The U.S. Embassy Kabul Public Affairs Section invites applications from all sectors including committed and organized civil-society organizations, private sector companies and local representatives of civil society, think tanks, non-governmental organizations, academic institutions and individuals.
Preference is given to local NGOs or to partnerships that develop capacity with Afghan NGOs or employees and include plans to transfer programs to sustainable local management.
The U.S. Embassy Kabul Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Department of State announce funding available for programs of different scale to encourage collaboration between existing Afghan businesses with similar market positions. This funding opportunity is to support collaborative efforts to bring existing small-scale women-owned or majority women-employing businesses together under cooperative umbrellas. Funds can offer support for training, product design, marketing, industry networking, central business advocacy support or virtual and physical retail space for domestic and/or overseas markets.
Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: SCAKAB-12-AW-010-SCA-05232012
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Category of Funding Activity: Business and Commerce
Award Ceiling: $1,000,000
Award Floor: $10,000
Important Dates:
CFD Original Closing Date for Applications: Jul 30, 2012
Current Closing Date for Applications: Jul 30, 2012
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