The Partnership on Women'™s Entrepreneurship in Renewables (wPOWER)

The summary for the The Partnership on Women'™s Entrepreneurship in Renewables (wPOWER) grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Ocean and International Environmental Scientific, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.
The Partnership on Women'™s Entrepreneurship in Renewables (wPOWER): This is a solicitation for applications for projects to expand the and deepen the the Partnership on Womens Entrepreneurship in Renewables (wPOWER). wPOWER seeks to empower women clean energy entrepreneurs and expand clean energy access for poor and rural communities. Working at the grassroots level in East Africa, Nigeria, and India, wPOWER promotes entrepreneurship of small-scale clean technologies such as solar products and clean cookstoves to drive green growth and directly integrate women into the energy access value chain. This NOFO will focus on expanding activities under these wPOWER program goals by empowering and supporting women clean energy entrepreneurs, conducting research to advance women clean energy entrepreneurship, addressing financial barriers, and growing the wPOWER Partnership.
Federal Grant Title: The Partnership on Women'™s Entrepreneurship in Renewables (wPOWER)
Federal Agency Name: Ocean and International Environmental Scientific
Grant Categories: Energy Environment Health
Type of Opportunity: Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number: OES-OCC-16-005
Type of Funding: Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers: 320999
CFDA Descriptions: Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs
Current Application Deadline: Jun 10, 2016 No Explanation
Original Application Deadline: Jun 10, 2016 No Explanation
Posted Date: Apr 13, 2016
Creation Date: Apr 13, 2016
Archive Date: Jul 10, 2016
Total Program Funding:
Maximum Federal Grant Award: $1,500,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award: $0
Expected Number of Awards:
Cost Sharing or Matching: No
Applicants Eligible for this Grant
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility
U.S. non-profit/nongovernmental organizations subject to section 501 (c) (3) of the U. S. tax code, foreign not-for-profit/nongovernmental organizations, educational institutions, and to public international organizations.
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The Partnership on Women'™s Entrepreneurship in Renewables (wPOWER)
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