Closed · PAS-ZAF-FY25-03 · CFDA 19.022 · Discretionary

Academy for Women Entrepreneurs

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

$25K-$69K
Award range
Closed
Status
March 14, 2025
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

Academy for Women Entrepreneurs is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to South Africa that offered $25,000 -- $69,000 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.

$25K-$69K
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
19.022
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Academy for Women Entrepreneurs is closed (last close March 14, 2025). 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 March 14, 2025

Posted Dec 12 Closes Mar 14

Est. Total Funding

$69,000

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

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 100 women entrepreneurs based in South Africa (60), Lesotho (20), and Eswatini (20). The Academy for Women Entrepreneurs is a program of the U.S. Department of State, using a hybrid model that combines online learning with in-class mentoring and facilitation. The program in South Africa is centered on the Francis and Dionne Najafi 100 Million Learners Global Initiative, an online course spearheaded by the Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University.Applicants for this notice of funding opportunity will support cohorts of women entrepreneurs in up to seven cities – five in South Africa and one each in Lesotho and Eswatini. The cohorts will attend virtual, hybrid, and in-person events at American Spaces or Embassy partner locations in each city.For participation in the Najafi 100 Million Learners course, the applicant will work with the U.S. Embassy to identify an in-person U.S. government program alumni facilitator in each city to lead the participants. The coursework features eighteen modules/themes key to global entrepreneurial success in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The program aims to provide entrepreneurs with proven 21st Century strategies for creating value through innovation in existing enterprises across the private, nonprofit and public sectors.Facilitators will also lead in-person discussions and serve as mentors for program participants. Facilitators will be alumni of related U.S. government programs and will be selected in collaboration with the U.S. Embassy or Consulate General. Facilitators will attend a pre-program training and orientation provided by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.The eventual implementing partner will need to run program launch, pitch and graduation events. These sessions are to be held in-person. The implementing partner will also work in collaboration with the U.S. Embassy to host online masterclasses led by industry experts.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · PAS-ZAF-FY25-03

Grants.gov marks Academy for 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: 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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