Closed · DXB-NOFO-2024-01 · CFDA 19.040 · Discretionary

Academy of Women Entrepreneurs

Federal grant opportunity posted by U.S. Mission to United Arab Emirates, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$100K-$150K
Award range
Closed
Status
September 20, 2024
Close date
15
Expected awards

The verdict

Academy of Women Entrepreneurs is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to United Arab Emirates that offered $100,000 -- $150,000 across 15 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 5 other opportunities from U.S. Mission to United Arab Emirates.

$100K-$150K
award range
Closed
application status
15
expected awards
19.040
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Academy of Women Entrepreneurs is closed (last close September 20, 2024). The parent program page for CFDA 19.040 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. U.S. Mission to United Arab Emirates still indexes 5 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 September 20, 2024

Posted Aug 21 Closes Sep 20

Est. Total Funding

$150,000

Expected Awards

15

Instrument

Grant

Description

The U.S. Mission to the UAE announces this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for organizations to submit proposals to implement the Academy of Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) in the UAE. The 14-month program will include a 4–6-month training and mentorship program to support at least 20 UAE-based, women-owned small and medium enterprises (SMEs) build the knowledge, skills, and networks to expand market reach by taking advantage of the UAE entrepreneurship ecosystem and bilateral trade opportunities. Following the training period participants will have the opportunity to showcase successes at trade shows and policy summits AWE in UAE is a business training program (AWE) that provides UAE-based, women-owned SMEs the knowledge, networks, and access they need to build resilience and grow their businesses. AWE UAE will convene private sector networks, U.S. Government resources/alumni, and public and private resources to establish a network Emirati and long-term UAE resident entrepreneurs and business leaders that have the capacity to develop business growth plans and leverage market expansion and media opportunities. AWE UAE supports U.S.-UAE business partnerships, public-private sponsorships, and builds institutional capacity to increase women’s access to economic opportunities. Since 2019, AWE has advanced women’s businesses by empowering more than 25,000 women entrepreneurs in 120+ countries. Implemented in the UAE since 2020, AWE has helped 41 women-led business, which to date have raised $7 million in funding, generated $45 million in revenues, and created 500+ jobs

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · DXB-NOFO-2024-01

Grants.gov marks Academy of Women Entrepreneurs 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 Employment, Labor and Training (ELT). This eligibility-code string dominates the U.S. Mission to United Arab Emirates book (5 peers, 83% of 6).

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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Parent Grant Program

CFDA 19.040

USAID International Development Grants

U.S. Department of State

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Agency Contact

Public Affairs Section, Consulate Dubai

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What to do next

Academy of Women Entrepreneurs is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Parent CFDA 19.040 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
  • USAID International Development Grants indexes 47 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
  • U.S. Mission to United Arab Emirates lists 5 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog

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