NOFO: Academy for Women Entrepreneurs Philippines

Objectives

• The proposals should meet the following objectives:
  • Run eight AWE cohorts of approximately 25-30 women. To ensure program sustainability and engagement with AWE graduates, cohorts must be located in Bacolod, Baguio, Bohol, Cebu, Manila, Puerto Princesa, Quezon City, and Zamboanga del Sur. At least five of these eight cohorts will be managed through a sub-award with the U.S. Embassy’s American Corners and AWE alumnae.
  • Distribute subgrants to selected American Corners and AWE alumnae to run AWE as follows:
    •  eighty percent of funding after submitting a detailed timeline and work plan (including marketing strategy for the project); twenty percent after submitting the final report with detailed project results.
  • Design a three to four-month program of activities for eight cohorts, including online and in-person meetups, lectures, seminars, pitching competitions, grade consultation hours, and trade fairs, with mandatory program launch and graduation ceremonies. A calendar of activities for the twelve-month performance period must be provided.
  • Identify the target audience for the academy and determine how they can create a ripple effect to advance AWE in their communities, including a detailed recruitment process.
  • Identify at least two qualified facilitators per cohort and outline their qualifications for the role.
  • Demonstrate how past AWE graduates will be engaged as mentors or resource personnel to showcase the benefits of AWE and inspire the current cohort.
  • Develop a comprehensive plan to establish partnerships and collaborative activities with institutions that can contribute to AWE, such as local government units, universities, chambers of commerce, and think tanks.
  • Establish a comprehensive monitoring and evaluation plan that includes key performance indicators, reference point for measuring progress, data collection methods, and reporting and feedback mechanisms.

Funding Information

• Award ceiling: $35,000
• Award floor: $30,000.
• Length of performance period: 12 months

Eligibility Criteria

• Eligible Applicants
  • Not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations
  • Public and private educational institutions
  • Individuals
  • Public International Organizations and Governmental institutions
• Cost Sharing or Matching
  • Cost sharing is not required.
• Other Eligibility Requirements
  • All organizations must have a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) issued via SAM.gov as well as a valid registration in SAM.gov. Individuals are not required to have a UEI or be registered in SAM.gov.
  • Applicants are only allowed to submit one proposal per organization. If more than one proposal is submitted from an organization, all proposals from that institution will be considered ineligible for funding.

For more information, visit U.S. Mission to the Philippines.