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PAS-UKRAINE-2021-007: Empowering Ukrainian Businesswomen through the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs

Closed Closed March 24, 2021 Opportunity PAS-UKRAINE-2021-007 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is forecast: Democracy Commission Program R2 FY2022 (TIRDEMCOMMR2FY22). Status: Forecast, no dates yet. It is in our archive of U.S. Mission to Ukraine notices from 2021.

• Award ceiling$50,000
• Award floor$25,000
• Total funding$50,000
• Expected awards1
• Cost sharingRequired
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

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Who can apply

This opportunity was open to nonprofits.

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

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Past AEECA/ESF PD Programs awards averaged $83,527; this notice allows up to $50,000 per award.
• The notice requires cost sharing or matching funds, so you must contribute part of the project cost.

What the grant funds

The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to implement the second iteration of the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs, a worldwide State Department initiative that empowers businesswomen to execute their business ideas and become leaders within their communities. Please follow all instructions below. Priority Region: Central, eastern Ukraine Program Objectives: In 2019, the Educational and Cultural Affairs Bureau (ECA) launched the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) in support of the White House-led Women’s Global Development and Prosperity Initiative, which aims to empower economically 50 million women throughout the world by 2025. Through intensive networking, structured coursework, and practical workshops, AWE equips prospective women entrepreneurs and early-stage business owners with the skills they need to create sustainable enterprises and thrive on the local market. U.S. Embassy Kyiv launched the first iteration of AWE in 2020 to address barriers to women’s full economic participation and continue supporting Ukraine as it develops a more inclusive, sustainable, resilient, and market-driven economy. Applying organizations should outline plans to extend and expand AWE in Ukraine, including by including experienced mentors willing to work with participants one-on-one and in groups, establishing public-private partnerships that facilitate programming, securing private sector financial or in-kind contributions, and ensuring program sustainability through follow-on activities and ongoing evaluation. While applying organizations should show creativity, proposals must demonstrate the following: · The capacity to run programming for at least 75 competitively selected participants from across Ukraine. · Plans to create online web-based and social media platforms for advertising, participant registration, internal communication, progress monitoring, and alumni engagement. · Incorporation of the DreamBuilder Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on women’s entrepreneurship. DreamBuilder consists of thirteen English-language modules, which applying organizations should translate into Ukrainian and for which applying organizations should generate supplemental materials. Supplemental materials and additional sessions should address country-specific topics or develop other skills useful to entrepreneurs. · Inclusion of at least one facilitator per module.

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

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, TIRDEMCOMMR2FY22, which is forecast.

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