Closed · PAS-ZAF-FY23-05 · CFDA 19.022 · Discretionary
Academy for Women Entrepreneurs LESA
Federal grant opportunity posted by U.S. Mission to South Africa, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $50K-$70K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- February 24, 2023
- Close date
- 1
- Expected awards
The verdict
Academy for Women Entrepreneurs LESA is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to South Africa that offered $50,000 -- $70,000 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.
- $50K-$70K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 1
- expected award
- 19.022
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
Academy for Women Entrepreneurs LESA is closed (last close February 24, 2023). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. 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 February 24, 2023
Est. Total Funding
$70,000
Expected Awards
1
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
PLEASE NOTE THAT ORGANIZATIONS NO LONGER NEED A CAGE/NCAGE CODE TO REGISTER IN SAM.GOV (UNLESS THEY PLAN TO WORK WITH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE).The U.S. Embassy in Pretoria of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out a program to train women entrepreneurs based in South Africa, Lesotho, and Eswatini. The Academy for Women Entrepreneurs is a program of the U.S. Department of State and Arizona State University’s Thunderbird School of Global Management. It is centered on the online training program, DreamBuilder, developed through a partnership between Thunderbird and global copper mining company Freeport-McMoRan.Please read the full announcement before submitting an application.Applications must be emailed to PretoriaGrants@state.gov.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · PAS-ZAF-FY23-05
Grants.gov marks Academy for Women Entrepreneurs LESA 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 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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What to do next
Academy for Women Entrepreneurs LESA is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
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