Closed · DOS-BAGHDAD-PD-2019-001 · CFDA 19.021 · Discretionary

Silicon Valley Entrepreneurship Program

Federal grant opportunity posted by U.S. Mission to Iraq, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$50K-$75K
Award range
Closed
Status
January 18, 2019
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

Silicon Valley Entrepreneurship Program is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to Iraq that offered $50,000 -- $75,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 92 other opportunities from U.S. Mission to Iraq.

$50K-$75K
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
19.021
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Silicon Valley Entrepreneurship Program is closed (last close January 18, 2019). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. U.S. Mission to Iraq still indexes 92 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed January 18, 2019

Posted Dec 3 Closes Jan 18

Est. Total Funding

$75,000

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad is pleased to announce that funding is available through its Public Affairs Office (PA) for a project to support entrepreneurship in Iraq. In cooperation with the U.S. Embassy, this project will bring together Iraqi entrepreneurs, provide them with training and mentorship on how to build a startup company, and culminate in a “Shark Tank”-type event where Iraqi teams will present their startup business concepts to a panel of judges. The program should last approximately five months and include representatives from the University of California-Berkeley Innovation Acceleration Group at both the program launch event as well as the concluding “Shark Tank” competition. U.S. Embassy representatives will be closely involved in the planning and execution of the program and will coordinate communications with IAG. Please carefully follow all instructions below. The U.S. Mission in Iraq supports political stability and economic growth while encouraging cultural exchanges with young Iraqis. This program will advance these goals by supporting the nascent yet growing entrepreneurial sector in Iraq. Iraq is plagued by difficult economic circumstances including high youth unemployment, corruption and inefficient laws and procedures, which make it difficult to open or operate private sector businesses. This program will not only provide useful skills to young Iraqi entrepreneurs, but also reinforce to the Government of Iraq the importance of developing a business climate that can foster entrepreneurship.

Nonprofit-only applicant desk · Other

The printed eligibility set for Silicon Valley Entrepreneurship Program is nonprofit-only (Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)). Government, campus, and for-profit doors are absent from this NOFO row. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Other (O). This eligibility-code string dominates the U.S. Mission to Iraq book (44 peers, 47% of 93).

Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Agency Contact

Zahraa A Alssenaid Grants Specialist

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Silicon Valley Entrepreneurship Program is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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