Closed · DOS-DBN-202002 · CFDA 19.040 · Discretionary

Empowering Girls in STEM

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

$4K-$12K
Award range
Closed
Status
July 15, 2020
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

Empowering Girls in STEM is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to South Africa that offered $4,000 -- $12,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 71 other opportunities from U.S. Mission to South Africa.

$4K-$12K
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
19.040
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Empowering Girls in STEM is closed (last close July 15, 2020). The parent program page for CFDA 19.040 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. U.S. Mission to South Africa still indexes 71 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 July 15, 2020

Posted Jun 15 Closes Jul 15

Est. Total Funding

$12,000

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Grant

Description

The Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Consulate General Durban, South Africa of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to develop and implement a program that will encourage young women in South Africa to pursue careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). This activity meets the U.S. Mission strategic goal to promote prosperity and good governance in South Africa with the goal of developing a more skilled populace required to create economic growth in South Africa. The project will include: · Recruitment of three groups of twenty to forty girls between the ages of eight and thirteen. · Selection and recruitment of women scientists who can talk about their own careers and experiences as professionals while serving as mentors and presenters. · Hosting three separate three-day camps designed to expose participants to STEM concepts, activities, and career possibilities. Please read the full announcement before applying. Applications should be emailed to DurbanGrants@state.gov.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · DOS-DBN-202002

Grants.gov marks Empowering Girls in STEM 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: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Other (O). This eligibility-code string dominates the U.S. Mission to South Africa book (32 peers, 44% of 72).

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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Parent Grant Program

CFDA 19.040

USAID International Development Grants

U.S. Department of State

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Agency Contact

U.S. Consulate General Durban Grants Administrator

What to do next

Empowering Girls in STEM 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 South Africa lists 71 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.

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from Grants.gov and SAM.gov and is for informational purposes only. Opportunity details, deadlines, and eligibility requirements change frequently. Always verify current information directly on Grants.gov before applying. PlainGrants is not affiliated with any federal agency.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainGrants