U.S. Embassy, Asuncion is offering a grant to develop and implement the ‘Formalize and Succeed’ small business development training program for women entrepreneurs in Paraguay. The program aims to train up to 300 women in entrepreneurship skills over a 1-year period, enhancing economic inclusion for disadvantaged women. It will focus on participants from women’s reference centers, shelters, and small business networks to increase their participation in the formal sector. Applications are open until August 18, 2016.
Opportunity ID: 285755
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | S-PA100-16-GR-003-WHA-07052016 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Breaking the Cycle – Formalize and Succeed |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Employment, Labor and Training |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 19.801 — Office of Global Women’s Issues |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jul 05, 2016 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 18, 2016 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 18, 2016 |
| Archive Date: | Sep 17, 2016 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $125,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $125,000 |
| Award Floor: | $125,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Foreign not-for-profit NGOs and social enterprises, educational and research institutions. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | U.S. Mission to Paraguay |
| Description: | U.S. Embassy, Asuncion is pleased to announce a limited competition for assistance awards through this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for a new program whose goal is the development and implementation of the Formalize and Succeed small business development training program for women entrepreneurs in Paraguay. The program will support the following activities:
Develop a set of portable training modules using a “business in a box” type of start-up kit to train women entrepreneurs with little or no formal experience as entrepreneurship. The training will assist up to 300 women distributed throughout eight different training sites in Paraguay. The training module will last 1 year start to finish and will instruct participants in planning, formalizing and starting their own business. In doing so, it will increase economic inclusion and opportunities for disadvantaged Paraguayan women entrepreneurs by improving the now-limited participation of women in the formal sector. The project will focus exclusively on women in Paraguay’s small but growing system of four women’s reference centers, shelters for victims of trafficking or other forms of gender-based violence, as well as several small business networks. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Marcus Carpenter
POL/ECON Officer Phone 595-21-213-715 Email:educationparaguay@state.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 285755 Full Announcement-Breaking the Cycle ESF -> FP Fund Budget Narrative Template ESF.pdf
Folder 285755 Full Announcement-Breaking the Cycle ESF -> FP Fund Project Narrative Template ESF.pdf
Folder 285755 Full Announcement-Breaking the Cycle ESF -> FP Fund ME Plan Template ESF.pdf
Folder 285755 Full Announcement-Breaking the Cycle ESF -> FP Fund Detailed budget template ESF.pdf
Folder 285755 Full Announcement-Breaking the Cycle ESF -> FP Fund ME Plan Template Instructions Breaking the Cycle ESF.pdf
Folder 285755 Full Announcement-Breaking the Cycle ESF -> FP Fund Project Narrative Instructions ESF.pdf
Folder 285755 Full Announcement-Breaking the Cycle ESF -> NOFO ESF Breaking the Cycle.pdf
Folder 285755 Full Announcement-Breaking the Cycle ESF -> FP Fund Implementation Timeline Template ESF.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Marcus Carpenter POL/ECON Officer Phone 595-21-213-715 Email: educationparaguay@state.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.801 | PKG00225210 | Jul 05, 2016 | Aug 18, 2016 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
285755 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
285755 SF424B-1.1.pdf
285755 SF424A-1.0.pdf
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