Deadline: 12 July 2024
The Embassy of the United States of America in Paraguay’s Public Diplomacy (PD) section of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out a program to implement the Academy of Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) FY-2024 program in Paraguay.
Program Objectives
- The AWE program is an initiative to support and empower women entrepreneurs around the world. Through a hybrid learning experience, Paraguayan women will have the opportunity to explore the fundamentals of business, such as preparing business plans and raising capital, with the goal of building a better future for themselves, their families, and their communities.
- The AWE program is supported with the DreamBuilder platform developed by Thunderbird University, an online course that reinforces entrepreneurship components. This year, the AWE Paraguay program seeks to reach all 17 departments of Paraguay, empowering 100 women through the DreamBuilder platform, and virtual meetings.
Award Information
- Length of performance period: Up to 12 months.
- Award Amount: Awards may range from $34,000 to a maximum of $39,890.
- Total available funding: $39,890
- Anticipated start date: August 12, 2024
Participants and Audiences
- The implementing partner will conduct an open call to select program coordinator and facilitators, striving to engage USG alumni as facilitators, speakers in webinars, virtual sessions and in-person events. Proposals must include program
- activities for at least one hundred Paraguayan women aged 18 to 50, across the 17 departments of Paraguay, who own small, scalable businesses and have a minimum of 6 months of experience, divided into at least 5 cohorts. To ensure geographic inclusivity, each cohort must include at least one woman from each Paraguayan department and one from the capital city.
- The implementing partner will also conduct an AWE alumni survey, to gather data on current state of previous participants’ businesses and consolidate the information in a single business directory.
Eligible Applicants
The following applicants are eligible to apply:
- Not-for-profit organizations subject to 26 U.S.C. 501 (c) (3) of the U.S. tax code 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3) or to similar statutes in the Republic of Paraguay such as Civil society organizations, local representatives of civil society, think tanks, non-governmental organizations, and academic institutions located in Paraguay.
- U.S. not-for-profit organizations with a partner in Paraguay.
For more information, visit U.S. Mission to Paraguay.
