Closed · SCAISB-22-AW-018-01202022 · CFDA 19.501 · Discretionary

Entrepowered: Entrepreneurship Program for Women in Balochistan

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

$150K-$200K
Award range
Closed
Status
March 22, 2022
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

Entrepowered: Entrepreneurship Program for Women in Balochistan is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to Pakistan that offered $150,000 -- $200,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 146 other opportunities from U.S. Mission to Pakistan.

$150K-$200K
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
19.501
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Entrepowered: Entrepreneurship Program for Wo… is closed (last close March 22, 2022). 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 March 22, 2022

Posted Jan 20 Closes Mar 22

Est. Total Funding

$200,000

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Grant

Description

The Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Consulate General Karachi (PAS Karachi) is pleased to announce an open competition for an assistance award through this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). The project called for in this NOFO will promote entrepreneurship for women in Balochistan and will include training, mentoring, podcast production, and a seed-funding competition. The project aims to empower women entrepreneurs in Balochistan to fulfill their economic potential, creating conditions for a more prosperous society.This eighteen-month grant will enable at least 50 women in Balochistan, ages 18-35, many of whom may be limited to working from home, to start and/or scale their businesses. The project called for in this NOFO envisions the following elements: 1) a comprehensive business training program; 2) a mentorship program that will help connect participants with relevant partners; 3) a seed funding competition; 4) incubation support for at least 20 shortlisted participants; and 5) a monthly podcast or similar form of outreach on entrepreneurship and mentoring to reach and share knowledge with women in distant areas and in their homes and build community.PAS Karachi invites all eligible organizations (see Eligibility Information, Section C) to submit proposals for an award to provide training to women entrepreneurs through the program specified in this NOFO. Programs will take place in Quetta as specified by PAS Karachi. The award will be contingent on available funding.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · SCAISB-22-AW-018-01202022

Grants.gov marks Entrepowered: Entrepreneurship Program for Wo… 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 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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