Closed · SCAISB-20-AW-012-04152020 · CFDA 19.501 · Discretionary

Accelerator Program for Women Entrepreneurs

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

$400K-$500K
Award range
Closed
Status
June 1, 2020
Close date
2
Expected awards

The verdict

Accelerator Program for Women Entrepreneurs is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to Pakistan that offered $400,000 -- $500,000 across 2 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 146 other opportunities from U.S. Mission to Pakistan.

$400K-$500K
award range
Closed
application status
2
expected awards
19.501
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Accelerator Program for Women Entrepreneurs is closed (last close June 1, 2020). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. U.S. Mission to Pakistan still indexes 146 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 June 1, 2020

Posted Apr 15 Closes Jun 1

Est. Total Funding

$500,000

Expected Awards

2

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

The U.S. Embassy Islamabad Public Affairs Section (PAS) is seeking proposals which support an Accelerator Program and Exchange for Women Entrepreneurs. The project will focus on women entrepreneurs who are running businesses already at the scale-up phase. The program will enable women to expand their business, expand their products, secure capital, tap into the supply chain and/or expand into other markets. The project will serve as a platform for these entrepreneurs to gain training, mentors, access to capital, and international exposure. Proposals have a funding floor of $400,000 and a funding ceiling of $500,000. Proposals should cover a 24-month period of performance. Please review below the full Notice of Funding Opportunity for the complete list of requirements.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · SCAISB-20-AW-012-04152020

Grants.gov marks Accelerator Program for Women Entrepreneurs with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. 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 Pakistan book (144 peers, 98% of 147).

Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

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

Mission Pakistan Public Affairs Grants Management Team

What to do next

Accelerator Program for Women Entrepreneurs is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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