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DOS-SAU-PD-2206: Empowering Saudi Women through the Creation and Launch of an Entrepreneurs Networking and Mentorship Initiative

Closed Closed June 1, 2022 Opportunity DOS-SAU-PD-2206 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: Austrian-American Partnership Fund (AAPF) (OFOP0002825). Status: Closes January 1, 2099 (26353 days left). It is in our archive of U.S. Mission to Saudi Arabia notices from 2022.

• Award ceiling$125,000
• Award floor$50,000
• Expected awards1
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeGrant

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to nonprofits and colleges and universities.

• Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
• Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
• Private institutions of higher education

The U.S. Embassy in the Kingdom Saudi Arabia Public Affairs Section (PAS) encourages proposals from registered not-for-profit Saudi-based civil-society organizations, including think tanks, non-governmental organizations, and academic institutions or similar U.S.-based organizations with a partner organization based in Saudi Arabia with programming experience. * For-profit or commercial entities are not eligible to apply. * * Individual applicants are not eligible to apply. *

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Public Diplomacy Programs awards averaged $26,570; this notice allows up to $125,000 per award.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

The U.S. Embassy in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce that limited funding is available through the Embassy’s Public Affairs grants program to support activities that promote U.S.-Saudi bilateral relations in the following priority area: Empowering women in Saudi Arabia through the Creation and Launch of an Entrepreneurs Networking and Mentorship Initiative. This is a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) outlining our funding priorities, the strategic themes we focus on, and the procedures for submitting requests for funding. Eligibility is limited to those who qualify to receive U.S. grants and have the ability to develop and implement their proposed programs in Saudi Arabia within the timeframe indicated on their applications. The U.S. Embassy in the Kingdom Saudi Arabia and the Department of State encourage organizations that have not previously received international program funding from the U.S. government to apply. Applicants must have demonstrated expertise in one or more of the following subject areas: business or academic programming, management and entrepreneurship, organization of entrepreneurship training, and institution-to-institution partnerships. The U.S. Embassy in the Kingdom Saudi Arabia requests proposals for projects aimed at empowering women in Saudi Arabia through the creation of an entrepreneurs’ networking and mentorship initiative. Over the past 18 months, Embassy contacts have identified a need for sustained mentorship and networking opportunities between experienced and aspiring entrepreneurs to facilitate skills transfer, develop contacts, and facilitate access to capital investment funds. During the same timeframe, the U.S. Mission to Saudi Arabia has implemented several entrepreneurship grants in collaboration with Saudi and American institutions. As a result, the mission has built a list of both mentors and students/participants that might serve as a beginning point for a strong network and mentorship initiative. PAS KSA would like to invite proposals from nonprofit organizations and institutions both local and American to create a robust and sustainable mentoring and networking initiative to promote entrepreneurship and leadership among Saudi women.

Category: Business and Commerce, Employment, Labor and Training, Other.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, OFOP0002825, which is open now.

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