# Accelerating Social Entrepreneurship in Ethiopia (ASE) 2021 NOFO

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/afadd-21-02-accelerating-social-entrepreneurship-in-ethiopia-ase-2021/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/334879

> U.S. Mission to Ethiopia offered grants of up to $40,000 (at least $10,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 2 awards. Applications closed on August 26, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | AFADD-21-02 |
| Agency | U.S. Mission to Ethiopia |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | August 26, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $40,000 |
| Award floor | $10,000 |
| Expected awards | 2 |
| Total funding | not stated |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 19.040 |

## Who can apply

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

• Not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations • Public and private educational institutions • Public International Organizations Note: Individuals and for-profit or commercial entities are not eligible to apply.

## What the grant funds

ASE is interested in awarding grants to organizations with concrete, feasible and measurable approaches that can support the continued growth of the social entrepreneurship movement in Ethiopia with as many of the following elements: · A development of a targeted* accelerator program that will cater to previously underserved populations in areas where little or no training is available, offering training content that will teach critical skills for refining and scaling up social businesses · Conduct a competition, and identify the most impactful business ideas and support with equitably with seed money grant if needed · Establishment of a network of social entrepreneurs that can serve as a platform to transfer and share skills and resources · A sustainable mentorship programs · Conducting impact analysis or program monitoring and evaluation All proposal activities must take place in the priority regions and in any of the U.S. Embassy public engagement venues called American Spaces Ethiopia (ASE). Interested organizations must be able to demonstrate their capacity to receive and manage grant funding, plan and facilitate training and events, and successfully engage with entrepreneurs. ASE also requires that all programming to be non-discriminatory and expects implementers to include strategies for integration of individuals/organizations regardless of religion, gender, disability, race and ethnicity. Additionally, all proposals submitted MUST include a contingency plan in the event of lingering COVID19 health restrictions.

## Questions people ask

### Is AFADD-21-02 still open?

No. It closed on August 26, 2021. A newer notice is open: OFOP0002825, closes January 1, 2099 (26353 days left).

### Who can apply for Accelerating Social Entrepreneurship in Ethiopia (ASE) 2021 NOFO?

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

### What is the deadline for Accelerating Social Entrepreneurship in Ethiopia (ASE) 2021 NOFO?

Closed August 26, 2021. 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 $40,000 each.

### Who has won Public Diplomacy Programs grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, Meridian International Center, American Councils for International Education: Actr/Accels, Inc. The program made 13,489 awards worth $358 million in that time.