Creating an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem for Women in Papua New Guinea to Enable Womenмs Economic Empowerment

Post Date

June 26th 2015

Application Due Date

July 31st 2015

Funding Opportunity Number

PM-15-NOFO-001

CFDA Number(s)

19.801

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Other

Women's Entrepreneurship

Number of Awards

4

Eligibility Categories

Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
Non-Profits With 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Non-Profits Without 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Private Institutions of Higher Education
Other

Also eligible: Foreign Public entities U.S. commercial firms foreign non-profit entities

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $750943

• Award Range:

  $36675 - $750943

Grant Description

The U.S. Embassy in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (PNG) announces the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for a new program whose goal is to create an entrepreneurial ecosystem for women in Papua New Guinea to enable womenмs economic empowerment. The program will support the following activities, with the goal of advancing the status of women entrepreneurs in Papua New Guinea: ╢ Establish of a PNG Womenмs Business Center to provide a physical space for women both established and up-and-coming businesswomen to gain access to vital resources for economic empowerment such as training, mentoring, and access to entrepreneurial-related information and support. ╢ Grow the capacity and ingenuity of female entrepreneurs in Papua New Guinea by holding a business competition and offering preparatory and post-competition training and mentoring to ensure participants the best chance of success in their businesses. ╢ Incorporate of entrepreneurship into the curriculum at several of Papua New Guineaмs major universities. ╢ Support the PNG Womenмs Chamber of Commerce and Industry through technical assistance, mentoring, and training.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of State

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