Closed · SMY-300-FY24-AWE · CFDA 19.022 · Discretionary

The Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE)

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

$50K-$80K
Award range
Closed
Status
July 31, 2023
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

The Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to Malaysia that offered $50,000 -- $80,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 24 other opportunities from U.S. Mission to Malaysia.

$50K-$80K
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
19.022
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

The Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) is closed (last close July 31, 2023). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. U.S. Mission to Malaysia still indexes 24 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 31, 2023

Posted May 9 Closes Jul 31

Est. Total Funding

$80,000

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

The Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy Kuala Lumpur of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out a program to develop and implement the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) in Malaysia. The program was established by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) in 2019 to empower women with the knowledge, network, and access they need to launch or scale up successful businesses. Since the launch of the program, AWE has empowered more than 25,000 women entrepreneurs with nearly 100 cohorts worldwide. https://eca.state.gov/awe AWE uses the following online training modules: i) Dreambuilder for young and underdeveloped entrepreneurs and the ii) 100 Million Learners Bootcamp on Global Entrepreneurship & Innovation for more advanced entrepreneurs. Both modules are developed by Arizona State University’s Thunderbird School of Global Management. Please carefully follow all instructions below. Applicants of this funding opportunity should be aware that the program focuses on two groups of entrepreneurs with a timeline between 6-9 months. A call for applicants to participate in the program needs to be conducted and the selection process is to be done in consultation with relevant embassy officers. Online training will be given by AWE to guide grantee applicants in best practices to conduct the program. Apart from the online modules, other aspects on local training content including relevant talks, networking gatherings and mentorship should be included in the program plan. The program should be carried out in at least 5 states in Malaysia including Klang Valley. Applicants should assign a facilitator for every state to oversee the progress of the women entrepreneurs and to conduct more state level sessions to build their network. At the end of the program, the applicant should do a closing ceremony to highlight the success stories from the women entrepreneurs. Applicants should also seek buy in from relevant government ministries, agencies and other stakeholders. Applicants are encouraged to conduct virtual talks by relevant businesswomen and established entrepreneurs for the AWE participants and alumni in the Indo Pacific Region in consultation with the AWE team at the U.S. Embassy.

Campus–civic applicant bridge · 4 doors

The Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (4 doors: Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs); Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs); Private institutions of higher education). Expect campus and public/nonprofit operators in the same printed set. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity codes span Business and Commerce · Community Development · Education (BC;CD;ED). 2 other U.S. Mission to Malaysia listings share this eligibility-code string (8% of 25).

Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 13
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 20
Private institutions of higher education

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

Ms. Shanon Phang Cultural Affairs Assistant Public Affairs Section

What to do next

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