Opportunity Information: Apply for H NOFO 20 102
The "Workshop Connecting Women and Youth-led Indian Businesses with Established American Defense Corporations" is a U.S. Department of State initiative run through the U.S. Mission to India. The opportunity supports a structured workshop program designed to help women-led and youth-led Indian entrepreneurs engage more effectively with established American defense companies. The focus is practical and outcomes-driven: preparing participants to navigate defense industry events, build credible business connections, and convert those connections into longer-term commercial or strategic relationships.
The grant is offered as a discretionary funding opportunity under Funding Opportunity Number H NOFO 20 102, with awards issued through either a Cooperative Agreement or a Grant, depending on the level of expected involvement from the U.S. government during implementation. The activity areas are listed under community development and education, reflecting that the program is intended to build capacity, improve readiness, and strengthen professional and institutional linkages rather than directly subsidize business operations. The CFDA listing associated with the opportunity is 19.040.
Eligibility is limited to certain types of U.S.-recognized organizations that can credibly design and deliver the workshop: public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (excluding universities if the applicant is a nonprofit other than an institution of higher education). In other words, the funding is not aimed at individual entrepreneurs or companies applying directly; it is aimed at capable implementers who will recruit and train the entrepreneurs and coordinate engagement with defense-sector stakeholders.
In terms of funding size and scale, the award ceiling is USD 50,000, and the program anticipated up to 10 awards. The opportunity was created on March 10, 2020, with an original closing date of May 9, 2020. That budget and award count suggest multiple small projects rather than a single large nationwide program, likely allowing different implementers to run workshops in different locations or with different sector emphases within the broader defense ecosystem.
The performance expectations are clearly framed around measurable results over defined time horizons. First, the program aims for participating entrepreneurs to be able to participate effectively in defense expos, with verification through surveys conducted three months after the workshop. Second, within twelve months of the program, participants should be equipped to advance tangible business outcomes such as memoranda of understanding (MOUs), contracts, partnerships, investment discussions, and even acquisitions. Third, the program intends to empower participants to improve their firms' access to funding and incubation opportunities, indicating that part of the workshop content and networking should connect entrepreneurs to capital pathways, accelerators, incubators, or other support systems relevant to defense-adjacent innovation and manufacturing.
Overall, the opportunity funds an organization to design and deliver an industry-connection and readiness-building workshop that moves beyond general entrepreneurship training and targets the specific realities of engaging major U.S. defense corporations. Success is defined by follow-up evidence that participants can show up prepared to defense expos, maintain and deepen corporate relationships, and translate those relationships into agreements, investment activity, or other concrete steps toward commercialization and growth, while also becoming better positioned to access incubation and funding channels.Apply for H NOFO 20 102
- The Department of State, U.S. Mission to India in the community development, education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Workshop Connecting Women and Youth-led Indian Businesses with Established American Defense Corporations" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.040.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 10, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 09, 2020. (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 $50,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 10 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is this grant opportunity?
This is a U.S. Department of State initiative run through the U.S. Mission to India titled "Workshop Connecting Women and Youth-led Indian Businesses with Established American Defense Corporations." It funds a structured, practical workshop program intended to help women-led and youth-led Indian entrepreneurs engage more effectively with established American defense companies and turn those connections into longer-term commercial or strategic relationships.
2) What is the main purpose of the funded program?
The program is designed to build readiness and improve outcomes for women-led and youth-led Indian businesses when engaging with major U.S. defense corporations. The workshop is intended to help participants:
- Navigate defense industry events and defense expos more effectively
- Build credible business connections with established American defense companies
- Convert those connections into longer-term relationships and measurable business outcomes
- Improve access to funding and incubation opportunities
3) Is this funding meant to support business operations or provide capital directly to entrepreneurs?
No. The activity areas are listed under community development and education, reflecting that the funding supports capacity-building and professional linkage activities (the workshop and related engagement). It is not described as a direct subsidy for business operations.
4) Who is the funder and which office runs it?
The initiative is under the U.S. Department of State and is run through the U.S. Mission to India.
5) What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON) for this grant?
The Funding Opportunity Number is H NOFO 20 102.
6) What CFDA listing is associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is associated with CFDA 19.040.
7) What type of award mechanism will be used?
Awards may be issued through either a Cooperative Agreement or a Grant. The selection depends on the level of expected involvement from the U.S. government during implementation.
8) What kinds of organizations are eligible to apply?
Eligibility is limited to U.S.-recognized organizations that can credibly design and deliver the workshop, specifically:
- Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (excluding universities if the applicant is a nonprofit other than an institution of higher education)
9) Can individual entrepreneurs or companies apply directly for the grant?
No. The funding is aimed at capable implementers (eligible organizations) that will recruit and train entrepreneurs and coordinate engagement with defense-sector stakeholders. It is not aimed at individual entrepreneurs or companies applying directly.
10) What is the maximum award amount?
The award ceiling is USD 50,000.
11) How many awards were anticipated?
The opportunity anticipated up to 10 awards.
12) When was the opportunity created, and when did it originally close?
The opportunity was created on March 10, 2020, and had an original closing date of May 9, 2020.
13) What does the number and size of awards suggest about how projects may be structured?
With a USD 50,000 award ceiling and up to 10 anticipated awards, the opportunity suggests multiple smaller projects rather than a single large program. This could allow different implementers to run workshops in different locations or with different defense-ecosystem emphases within the overall objective.
14) What kinds of results is the program expected to produce?
The performance expectations are framed around measurable results over defined time horizons, including:
- Participants can take part effectively in defense expos (to be verified through surveys conducted three months after the workshop)
- Within twelve months, participants can advance tangible outcomes such as MOUs, contracts, partnerships, investment discussions, and even acquisitions
- Participants improve their firms' access to funding and incubation opportunities
15) How is effectiveness measured after the workshop?
One explicit verification method mentioned is surveys conducted three months after the workshop to confirm whether participating entrepreneurs can participate effectively in defense expos.
16) What is the timeline for longer-term business outcomes?
The opportunity describes a twelve-month horizon for participants to be equipped to advance tangible outcomes such as MOUs, contracts, partnerships, investment discussions, and acquisitions.
17) What kinds of "tangible business outcomes" are specifically mentioned?
The opportunity explicitly mentions memoranda of understanding (MOUs), contracts, partnerships, investment discussions, and acquisitions as examples of outcomes participants should be equipped to pursue within twelve months.
18) What does "defense industry events" or "defense expos" mean in the context of this program?
In this opportunity, the workshop is meant to prepare participants to navigate defense-sector events and expos in a way that leads to credible connections with established American defense corporations and supports follow-on relationship building.
19) What does the workshop focus on, according to the opportunity description?
The focus is practical and outcomes-driven. It is described as moving beyond general entrepreneurship training to target the specific realities of engaging major U.S. defense corporations, including how to prepare for events, build connections, and convert those connections into longer-term relationships and business activity.
20) Does the program include connections to funding or incubation pathways?
Yes. The opportunity states an intention to empower participants to improve their firms' access to funding and incubation opportunities. It also indicates the workshop content and networking should connect entrepreneurs to capital pathways, accelerators, incubators, or other relevant support systems for defense-adjacent innovation and manufacturing.
21) What is the overall definition of success for the funded project?
Success is defined by follow-up evidence that participants can attend defense expos prepared, maintain and deepen corporate relationships, and translate those relationships into agreements, investment activity, or other concrete steps toward commercialization and growth, while also becoming better positioned to access incubation and funding channels.
22) What are the activity areas listed for this opportunity?
The activity areas are listed under community development and education, reflecting a capacity-building and readiness-building approach rather than direct commercial subsidy.
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