Developing Women?s Career Skills Program

Post Date

May 23rd 2012

Application Due Date

July 30th 2012

Funding Opportunity Number

SCAKAB-12-AW-011-SCA-05232012

CFDA Number(s)

19.501

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Employment, Labor and Training

Eligibility Categories

Other

The U.S. Embassy Kabul Public Affairs Section encourages applications from all sectors: committed and organized civil-society organizations, private sector companies, local representatives of civil society, think tanks, non-governmental organizations, academic institutions, and individuals. U.S. NGOs may apply but preference is given to local NGOs or to partnerships that develop capacity with Afghan NGOs or employees and include plans to transfer programs to sustainable local management.

Funding

• Award Range:

  $5000 - $50000

Grant Description

The U.S. Embassy Kabul Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce funding is available for business proposals that will support programs to develop key career skills for women and help them find employment. This grant will fund programs designed to train women in critical skills needed to become more competitive in the job market. Potential activities include, but are not limited to: resume-writing, resume-building, networking, interviewing for jobs, negotiating salaries and scope of work, advancing in the workplace, and other skills- and confidence-building activities. Funds may be used to set up career counseling centers at universities and other locations accessible to women and to create professional development programs for women within existing companies or other organizations as appropriate.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of State

• Office:

  Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs

• Agency Contact:

  Cynthia Rafferty, Grants Manager
  Public Affairs Section
  U.S. Embassy, Kabul, Afghanistan

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Inquiries and Submissions

• Agency Email Address:

  kabulpdproposals@state.gov