grow their businesses globally, with a focus on expanding into the U.S. market. The award...

The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $151,220 cooperative agreement under the Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants (CFDA 19.022) federal grant program to Persatuan Jaringan Usahawan Wanita Bumiputra Malaysia. The award, made on June 3, 2022 with a completion date of August 31, 2023, will support training 70 Malaysian women in business skills development through DreamBuilder online courses and localized content,...

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 Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $250,000 cooperative agreement to Cultural Vistas, Inc. to develop and implement a five-day Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative regional workshop in Malaysia. The workshop aims to foster the implementation of diversity and inclusion practices within ASEAN communities and organizations. The award was made under the agency's Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to support the achievement of U.S. foreign policy goals...

The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $250,000 cooperative agreement to the Wedu (Thailand) Foundation to implement the 2023 U.S.-ASEAN Women's Leadership Academy for YSEALI for Southeast Asian young leaders working on environmental issues. This award will support the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) objective of informing and influencing foreign publics and expanding relationships between people to advance U.S. foreign policy goals from October 1,...

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 $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...

The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $319,855 cooperative agreement to the Biji-Biji Initiative of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to design, implement, and oversee the 2022 Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative Summit in Brunei Darussalam. The summit, taking place under the federal Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants (CFDA 19.022), will gather alumni of the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative to discuss a green recovery...

The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded $200,000 to Wedu (Thailand) Foundation under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program to implement the 2022 USASEAN Women's Leadership Academy for YSEALI from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022. As part of the Public Diplomacy Programs, which supports U.S. foreign policy goals through informing and strengthening relationships with foreign publics, the funding will support delivering a women's...