OpportunityTitle: Creating an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem for Women in Papua New Guinea to Enable Women&#8217;s Economic Empowerment
CategoryExplanation: Women&apos;s Entrepreneurship
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Also eligible:  Foreign Public entities  U.S. commercial firms  foreign non-profit entities
Description: The U.S. Embassy in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (PNG) announces the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for a new program whose goal is to create an entrepreneurial ecosystem for women in Papua New Guinea to enable women&#8217;s economic empowerment. The program will support the following activities, with the goal of advancing the status of women entrepreneurs in Papua New Guinea: &#8226; Establish of a PNG Women&#8217;s Business Center to provide a physical space for women both established and up-and-coming businesswomen to gain access to vital resources for economic empowerment such as training, mentoring, and access to entrepreneurial-related information and support. &#8226; Grow the capacity and ingenuity of female entrepreneurs in Papua New Guinea by holding a business competition and offering preparatory and post-competition training and mentoring to ensure participants the best chance of success in their businesses. &#8226; Incorporate of entrepreneurship into the curriculum at several of Papua New Guinea&#8217;s major universities. &#8226; Support the PNG Women&#8217;s Chamber of Commerce and Industry through technical assistance, mentoring, and training.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Grants.gov help desk
GrantorContactText: Grants.gov Contact Center &lt;br/&gt;Phone Number: 1-800-518-4726 &lt;br/&gt;Hours of operation are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The contact center is closed on federal holidays.