Opportunity Information: Apply for H NOFO 24 101
The 2024 Academy of Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) Program in the Consular District Hyderabad is a U.S. Mission to India funding opportunity aimed at strengthening India s innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem while expanding women s participation in the economy and workforce. Building on the 2023 AWE program, the U.S. Consulate General Hyderabad plans to support an intensive, workshop-style training and mentorship initiative that will reach a total of 60 women entrepreneurs over a four-month period. The overall focus is practical business capacity building paired with mentorship and connections that help participants move from ideas to viable enterprises or strengthen existing businesses.
At the core of the program is the established AWE DreamBuilder curriculum, which provides structured training in foundational business principles. While DreamBuilder supplies the main learning framework, the 2024 program is designed to add extra value through strong engagement with U.S. government (USG) exchange alumni. This includes bringing in distinguished alumni to serve as speakers and informal mentors, giving participants exposure to experienced professionals, real-world insights, and networks that can support business growth. In addition to curriculum and mentorship, the program intends to leverage existing U.S. government-supported resources in Hyderabad, including using American Corners as physical venues for in-person sessions and events. The program also plans to use a specialist to help participants strengthen business communication and presentation skills, which are often critical for pitching, partnerships, customer acquisition, and investor readiness.
Participation priorities for 2024 emphasize inclusion, with special attention to underrepresented groups, specifically including Muslim women. This signals that outreach, recruitment, and selection are expected to intentionally bring in entrepreneurs who may face structural barriers to training, networks, or capital, aligning the program with broader equity and workforce participation goals.
From a grantmaking perspective, this opportunity is issued as a discretionary award under a Cooperative Agreement, meaning the U.S. government anticipates an active partnership with the selected implementer rather than a hands-off grant. The funding opportunity number is H NOFO 24 101, and it is associated with CFDA number 19.040. The activity categories include Business and Commerce and Education, reflecting both entrepreneurial skills training and broader workforce development aims. The agency listed is the U.S. Mission to India, and the closing date for applications is 2024-05-22.
The opportunity is expected to make one award, with an award ceiling of USD 33,242. Eligible applicants include public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education), and other eligible entities as allowed under the notice. The description also highlights the kinds of organizations that are particularly relevant for implementation, such as not-for-profit organizations, civil society and non-governmental organizations, think tanks, and public or private educational institutions. In practice, the strongest applicants would typically be those capable of recruiting and supporting a cohort of 60 participants, delivering a four-month blended program of training and mentorship, coordinating speakers and alumni engagement, managing logistics for in-person sessions at American Corners, and providing measurable outcomes related to participant learning and business progress.
In short, this grant funds an organization to run a four-month AWE program in Hyderabad for 60 women entrepreneurs, grounded in the DreamBuilder curriculum and enhanced through U.S. alumni mentorship, specialized communications support, and U.S.-supported community spaces, with a clear emphasis on reaching underrepresented women, including Muslim women.Apply for H NOFO 24 101
- The U.S. Mission to India in the business and commerce, education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "2024 Academy of Women Entrepreneurs Program in Consular District Hyderabad" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.040.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2024-04-22.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-05-22. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $33,242.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Others.
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