This department is offering the Ambassador’s Special Self-Help (SSH) program to provide small, short-term grants for community-based development projects. This grant is for improving basic economic and social conditions in villages or communities, such as constructing classrooms, community centers, health clinics, boreholes for clean water access, school equipment, medical equipment, solar heating, and agricultural kits. The closing date for applications is April 30, 2018.
Opportunity ID: 300384
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | DOS-MSU-SSH-FY18 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | U.S. Ambassador’s Special Self Help 2018, U.S. Embassy Maseru |
| Opportunity Category: | Other |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | Community-initiated projects that improve basic economic or social conditions at the local community or village level. |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
| Category Explanation: | Community-initiated projects that improve basic economic or social conditions at the local community or village level. |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 8 |
| Assistance Listings: | 19.700 — General Department of State Assistance |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Feb 01, 2018 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 30, 2018 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 30, 2018 |
| Archive Date: | May 30, 2018 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $65,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $9,900 |
| Award Floor: | $5,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | This program is for community-initiated projects involving schools, clinics, co-operatives, associations, training or community improvement projects. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | U.S. Mission to Lesotho |
| Description: | The Ambassador’s Special Self-Help (SSH) 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 (one year) to community groups that are working to improve the basic economic and social conditions of their villages or communities. The fund provides grants for activities such as construction of classrooms, construction of community centers and health clinics, boreholes for access to clean water, school equipment and supplies, medical equipment, solar heating and agricultural kits among others listed in our guidelines. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Hopolang Senekane
Grantor Phone 26622312666 Email:senekanehd@state.gov |
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Related Documents
Folder 300384 Full Announcement-Application Guidance & Details -> NOFO_SSH_2018.pdf
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