Opportunity ID: 344700

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: 005-2022
Funding Opportunity Title: Ambassador’s Special Self-Help Program – PEPFAR Small Grants Fund
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Health
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 4
Assistance Listings: 19.029 — The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief Programs
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 1
Posted Date: Nov 30, 2022
Last Updated Date: Nov 30, 2022
Original Closing Date for Applications: Jan 16, 2023
Current Closing Date for Applications: Jan 16, 2023
Archive Date: Feb 15, 2023
Estimated Total Program Funding: $60,000
Award Ceiling: $20,000
Award Floor: $15,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: • The applicant must be a Zimbabwe registered non-governmental, non-profit, or community-based organization. Individuals, businesses, and government entities do NOT qualify.
• All applications must include and identify a significant community contribution (cash, labor, and/or materials).
• The beneficiary members must be Zimbabwean citizens.
• Applicants must display sound management in the form of financial and administrative procedures that protect against fraud, waste, and abuse.

Additional Information

Agency Name: U.S. Mission to Zimbabwe
Description:

The U.S. Department of State, through the U.S. Embassy in Harare, announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out a small, community-based development program. Please follow all instructions below.

Priority Region: Zimbabwe (all 10 provinces)

Program Objectives:

The Ambassador’s Special Self-Help (SSH) Program through the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) awards grants to registered non-governmental, non-profit, community-based organizations to implement short-term (12-month), small-scale (between $15,000 and $20,000) development projects that include significant community involvement.

Priority consideration is given to income generating projects with a health component that improve basic economic or social conditions at the village level. 

Project activities and spending should be completed within 12 months with an anticipated start date between September 1 and September 30, 2023, depending on when funding is made available.

The SSH Program receives hundreds of applications for funding each year. All submissions are reviewed in a competitive and transparent manner. However, given the limited funding available through the SSH Program, we can only fund a small number of projects each year.  

BACKGROUND 

Started in 1964 in Togo, the SSH Program spread across Africa as a grassroots program that allows U.S. embassies to respond quickly to local requests for small, community-based development projects that have an immediate impact. In 1980, the Ambassador’s Special Self-Help Program started in Zimbabwe.  

SPECIFIC PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS

The SSH Program in Zimbabwe has several funding sources, each with a specific mandate. When applying for funding, clearly identify which fund you are applying to.

1. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Small Grants Fund

The PEPFAR Small Grants Fund focuses on income generating activities that improve care, support, and economic conditions for people living with HIV (PLHIV) and those directly affected by HIV/AIDS such as grandparents caring for grandchildren orphaned due to HIV/AIDS.  

• Examples of previous projects: Agricultural training, nutritional gardens, grinding mills, artisan activities, sewing project for PLHIV, distribution system for nutritional supplements, HIV/AIDS prevention information.

Link to Additional Information:
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Mutsa Machimbidzofa

Grantor

Phone 00263782710934
Email:machimbidzofam@state.gov

Version History

Version Modification Description Updated Date

Folder 344700 Full Announcement-Zim_PEPFAR Small Grants Fund -> NOFO_PEPFAR Small Grants 2023_FINAL.pdf

Packages

Agency Contact Information: Mutsa Machimbidzofa
Grantor
Phone 00263782710934
Email: machimbidzofam@state.gov
Who Can Apply: Organization Applicants

Assistance Listing Number Competition ID Competition Title Opportunity Package ID Opening Date Closing Date Actions
19.029 005-2022 Ambassador’s Special Self-Help Program – PEPFAR Small Grants Fund PKG00278721 Nov 30, 2022 Jan 16, 2023 View

Package 1

Mandatory forms

344700 SF424_4_0-4.0.pdf

344700 SF424A-1.0.pdf

344700 SF424B-1.1.pdf

344700 BudgetNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf

344700 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf

Optional forms

344700 SFLLL_2_0-2.0.pdf

344700 AttachmentForm_1_2-1.2.pdf

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