What is this grant opportunity?

This is a federal funding opportunity titled "Global Links Impact Investment Forum", offered by U.S. Mission to India. It is associated with CFDA program 19.040. This funding opportunity seeks to build the “Global Links Impact Investment Forum,” headquartered in Kolkata, starting with a committee of academics, alumni, and business entities that will be self-su...

Is this opportunity still open?

No, this opportunity is closed. It closed on May 15, 2020. Check the parent program page for future funding cycles.

How much funding is available?

The award range for this opportunity is $25,000 -- $78,000. Total estimated funding: $78,000. Expected number of awards: 1.

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Closed · K-NOFO-20-102 · CFDA 19.040 · Discretionary

Global Links Impact Investment Forum

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

$25K-$78K
Award range: Closed
Status: May 15, 2020
Close date: 1
Expected awards

Compiled by PlainGrants · August 10, 2026

The verdict

Global Links Impact Investment Forum is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to India that offered $25,000 -- $78,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 329 other opportunities from U.S. Mission to India.

$25K-$78K
award range: Closed
application status: 1
expected award: 19.040
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Global Links Impact Investment Forum is closed (last close May 15, 2020). The parent program page for CFDA 19.040 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. U.S. Mission to India still indexes 329 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 May 15, 2020

Posted Mar 16 Closes May 15

Est. Total Funding

$78,000

Expected Awards

Instrument

Grant

Description

This funding opportunity seeks to build the “Global Links Impact Investment Forum,” headquartered in Kolkata, starting with a committee of academics, alumni, and business entities that will be self-sustainable in the future. The forum will commence with an inaugural event followed by a week-long training session conducted by experts from the United States and India on organizational design for an independent business-networking entity. The participants will be coached to administer the forum and build capacity for women entrepreneurs. The forum will develop a calendar of events for the next one year and seek membership from women entrepreneurs, business faculty members, and business students. The forum will also invite academics to work with members to implement new trends in business research and development. This project will create a forum for women entrepreneurs and business students that will serve as a networking tool and launch pad to showcase new business models to policy makers and influencers such as local and central government leaders, senior business executives, academics, and media. The forum will provide support, expertise, and a platform for West Bengal’s fertile startup ecosystem. (Please refer to the full announcement available in related documents Tab)

Campus–civic applicant bridge · 3 doors

Global Links Impact Investment Forum bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (3 doors: Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs); Private institutions of higher education). Expect campus and public/nonprofit operators in the same printed set. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Business and Commerce (BC). This eligibility-code string dominates the U.S. Mission to India book (241 peers, 73% of 330).

Code 06: Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 12: Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 20: Private institutions of higher education

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.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Parent Grant Program

CFDA 19.040

USAID International Development Grants

U.S. Department of State

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Agency Contact

Grant Application Manager,U.S Consulate, Kolkata

What to do next

Global Links Impact Investment Forum is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

Parent CFDA 19.040 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
USAID International Development Grants indexes 47 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
U.S. Mission to India lists 329 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog

Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.

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