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DOSPNG-23-GR-002: Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) in Hela and Morobe

Closed Closed July 15, 2023 Opportunity DOSPNG-23-GR-002 ☆ 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 Papua New Guinea notices from 2023.

• Award ceiling$75,000
• Award floor$25,000
• Total funding$75,000
• Expected awards2
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

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Who can apply

This opportunity was open to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes and individuals.

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Public Diplomacy Programs awards averaged $26,570; this notice allows up to $75,000 per award.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

Funding Opportunity Description The Public Diplomacy Section of the U.S. Embassy Port Moresby (PD Port Moresby) announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) program for participants in Hela and Morobe Provinces of Papua New Guinea. The White House-led Women's Global Development and Prosperity (W-GDP) initiative is designed to empower women worldwide to fulfill their economic potential and, in doing so, create conditions for increased stability, security, and prosperity for all. The target is to reach 50 million women by 2025 by promoting an enabling environment that reduces barriers and facilitates women's participation in the economy. In support, State Department´s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) launched the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE), a program to teach women around the world to become successful entrepreneurs. AWE is an educational opportunity for prospective women entrepreneurs and early-stage business owners that uses an online entrepreneurship course at its core. Participants gather “in-person” (synchronous format) to view course modules or to discuss after reviewing individually online. By creating an educational cohort and reinforcing peer-to-peer learning, course completion rates increase significantly from on-line only learning. Facilitators, chosen from alumni, business leaders, or other qualified professionals, will lead the discussions and help to localize the principles taught. Additional sessions should address country-specific topics or develop other skills useful to entrepreneurs. The U.S. Embassy Port Moresby currently runs AWE throughout Papua New Guinea. The U.S. Embassy Port Moresby seeks to expand the program by targeting women in Hela and Morobe Provinces. For that, we are seeking a reliable implementing organization that works with training and/or entrepreneurship, to carry out this project in Hela and Morobe Provinces. AWE uses DreamBuilder, an online training program for women entrepreneurs that was developed through a partnership between Arizona State University’s Thunderbird School of Management and global copper mining company Freeport-McMoRan to teach women how to create their own business plans, understand how to raise capital, and connect with networks of successful business owners. The grantee must use the AWE format and the DreamBuilder course to qualify for the grant.

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Applying now

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

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