Academy for Women Entrepreneurs LESA

Agency: U.S. Mission to South Africa

19.022 -- Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

Description

PLEASE NOTE THAT ORGANIZATIONS NO LONGER NEED A CAGE/NCAGE CODE TO REGISTER IN SAM.GOV (UNLESS THEY PLAN TO WORK WITH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE).

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 women entrepreneurs based in South Africa, Lesotho, and Eswatini. The Academy for Women Entrepreneurs is a program of the U.S. Department of State and Arizona State University’s Thunderbird School of Global Management. It is centered on the online training program, DreamBuilder, developed through a partnership between Thunderbird and global copper mining company Freeport-McMoRan.

Please read the full announcement before submitting an application.

Applications must be emailed to PretoriaGrants@state.gov.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

Other

Additional information

Only non-profit South African or U.S. organizations are eligible to apply. This includes non-profit think tanks, civil society/non-governmental organizations, and public and private educational institutions.

Grantor contact information

Description

Grants administrator

Email

Grants administrator

PretoriaGrants@state.gov

Documents

File name	Description	Last updated
SF424.pdf	SF-424	Dec 20, 2022 08:20 AM UTC
SF424A.pdf	SF-424A	Dec 20, 2022 08:20 AM UTC
PAS-ZAF-FY23-05_-_AWE_NOFO.pdf	Full Announcement	Feb 10, 2023 08:27 AM UTC
Suggested_budget_template.xlsx	Suggested budget template	Dec 20, 2022 08:20 AM UTC

Link to additional information

Archived: March 26, 2023

Application process

This site is a work in progress. Go to www.grants.gov to apply, track application status, and subscribe to updates.

Award

$70,000

Program Funding

Expected awards

$50,000

Award Minimum

$70,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

PAS-ZAF-FY23-05

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Funding instrument type:

Cooperative agreement

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Other

Category Explanation:

Public Diplomacy

History

Version:

Posted date:

December 20, 2022

Archive date:

March 26, 2023