Womens Leadership in Small and Medium Enterprises (Wlsme) Program
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Womens Leadership in Small and Medium Enterprises (Wlsme) Program: The U.S. Agency for International Development's Microenterprise & Private Enterprise Promotion office (USAID/MPEP) is pleased to announce the Women's Leadership in Small and Medium Enterprises (WLSME) pilot research program. USAID/MPEP requests applications to this WLSME Program that propose innovative, scalable ideas to: (1) Directly increase the entry and growth of women-owned and/or women-managed small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the developing world; and (2) through participation in rigorous impact evaluation separately funded by USAID, generate learning for the field regarding what works and why. For the purposes of this program, SMEs are defined as enterprises with 5-250 employees, regardless of registration status.
Federal Grant Title: | Womens Leadership in Small and Medium Enterprises (Wlsme) Program |
Federal Agency Name: | Agency for International Development |
Grant Categories: | Business and Commerce |
Type of Opportunity: | Earmark |
Funding Opportunity Number: | RFA-OAA-12-000013 |
Type of Funding: | Cooperative Agreement |
CFDA Numbers: | 98.001 |
CFDA Descriptions: | USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas |
Current Application Deadline: | Jun 21, 2012 |
Original Application Deadline: | Jun 21, 2012 |
Posted Date: | May 07, 2012 |
Creation Date: | Jun 18, 2012 |
Archive Date: | Jul 23, 2012 |
Total Program Funding: | |
Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $1,500,000 |
Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $0 |
Expected Number of Awards: | |
Cost Sharing or Matching: | No |
- Category Explanation
- Updated Due to Issuance of Amendments 01, 02, and 03.
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- Applicants must be able to: (1) demonstrate an established capacity to provide the technical services and expertise to support the proposed program; (2) have a proven track record in working on women's empowerment and/or entrepreneurship; and (3) partner with a local organization for the proposed program, if they are not one themselves, in the spirit of USAID's Implementation and Procurement Reform. Additionally, Applicants from any U.S. non-governmental or non-U.S. non-governmental organization that meet the above eligibility requirements may apply. For further details, please read SECTION III - ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION.
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