What is this grant opportunity?

This is a federal funding opportunity titled "Support for Women-Owned SMEs in Less Privileged Communitiesin Sri Lanka", offered by Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs. It is associated with CFDA program 19.700. The Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs seeks to support women business leaders from less privileged and/or rural backgrounds, including survivors of sexual and gender-based violence, to maintai...

Is this opportunity still open?

No, this opportunity is closed. It closed on May 25, 2021. Check the parent program page for future funding cycles.

How much funding is available?

The award range for this opportunity is $987,500 -- $987,500. Total estimated funding: $987,500. Expected number of awards: 1.

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Closed · SFOP0007878 · CFDA 19.700 · Discretionary

Support for Women-Owned SMEs in Less Privileged Communitiesin Sri Lanka

Federal grant opportunity posted by Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$988K-$988K
Award range: Closed
Status: May 25, 2021
Close date: 1
Expected awards

Compiled by PlainGrants · August 10, 2026

The verdict

Support for Women-Owned SMEs in Less Privileged Communitiesin Sri Lanka is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs that offered $987,500 -- $987,500 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 149 other opportunities from Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs.

$988K-$988K
award range: Closed
application status: 1
expected award: 19.700
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Support for Women-Owned SMEs in Less Privileg… is closed (last close May 25, 2021). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs still indexes 149 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 25, 2021

Posted May 2 Closes May 25

Est. Total Funding

$987,500

Expected Awards

Instrument

Grant

Description

The Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs seeks to support women business leaders from less privileged and/or rural backgrounds, including survivors of sexual and gender-based violence, to maintain a viable and successful business, which will ultimately improve the economic well-being of their families and communities. The project aims to build upon ongoing USG efforts to promote innovation and entrepreneurship among disadvantaged communities. A secondary goal is to assist these women in overcoming both the social and technical challenges of growing their business by taking their business online and by increasing their opportunities for success through broader community education and awareness building.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · SFOP0007878

Grants.gov marks Support for Women-Owned SMEs in Less Privileg… 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 Business and Commerce (BC). This eligibility-code string dominates the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs book (104 peers, 69% of 150).

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

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What to do next

Support for Women-Owned SMEs in Less Privileg… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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