OpportunityTitle: Supporting Adolescent Girls&#8217; Economic Advancement (or Security) in India
CategoryExplanation: Supporting women&apos;s economic empowerment.
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: The following organizations are eligible to apply:&#8226; Both U.S. and foreign Not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations &#8226; Both U.S. and foreign Educational institutions&#8226; Both U.S. and foreign For-profit organizations &#8226; Both U.S. and foreign Public Entities (FPE)
Description: The U.S. Department of State&#8217;s Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs (SCA) announces a Request for Statements of Interest (RSOI) for organizations to submit a statement of interest (SOI) to carry out programs that work with the private sector in India and the United States to foster a platform to develop career pathways for vulnerable adolescent girls in India, focused on but not limited to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) careers and/or entrepreneurship.This program will address SCA&#8217;s goal of fostering co-creation with the private sector and philanthropic foundations to support adolescent girls&#8217; long term economic empowerment in coordination with the U.S.-India Alliance for Women&#8217;s Economic Empowerment, a public-private partnership advancing women&#8217;s workforce participation, entrepreneurship and access to career enhancing educational opportunities in India. The program seeks to advance priorities outlined in the U.S. National Gender Strategy advancing women&apos;s economic security. A proposed program must support the development of a consortium of corporations, civil society organizations, foundations, and/or social enterprises that work collaboratively to advance programs and investments in adolescent girls in India with a clear linkage to establishing long term economic security and workforce participation.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: POC  contact
GrantorContactText: pritchardch@state.gov
CloseDateExplanation: Close date is 7/18/2022