Ambassadors’ Special Self Help Fund
Program Funding
Annual program obligations reported to SAM.gov.
Who has received this funding
Organizations awarded under CFDA 19.220 (USAspending.gov).
- Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees 10 awards $201,952
Program Objective
The U.S. Ambassadors' Special Self-Help program is a grass-roots assistance program that allows U.S. embassies to respond quickly to local requests for small community-based development projects. This Self-Help fund provides small, short-term grants to community groups that are working to improve the basic economic and social conditions of their communities. Special Self-Help projects help to improve basic economic or social conditions at the local community, or village level, and have long-lived value.
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants
- Foreign Nonprofit Organization
- Foreign Not-for-Profit Organization
- Foreign For-Profit Organization
Non-profit, community based organizations with the ability to operate legally in country, focused on improving basic norms of a society. Local educational and civic institutions for the improvement of schools, orphanages, and other small-scale associations to benefit those in need.
How to Apply
Award Procedure
See www.grants.gov and U.S. Embassy websites for award procedures.
See www.grants.gov and U.S. Embassy websites for approval information.
Program details & compliance
Description
The program provides grants for activities such as expansion of classrooms, construction of ventilated pit latrines, improvement of community centers and health clinics, boreholes for access to clean water, school equipment and supplies, solar heating, and agricultural kits, and more.
Mission Categories
Primary: Rural Community Development
Use of Funds
Allowed Uses
See www.grants.gov and U.S. Embassy websites for individual notice of funding opportunities.
Reporting & Compliance
Applicable 2 CFR 200 Subparts
- Subpart B — General Provisions
- Subpart C — Pre-Federal Award Requirements
- Subpart D — Post-Federal Award Requirements
- Subpart E — Cost Principles
- Subpart F — Audit Requirements