Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs
The Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs offers US government grants for regional development and cultural exchange programs.
Unlock Women's Career Growth: Get Funding for Skill Development!
This grant empowers organizations to offer programs that equip women with essential career skills, from resume building to salary negotiation, boosting their employability and workplace advancement.
Boost Your Women-Owned Business: Get Grant Funding!
Women entrepreneurs and managers can get funding to invest in equipment, facilities, or training. This grant will help your business expand production and create more jobs for women.
Funded Growth: Boost Women's Businesses in Afghanistan
This grant offers funding to programs designed to enhance economic opportunities for women in Afghanistan, specifically by linking them to regional markets and improving their business environments. Eligible initiatives include improving access to finance, expanding trade opportunities, and building business capacity through associations, mentoring, and internships.
Get Funding for Women-Owned Business Collaboration
Afghan women-owned and/or majority women-employing businesses can get funding to collaborate and expand market reach through training, marketing, and retail support. This program aims to unite small businesses under cooperative umbrellas to foster growth in domestic and overseas markets.
Fund Your Afghan Art Business: Get Grants!
This grant is for projects supporting Afghanistan's traditional arts and crafts to boost economic development and market traditional craftsmanship. Funding is available for training, product adaptation for modern markets, and marketing efforts, with a focus on empowering women.
Funded Training for Afghan Students: Scholarship Prep & English!
Afghan organizations can secure funding to provide English language and scholarship preparation courses to secondary students in underserved provinces. This program aims to boost proficiency for 2,000 students and offer specialized test prep for 200.
Fund Your University Debate Programs in Afghanistan!
Afghan universities can apply for funding to host debate or Model UN training and tournaments for students aged 18-30. This initiative aims to boost civic engagement skills like public speaking and critical thinking.
Boost Your Business: Get Funding for Skills Training!
This program offers funding to organizations in Pakistan that train at-risk youth (ages 17-25) in English, critical thinking, and employability skills. The goal is to equip them for better jobs and community contribution.
Funded Programs for Women's Business Growth in South Asia
This grant supports programs aimed at boosting women's economic opportunities in South and Central Asia, focusing on improving business environments, access to finance, and market expansion. Businesses and organizations dedicated to empowering women entrepreneurs through training and trade initiatives are encouraged to apply.
Unlock Global Partnerships & Funding for Business Programs
US four-year universities can partner with Isra University for collaborative research, curriculum development, and faculty/student exchanges in Business Administration. This grant supports international education initiatives and resource sharing.
Fund Your Women's Economic Impact Research Project
Are you an organization with proven research capabilities? This grant supports comprehensive studies on Afghan women's economic activity, aiming to map participation, detail their work, and create a directory of women-owned or women-employing businesses.
Get Funding to Grow Your Afghan Business & Impact!
Afghan NGOs, universities, and civil society groups can receive grants to strengthen their organizations, promote women's participation, build people-to-people ties, counter extremism, and expand media engagement. This funding aims to empower Afghan voices and foster progress with peace.
Boost Your Business: Access Grant Funding
This grant seeks organizations to develop national English teaching standards and policies for Afghanistan's higher education system, aiming to improve educational quality and student proficiency. Funding is available to establish a Ministry-level unit, create curriculum, and implement training and scholarship programs.
Get Funding: Combat Human Trafficking in Sri Lanka
Organizations in Sri Lanka can apply for funding to fight human trafficking by eliminating recruitment fees, improving victim support, and reforming regulations for migrant workers. This grant aims to protect vulnerable individuals and reduce trafficking.
Boost Your Business: South Asia Connectivity Grants
Unlock funding to drive economic growth and trade in South Asia. This grant supports businesses focused on regional cooperation, security, and environmental sustainability.
Secure Funding for Sri Lanka's Justice System Upgrade
This grant supports organizations working to improve formal transitional justice processes in Sri Lanka, enhancing the capacity of judicial investigators, prosecutors, and legal professionals to handle complex human rights violation cases.
Get Funding to Boost Youth Education in Afghanistan
This grant funds organizations to manage and deliver youth-focused educational and cultural programs through the Lincoln Learning Center network across Afghanistan. Eligible applicants will oversee program administration, staffing, and activities, contributing to cultural exchange and development.
Fund Your Afghan Olympics TV & Radio Project!
Afghan organizations can get funding to create TV and radio programs about the 2012 London Olympics, showcasing Afghanistan's athletes and their journey. This project will culminate in broadcasting the Olympic Opening Ceremony live.
Get Grants for Business Growth & US-Bangladesh Ties
Non-profit organizations and educational institutions can secure funding to foster U.S.-Bangladesh relations and boost economic opportunities. Projects focusing on democracy, human rights, education, and cultural exchange are eligible for support.
Global U.S. Studies Partnerships: Get Funding!
U.S. universities can partner with Quaid-i-Azam University in Pakistan to advance studies of the United States through exchanges, research, and curriculum development. Funding is available to support these international academic collaborations over 3-5 years.