Women Weaving a Better Future through Better Business: Timor-Leste
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Women Weaving a Better Future through Better Business: Timor-Leste: The U.S. Embassy in Dili, Timor-Leste announces the Notice of Funding Opportunity for a new program whose goal is to help female artisans develop a sustainable business collective, access international markets, and increase revenue. The program will support the following activities, with the goal of advancing economic empowerment for women and girls in Timor-Leste:
• Modernize local skills and develop business practices for artisan weavers in Timor-Leste;
• Develop a united, organized collective for women weavers;
• Identify new markets and develop strategies for international market access;
• As part of the collective development, support a scholarship and internship program for girls;
• Sub-grants to local organizations working to empower women through economic opportunity in the artisan industry.
• Modernize local skills and develop business practices for artisan weavers in Timor-Leste;
• Develop a united, organized collective for women weavers;
• Identify new markets and develop strategies for international market access;
• As part of the collective development, support a scholarship and internship program for girls;
• Sub-grants to local organizations working to empower women through economic opportunity in the artisan industry.
Federal Grant Title: | Women Weaving a Better Future through Better Business: Timor-Leste |
Federal Agency Name: | Department of State |
Grant Categories: | Employment Labor and Training |
Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
Funding Opportunity Number: | DI-15-NOFO-001 |
Type of Funding: | Grant |
CFDA Numbers: | 19.801 |
CFDA Descriptions: | Office of Global Women's Issues |
Current Application Deadline: | Sep 14, 2015 |
Original Application Deadline: | Sep 14, 2015 |
Posted Date: | Aug 13, 2015 |
Creation Date: | Aug 13, 2015 |
Archive Date: | Oct 14, 2015 |
Total Program Funding: | $496,000 |
Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $496,000 |
Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $450,000 |
Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
Cost Sharing or Matching: | No |
- Category Explanation
- Advancing economic empowerment for women and girls
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
Nonprofits that do not have 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) - Additional Information on Eligibility
- Other: Foreign Public Entities
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