Deadline: 20-Jan-2025
The Public Diplomacy Section of the U.S. Embassy Tbilisi has announced an open competition for not-for-profit organizations, and Individual alumni of all USG-funded or USG-sponsored exchange programs that are residents of Georgia to submit applications to carry out the 2025 Academy for Women Entrepreneurship (AWE) program.
They are seeking the implementing partner that will serve as a liaison with U.S. Embassy Georgia and AWE stakeholders, lead implementation, facilitate communication with AWE participants, encourage their successful completion of the program, monitor and report on progress, promote the program with the public, and amplify the core goals of the initiative in supporting women and economic prosperity in Georgia.
The U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) established the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs in 2019 to provide women with the knowledge, networks, and access they need to launch or scale successful businesses.
By promoting women’s economic opportunities and ensuring that women have the capabilities and resources needed to participate in the economy, the AWE program directly supports the U.S. National Strategy on Gender Equity and Equality.
Objectives
- Provide resources for English-speaking female entrepreneurs of Georgia to engage in U.S-style online and/or in-person education with guided facilitation from USG exchange alumni, local business leaders, or other local partners.
- Foster networks that support participants’ access to peer-to-peer mentors, business partners, and scaling opportunities with businesses in the region and in the United States.
- Engage AWE alumni with volunteer, professional, and educational opportunities in ways to promote business expansion.
- Share lessons and practices from the United States with new businesses operating in the Georgian entrepreneurial ecosystems and prepare them for potential collaboration with U.S. clients, customers, and investors. The project also aims to empower women entrepreneurs in Georgia to fulfill their economic potential, and in doing so, create conditions for a more prosperous society.
Funding Information
- Total available funding: $35,000
- Award amounts: up to $35,000
- Length of performance period: up to 12 months
- Number of awards anticipated: one
- Anticipated program start date: Summer 2025, tentatively.
Participants and Audiences
- Female entrepreneurs of Georgia
Eligibility Criteria
- The following organizations are eligible to apply:
- Not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations
- Individual alumni of all USG-funded or USG-sponsored exchange programs that are residents of Georgia
For more information, visit Grants.gov.