Closed · SFOP0008919 · CFDA 19.108 · Discretionary

Afghan Women Economic Empowerment Through Leveraging the Private Sector

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

$1.5M-$1.5M
Award range
Closed
Status
June 20, 2022
Close date
-
Expected awards

The verdict

Afghan Women Economic Empowerment Through Leveraging the Private Sector is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs that offered $1,481,481 -- $1,481,481. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 149 other opportunities from Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs.

$1.5M-$1.5M
award range
Closed
application status
19.108
CFDA program
149
other opportunities from Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs

Archived opportunity record

Afghan Women Economic Empowerment Through Lev… is closed (last close June 20, 2022). 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 June 20, 2022

Posted Apr 26 Closes Jun 20

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs (SCA) announces a Request for Statements of Interest (RSOI) for organizations to submit a statement of interest (SOI) to carry out a $1.5 million program to advance the economic empowerment of Afghan women in Afghanistan and other South and Central Asian countries. The proposed program would launch a platform through which businesses, non-profits, and international government leaders in the U.S. and countries around the world would be able to sustainably partner with Afghan women leaders and Afghan women-led private and non-profit organizations to co-create programs that advance Afghan women’s economic security and economic resilience, including by fostering women’s entrepreneurship, participation in agricultural value chains, participation in e-commerce and the digital economy, and women artisans’ connectivity with global markets. Priority will be given to organizations that provide cost-share and outline previous experience developing partnerships with the private sector. In addition to proposing activities to take place inside Afghanistan, proposed programs may include activities in support of Afghan women residing in other countries in the region in their scope. The proposed program should build connectivity or allow for connection with other programs that provide women’s mental health access, support women’s safety and other services critical to support Afghan women following the Taliban takeover. SCA invites organizations interested in potential funding to submit SOI applications outlining program concepts that reflect this goal.The submission of a Statement of Interest and Capacity (SOI) is the first step in a multi-phased, collaborative program development process. Applicants must first submit a concise statement of interest, up to four-pages, designed to clearly communicate the program idea and objectives. This is not a full proposal. The purpose of the SOI process is to allow

Small-business / for-profit corridor · SFOP0008919

Afghan Women Economic Empowerment Through Lev… prints a for-profit / small-business applicant door (For-profit organizations other than small businesses). Treat the listing as business-facing unless the full Grants.gov announcement narrows it further. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Other (O). Only 3 other Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs listings share this exact eligibility-code string (2% of 150).

Code 22
For-profit organizations other than small businesses

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

Charles Pritchard

What to do next

Afghan Women Economic Empowerment Through Lev… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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