# Promoting STEM Education and Youth Entrepreneurship

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/stem-ent-fy24-arm-8-promoting-stem-education-and-youth-entrepreneurship/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/352252

> U.S. Mission to Armenia offered grants of up to $300,000 (at least $175,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 3 awards worth $475,000 in total. Applications closed on March 28, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | STEM-ENT-FY24-ARM-8 |
| Agency | U.S. Mission to Armenia |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | March 28, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $300,000 |
| Award floor | $175,000 |
| Expected awards | 3 |
| Total funding | $475,000 |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 19.900 |

## Who can apply

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

Not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations, from Armenia and the United States. Higher education institutions from the United States and Armenia. Foreign Public Entities based in Armenia.

## What the grant funds

Executive Summary The U.S. Embassy in Armenia advances U.S. interests by helping Armenia succeed as a secure, prosperous, and democratic country, at peace with its neighbors, and more closely integrated with the Euro-Atlantic community. A key objective of U.S. Embassy Yerevan Public Diplomacy Section is to support Armenia’s economic resiliency and inclusive economic growth. We do this by supporting initiatives that foster entrepreneurship skills training for Armenian youth and advancing U.S. Armenia higher education partnerships in the STEM education and entrepreneurship fields. This results in citizens better prepared to contribute to Armenia’s economic growth, particularly in the burgeoning information technology (IT) sector. For this funding opportunity, the Public Diplomacy Section aims to fund to initiatives that support U.S.-Armenian higher education cooperation in STEM learning and social entrepreneurship, and youth entrepreneurship skills training for Armenian youth, leveraging U.S. models and expertise. Two (2) separate projects are set forth in this NOFO to support individual and institutional capacity-building in the key areas of U.S.-Armenia higher education cooperation in STEM and social entrepreneurship, and youth entrepreneurship. Background STEM fields have become promising areas that are positively impacting various sectors of the Armenian economy and continue to grow vigorously. In the coming decades, STEM job creation is expected to outpace non-STEM job creation significantly, highlighting the importance of STEM knowledge to the economy. Developing U.S.-Armenian higher education connections in entrepreneurship and STEM fields to increase the capacity of students and faculty in Armenia and the uptake of STEM careers becomes more urgent every year as demand for these talents rise. Connecting the technical and analytical skills of STEM disciplines with the innovative, problem-solving focus of business and entrepreneurship fields are critical to supporting Armenia’s economic resiliency and inclusive economic growth. This project will contribute to the U.S. Embassy’s priorities by empowering youth to address social problems, collaborate with peers globally, and become active contributors to inclusive economic growth.

## Questions people ask

### Is STEM-ENT-FY24-ARM-8 still open?

No. It closed on March 28, 2024.

### Who can apply for Promoting STEM Education and Youth Entrepreneurship?

U.S. Mission to Armenia accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Promoting STEM Education and Youth Entrepreneurship?

Closed March 28, 2024. 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 $300,000 each. About $475,000 in total across about 3 awards.

### Who has won AEECA/ESF PD Programs grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were American Councils for International Education: Actr/Accels, Inc., Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, International Research and Exchanges Board Inc. The program made 2,295 awards worth $192 million in that time.