Opportunity Information: Apply for SFOP0008667

The U.S. Department of State, through the Office of the Secretary and the Secretary's Office of Global Women's Issues (S/GWI), issued a discretionary funding opportunity (SFOP0008667) seeking a single implementing partner to design, implement, manage, and evaluate a project focused on women's economic empowerment in vulnerable areas of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia. The grant is structured as a cooperative agreement, which typically means the Department of State expects to have substantial involvement during implementation, such as collaboration on key decisions, monitoring, learning, and adapting activities as the project progresses. The overall purpose is to strengthen women's economic security while also contributing to broader community outcomes like inclusion, democratic resilience, and safety.

At the center of this opportunity is the expectation that projects will identify and support locally designed and locally led economic empowerment activities rather than imposing a one-size-fits-all model from outside. The intent is to help women increase their economic stability and agency in ways that reflect local realities and priorities in each country and target area. By emphasizing local leadership and design, the opportunity points toward approaches such as partnering with community-based organizations, supporting women-led enterprises and networks, and building sustainable local capacity to continue economic empowerment efforts beyond the life of the award.

A key requirement is that at least some project activities must directly support women and girls from ethnic and religious minorities and other historically marginalized groups. The program is not only about improving income or employment outcomes; it also frames women and girls as positive agents who can shape their own economic security and play meaningful roles in preventing and resolving conflict in their communities. In practice, this signals interest in programming that links economic empowerment to social cohesion and community resilience, such as strengthening women's participation in community decision-making tied to livelihoods, supporting cross-community economic collaboration, or addressing barriers that marginalized groups face in accessing markets, finance, training, or safe work opportunities.

The eligible applicant pool is limited to nonprofit organizations with U.S. 501(c)(3) status, excluding institutions of higher education. The funding activity category is listed as Income Security and Social Services under CFDA 19.801. The opportunity anticipated one award, with an award ceiling of $2,962,962, indicating a relatively large, consolidated project rather than multiple smaller grants. The announcement was created on February 28, 2022, with an original closing date of April 7, 2022. A separate questions deadline was set for March 21, 2022, which is the cutoff for submitting clarifying questions to the funder prior to proposal submission.

Overall, this opportunity is looking for an experienced nonprofit with the capacity to run a complex, multi-country initiative that can demonstrate strong project design and management systems, locally grounded implementation partnerships, and credible monitoring and evaluation. The program is designed to produce measurable improvements in women's economic security in vulnerable areas of the South Caucasus while also advancing inclusion and community stability, with explicit attention to minority and marginalized women and girls and their roles in reducing local conflict pressures.

  • The Department of State, Office of the Secretary in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Projects to design and implement targeted economic empowerment activities for women in vulnerable areas of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia" and is now available to receive applicants.
  • Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.801.
  • This funding opportunity was created on Feb 28, 2022.
  • Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 07, 2022. (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 $2,962,962.00 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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