Opportunity Information: Apply for SFOP0009997
The FY 2024 TechWomen grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number SFOP0009997) is a U.S. Department of State program run through the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), specifically the Office of Citizen Exchanges, Global Leaders Division. The main purpose of the program is to empower, connect, and support the next generation of women leaders in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) by using a structured exchange and mentorship model. Through this approach, the program aims to strengthen participants' professional growth, expand their leadership capacity, and help them build long-term networks that can support their careers and broader contributions to their local and regional STEM ecosystems.
TechWomen is designed as an international exchange that brings together emerging women STEM professionals from multiple regions, including Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, South and Central Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa. The program has been operating since 2011 and has a track record of pairing women working in STEM fields with U.S.-based female mentors who represent leading science and technology companies and institutions. The core concept is not a general training seminar, but a highly tailored mentorship experience where participants are matched with peer mentors for professional immersion, career development, and skills-building in a U.S. context.
If FY 2024 funding is available, the program plans to serve about 100 to 110 participants, described as emerging leaders. To qualify as an emerging leader under the program description, participants should have at least two years of professional experience in a STEM industry. These participants will be connected with female peer mentors in the United States and will take part in a five- to six-week mentorship program. The stated intent of this U.S.-based period is to support participants' development in STEM industries and help them reach their full potential in science and technology careers, leveraging close mentor-mentee engagement and exposure to professional environments and networks.
From a funding and administrative standpoint, this is a discretionary opportunity and the award instrument is a cooperative agreement, meaning the Department of State expects to have substantial involvement in the funded project rather than operating purely as a pass-through funder. The opportunity is listed under CFDA number 19.415. The agency expects to make one award, with an anticipated award ceiling of $3,930,000, indicating a single implementing organization will likely be responsible for the full program design and execution at scale. Eligible applicants are limited to nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education), so the program is geared toward experienced nonprofit exchange and leadership-development implementers rather than universities.
Key dates in the announcement show it was created on July 28, 2023, with an original closing date of October 6, 2023. The full announcement is referenced for additional details, but based on the summary provided, applicants would be expected to propose a comprehensive plan to recruit and select participants from eligible regions, identify and prepare qualified U.S.-based women mentors, manage matching and mentoring logistics, and deliver a structured five- to six-week U.S. program experience for roughly 100 to 110 participants. The overall emphasis is on mentorship-driven professional development, international people-to-people ties, and building sustained networks among women in STEM across regions and the United States.Apply for SFOP0009997
- The Department of State, Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY 2024 TechWomen" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.415.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 28, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Oct 06, 2023. (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 $3,930,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
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