# Academy for Women Entrepreneurs LESA

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pas-zaf-fy23-05-academy-for-women-entrepreneurs-lesa/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/345020

> U.S. Mission to South Africa offered grants of up to $70,000 (at least $50,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make one award worth $70,000 in total. Applications closed on February 24, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | PAS-ZAF-FY23-05 |
| Agency | U.S. Mission to South Africa |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | February 24, 2023 |
| Award ceiling | $70,000 |
| Award floor | $50,000 |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $70,000 |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 19.022 |

## Who can apply

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

Only non-profit South African or U.S. organizations are eligible to apply. This includes non-profit think tanks, civil society/non-governmental organizations, and public and private educational institutions.

## What the grant funds

PLEASE NOTE THAT ORGANIZATIONS NO LONGER NEED A CAGE/NCAGE CODE TO REGISTER IN SAM.GOV (UNLESS THEY PLAN TO WORK WITH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE). The U.S. Embassy in Pretoria of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out a program to train women entrepreneurs based in South Africa, Lesotho, and Eswatini. The Academy for Women Entrepreneurs is a program of the U.S. Department of State and Arizona State University’s Thunderbird School of Global Management. It is centered on the online training program, DreamBuilder, developed through a partnership between Thunderbird and global copper mining company Freeport-McMoRan. Please read the full announcement before submitting an application. Applications must be emailed to PretoriaGrants@state.gov.

## Questions people ask

### Is PAS-ZAF-FY23-05 still open?

No. It closed on February 24, 2023.

### Who can apply for Academy for Women Entrepreneurs LESA?

U.S. Mission to South Africa 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 LESA?

Closed February 24, 2023. 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 $70,000 each. About $70,000 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.