# Academy for Women Entrepreneurs 2024 - DRC

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/af-drc-pds-fy24-02-academy-for-women-entrepreneurs-2024-drc/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/352565

> U.S. Mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo offered grants of up to $68,166 (at least $68,166) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make one award worth $68,166 in total. Applications closed on May 1, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | AF-DRC-PDS-FY24-02 |
| Agency | U.S. Mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | May 1, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $68,166 |
| Award floor | $68,166 |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $68,166 |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 19.022 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

The U.S. Embassy Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo/ Bureau of Public Diplomacy of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out a program to an Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) program to train and enhance the capacity of 100 women entrepreneurs across the DRC.

## What the grant funds

With AWE, U.S. Embassy Kinshasa hopes to consolidate, professionalize, and existing entrepreneurial networks, leveraging alumni contacts in five provinces/cities (Tshopo - Kisangani, Kinshasa – Kinshasa, Haut Katanga – Lubumbashi, Sud-Kivu – Bukavu and Nord-Kivu – Goma) to train twenty women in each location for the second cohort of 100. Women business owners who are alumni of U.S. government-funded exchange programs alumni will serve as primary facilitators from our American Spaces network countrywide in partnership with local NGOs that focus on sustainable management solutions.

## Questions people ask

### Is AF-DRC-PDS-FY24-02 still open?

No. It closed on May 1, 2024.

### Who can apply for Academy for Women Entrepreneurs 2024 - DRC?

U.S. Mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Academy for Women Entrepreneurs 2024 - DRC?

Closed May 1, 2024. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $68,166 each. About $68,166 in total for one award.

### Who has won Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, Georgetown University, Persatuan Gaya Hidup Lestari Biji Biji Kuala Lumpur. The program made 3,361 awards worth $57.2 million in that time.