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STX-100-TM-21-GR0001: Democracy Commission Small Grants Program

Closed Closed June 7, 2021 Opportunity STX-100-TM-21-GR0001 ☆ 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 Turkmenistan notices from 2021.

• Award ceiling$20,000
• Award floor$3,000
• Total funding$40,000
• Expected awards3
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeGrant

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

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

Only Turkmenistan-based Turkmen nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and associations, nonprofit civil society organizations (CSOs), and independent local media organizations are eligible to apply. The organisation status should be registered with the Turkmen Ministry of Justice.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past AEECA/ESF PD Programs awards averaged $83,527; this notice allows up to $20,000 per award.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

Background: The U.S. Embassy Public Affairs Section (PAS) in Ashgabat is soliciting proposals for grants from Turkmen civil society and independent media organizations that focus on one of the priority areas/themes specified below. Applicants should pay close attention to the Public Affairs Section’s goals, priority program areas, and target audiences when developing their proposals. Theme: Advancing Economic Empowerment and Entrepreneurship Deteriorating socioeconomic conditions in Turkmenistan have led to increased cases of poverty and a higher percentage of low-income individuals. Cities outside of the capital, in particular, have seen an increased number of people living below the poverty line. Despite laws set in place by the Turkmen government to promote small business development, the lack of business expertise, corruption, and limited financial support from the government remain significant challenges to bolstering civil society and small businesses efforts to support women, and disadvantaged groups. This funding opportunity seeks to address the following challenges: · lack of capacity of local entrepreneurs in small business management · insufficient support for women’s economic empowerment. Proposed projects should seek to address one of two challenges above by leveraging local, state, and civil society stakeholders to strengthen and/or establish strategies to advance economic empowerment and promote entrepreneurship for low-income families. Project Goal: · Improvement of the economic situation of women, youth, and other disadvantaged groups from low-income families in Turkmenistan. Project Audience(s): · Women, disadvantaged groups, and local entrepreneurs Project Objectives (Project proposals may address one or more of these objectives): 1) Increase awareness of property legal rights and regulations around business ownership in Turkmenistan for disadvantaged groups, holding at least three sessions with a reach of 100 women. 2) Develop a network of Turkmen entrepreneurs to help women and members of disadvantaged groups gain employment and start their own businesses. 3) Increase small business management capacity skills of 50 women, and new entrepreneurs Eligibility Information Local Turkmen Not-for-profit organizations, registered in the Ministry of Justice of Turkmenistan. For this announcement, only Turkmenistan-based organizations are eligible to apply.  Cost sharing or matching is not required for this funding opportunity.

Category: Other.

Applying now

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

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