Growth for Women-Owned Businesses Program
The summary for the Growth for Women-Owned Businesses Program grant is detailed below.
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Growth for Women-Owned Businesses Program: The U.S. Embassy Kabul Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce funding is available for business proposals that will increase the hiring and/or production capacity of businesses owned or managed by women. This opportunity will fund small investments in equipment, facilities, or training that will allow women-owned/managed and women-employing businesses to increase their production and to create jobs for women within existing companies. Applicants must be able to prove that the activities facilitated by this grant will provide benefits to women, for example, by increasing employment or enhancing production capacity.
Federal Grant Title: | Growth for Women-Owned Businesses Program |
Federal Agency Name: | Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs |
Grant Categories: | Business and Commerce |
Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
Funding Opportunity Number: | SCAKAB-12-AW-013-SCA-05232012 |
Type of Funding: | Grant |
CFDA Numbers: | 19.501 |
CFDA Descriptions: | Public Diplomacy Programs for Afghanistan and Pakistan |
Current Application Deadline: | Jul 30, 2012 |
Original Application Deadline: | Jul 30, 2012 |
Posted Date: | May 23, 2012 |
Creation Date: | May 23, 2012 |
Archive Date: | Aug 29, 2012 |
Total Program Funding: | |
Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $50,000 |
Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $5,000 |
Expected Number of Awards: | |
Cost Sharing or Matching: | No |
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- Only Afghan businesses that are owned or managed by women, employ women in skilled positions, and can demonstrate that the grant will directly benefit women employees are eligible to apply for this grant.
- Grant Announcement Contact
- Cynthia Rafferty, Grants Manager Public Affairs Section U.S. Embassy, Kabul, Afghanistan
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