# Promoting Women’s Participation and Leadership in the Pacific’s Clean Energy Transition

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/suva-women-leadership-clean-energy-001-promoting-womens-participation-and-leadership-in-the/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/349088

> U.S. Mission to New Zealand offered grants of up to $1.5 million (at least $1.5 million) to nonprofits. It expected to make one award worth $1.5 million in total. Applications closed on August 4, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | SUVA-WOMEN-LEADERSHIP-CLEAN-ENERGY-001 |
| Agency | U.S. Mission to New Zealand |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | August 4, 2023 |
| Award ceiling | $1.5 million |
| Award floor | $1.5 million |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $1.5 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 19.124 |

## Who can apply

- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

U.S.-based non-profit/non-governmental organizations subject to section 501(c) (3) of the U.S. tax code; foreign-based non-profit organizations/nongovernment organizations (NGO); international organizations, and Pacific regional organizations.

## What the grant funds

The U.S. Embassy in Suva, Fiji announces an open competition for organizations interested in submitting applications for a regional program in eligible Pacific Island countries at $1.5 million or less to promote greater leadership roles and economic opportunities for Pacific women and girls as part of the region’s ongoing clean energy transition. Pacific Island Countries – among the most vulnerable in the world to the impacts of climate change – have set ambitious goals and targets for renewable energy deployment and decarbonization of their economies. Transition to renewable energy however presents specific structural and cultural challenges to ensuring that women girls – including from marginalized and underserved populations – have sufficient opportunities, resources, and freedom to benefit from and participate fully in new economic opportunities provided by the region’s emerging renewable energy sector. Increasing female participation in the Pacific energy sector will also bring valuable additional viewpoints to help foster greater innovation in the sector. Gender inequalities continue to limit economic opportunities for women and girls in the Pacific region. Structural barriers in discriminatory laws and regulations, social norms and customs, and gender-based violence have limited the ability of women and girls in the Pacific to be equal and catalytic economic actors. In particular, the Pacific’s energy sector has long been male dominated. Currently only 20 percent of the workforce of utilities in Pacific Island countries are female, with only 5 percent in technical roles. Women in the region remain absent from energy-related decision-making at all levels. Parents and relatives often discourage women and girls from becoming entrepreneurs or from pursuing male-dominated careers, such as those in the energy sector. Female participation rates in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs in Pacific tertiary institutions remains low, with only 20 percent at university and 5 per cent or less at Vocational Education and Training Courses (TVET).

## Questions people ask

### Is SUVA-WOMEN-LEADERSHIP-CLEAN-ENERGY-001 still open?

No. It closed on August 4, 2023. A newer notice is open: OFOP0003897, closes November 19, 2026 (12 days left).

### Who can apply for Promoting Women’s Participation and Leadership in the Pacific’s Clean Energy Transition?

U.S. Mission to New Zealand accepted applications from nonprofits. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Promoting Women’s Participation and Leadership in the Pacific’s Clean Energy Transition?

Closed August 4, 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 $1.5 million each. About $1.5 million in total for one award.

### Who has won East Asia and Pacific Grants Program grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were The Asia Foundation, Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation. The program made 118 awards worth $154 million in that time.