Opportunity Information: Apply for SFOP0009761
The Women in Agriculture Gain Economic Security opportunity (SFOP0009761) is a U.S. Department of State grant program administered through the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs Office of Assistance Coordination (NEA/AC) in partnership with U.S. Embassy Tunis. It is designed for work in Tunisia and focuses on two linked challenges: the agricultural sector's growing exposure to climate change and the resulting pressures on food security, alongside the persistent economic vulnerability of women working in agriculture. The core idea is to strengthen climate resilience and food security in ways that also expand women's economic security, leadership, and decision-making power across the agricultural value chain.
The project is expected to center on women who have been historically marginalized within Tunisia's agricultural economy, particularly women participating in agricultural cooperatives. Proposals should show how these women will be supported to adopt innovative technical practices and entrepreneurial approaches that help them cope with climate impacts (such as drought stress, changing rainfall patterns, extreme heat, or soil degradation), while also improving productivity and profitability. In practical terms, this implies interventions that both reduce climate risk and raise income, for example through climate-smart production techniques, improved resource management, post-harvest handling, value-added processing, better market linkages, and cooperative-level business improvements that help members capture more value from what they produce.
A major emphasis is on economic empowerment outcomes rather than only technical training. The opportunity specifically highlights improving business acumen and strengthening access to funding for women throughout the agricultural value chain, not just at the farm level. Competitive proposals would typically explain how women will build skills in enterprise planning, financial literacy, pricing, marketing, quality standards, recordkeeping, cooperative governance, and negotiating with buyers and suppliers, as well as how the project will help them overcome common barriers to finance. That can include preparing women-led cooperatives or women entrepreneurs to qualify for loans or grants, connecting them with financial institutions, improving documentation and business plans, and addressing practical constraints that often limit women's access to capital.
The funding mechanism is a cooperative agreement, which generally indicates substantial involvement by the funding agency during implementation compared with a standard grant. The opportunity is categorized as discretionary funding in the agriculture sector (CFDA 19.600). The program anticipates a single award with a maximum budget (award ceiling) of $1,500,000. The opportunity was posted May 8, 2023, with an original application deadline of June 15, 2023. Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others" with additional eligibility details referenced in the full notice, meaning the program may be open to a range of organizations depending on the specific criteria in the complete announcement.
Overall, the grant is looking for a well-structured Tunisia-focused program that treats climate resilience, food security, and women's economic empowerment as mutually reinforcing goals. The strongest proposals would be expected to show a clear pathway from targeted support for women in cooperatives and along the value chain to measurable improvements in climate adaptation practices, business performance and profitability, and women's ability to access and manage financial resources in the agricultural economy.Apply for SFOP0009761
- The Department of State, Assistance Coordination in the agriculture sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Women in Agriculture Gain Economic Security" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.600.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 08, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 15, 2023. (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 $1,500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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