# WE-Champs: Strengthening the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem by Networking Regional Women’s Chambers of Commerce and Business Associations

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/sfop0008718-we-champs-strengthening-the-entrepreneurial-ecosystem-by/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/338666

> Office of Global Womens Issues offered grants of up to $1.2 million (at least $1.2 million) to nonprofits. It expected to make one award worth $1.2 million in total. Applications closed on May 13, 2022.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | SFOP0008718 |
| Agency | Office of Global Womens Issues |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | May 13, 2022 |
| Award ceiling | $1.2 million |
| Award floor | $1.2 million |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $1.2 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 19.801 |

## Who can apply

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

## What the grant funds

Project activities should strengthen women’s economic security by supporting women’s Chambers of Commerce (Chambers) and business associations through locally designed and led responses to building gender-responsive institutions. This project may also partner with existing Chambers and business associations not solely focused on supporting women members, but are conducting advocacy on behalf of women entrepreneurs and women in business to address member-identified concerns, potentially resulting in legal, social and/or institutional change through targeted advocacy.

## Questions people ask

### Is SFOP0008718 still open?

No. It closed on May 13, 2022.

### Who can apply for WE-Champs: Strengthening the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem by Networking Regional Women’s Chambers of Commerce and Business Associations?

Office of Global Womens Issues accepted applications from nonprofits.

### What is the deadline for WE-Champs: Strengthening the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem by Networking Regional Women’s Chambers of Commerce and Business Associations?

Closed May 13, 2022. 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 $1.2 million each. About $1.2 million in total for one award.

### Who has won Office of Global Women's Issues grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Search for Common Ground, American Bar Association, International Research and Exchanges Board Inc. The program made 16 awards worth $51.7 million in that time.