Could you please clarify if we, as a consulting company, are we eligible to apply for the grant with initiatives that involve our external partners, such as educational institutions, to benefit women in the broader community? Or are the grant-funded initiatives strictly intended to support internal staff development and activities within our own company? We appreciate your guidance on this matter to ensure our proposal aligns with the grant’s objectives.

These grants aim to increase women’s representation in the energy and adjacent sectors.

If proposers represent a company in the energy or adjacent sectors, Energy for Equality grants are intended to support internal workforce development.

If proposers represent CSOs, Energy for Equality grants are intended to support the organization’s current or future programming that contributes to increased representation of women in the energy sector.

Please also refer to Page 12 (‘Section II – Program Description and Sub-section 2.4 – Illustrative Interventions’) to examine the kinds of interested measures for funding.

Please also refer to Page 14 (‘Section III- Eligible Institutions’) of the NOFO for detailed eligibility criteria.