U.S. Department of State Grant for Women’s Entrepreneurship in Renewables with wPOWER Initiative

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The U.S. Department of State’s Office of the Special Envoy for Climate Change and Office of Global Change invite applications for a grant supporting the Partnership on Women’s Entrepreneurship in Renewables (wPOWER). This program aims to integrate women into the energy access value chain, enhance markets for clean technologies, and increase energy access in East Africa and/or Nigeria. The grant will fund initiatives focusing on last-mile distribution, providing training on energy access, raising public awareness on women’s vital role in green growth, and improving data collection to showcase the benefits of women’s involvement in energy access. Application deadline: Jul 09, 2012.

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Opportunity ID: 174813

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General Information

Document Type:: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:: OES-OCC-12-002
Funding Opportunity Title:: Program in support of the Partnership on Women’s Entrepreneurship in Renewables (wPOWER)
Opportunity Category:: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation::
Funding Instrument Type::
Category of Funding Activity:: Energy
Category Explanation:: Gender
Expected Number of Awards:: 1
Assistance Listings Number(s):: 19.017 — Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: No
Version:: Synopsis 2
Posted Date:: Jun 07, 2012
Last Updated Date:: Jun 14, 2012
Original Closing Date for Applications:: Jul 09, 2012
Current Closing Date for Applications:: Jul 09, 2012
Archive Date:: Aug 08, 2012
Estimated Total Program Funding::
Award Ceiling:: $1,000,000
Award Floor:: $0

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants:: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility:: Eligibility is limited to non-profit/nongovernmental organizations subject to section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. tax code, or similar entities, foreign non-profit organizations, educational institutions, and public international organizations.

Additional Information

Agency Name:: Bureau of Oceans – Int. Environmental – Scientific
Description:: The U.S. Department of State?s (the Department) Office of the Special Envoy for Climate Change (S/SECC) and Office of Global Change (OES/EGC) announce a Request for Applications (RFA) for a program in connection with an initiative currently called the Partnership on Women’s Entrepreneurship in Renewables (wPOWER). The wPOWER initiative, when established, is intended to advance the Department’s objectives of unlocking women’s potential to combat climate change, particularly through promoting women’s leadership in increasing sustainable energy access and related sustainable natural resources management. This RFA is focused on directly integrating women into the energy access value chain (particularly through ‘last mile’ sales and distribution), building and strengthening markets for small-scale clean technologies, and increasing energy access in East Africa (includes Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, and Uganda) and/or Nigeria. This RFA complements a sepa rate but parallel wPOWER program that is under development in India.With FY 2011 funding, the Department will fund a program that will: (1) directly integrate women into the energy access value chain, particularly through entrepreneurship opportunities related to ‘last mile’ distribution, (2) provide business and technical training on energy access and related sustainable forest and natural resources management issues, (3) raise public awareness on the critical role of women in increasing energy access and driving green growth at the local level, and (4) improve data collection and build the evidence base on the economic and environmental benefits of integrating women into the energy access value chain. Program Goals: The program seeks to meet the following goals: Build and strengthen markets for small scale clean technologies through linking women to economic opportunities and capacity building related to energy access. Directly integrate women into the energy access value chain, particularly through entrepreneurship opportunities related to ‘last mile’ distribution; Raise public awareness on the critical role of women in increasing energy access and driving green growth at the local level; and Improve data collection and build the evidence base on the economic and environmental benefits of integrating women into the energy access value chain.
Link to Additional Information::
Grantor Contact Information:: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Version History

Version Modification Description Updated Date
Synopsis 2 Added “similar entities” to NGOs in the eligibility section Jun 14, 2012
Synopsis 1 One or two awards expected

Package Status

Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:

Package No: 1

Assistance Listings: 19.017
Competition ID: OES-OCC-12-002
Competition Title: Program in support of the Partnership on Women’s Entrepreneurship in Renewables (wPOWER)
Opportunity Package ID: PKG00125497
Opening Date: Jun 07, 2012
Closing Date: Jul 09, 2012
Agency Contact Information:: Contact Person 1 (for program inquiries):
Who Can Apply:: Organization Applicants
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Packages

Assistance Listings Competition ID Competition Title Opportunity Package ID Opening Date Closing Date Actions Who Can Apply:
19.017 OES-OCC-12-002 Program in support of the Partnership on Women’s Entrepreneurship in Renewables (wPOWER) PKG00125497 Jun 07, 2012 Jul 09, 2012 View Contact Person 1 (for program inquiries): Organization Applicants

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