Ambassador's Special Self Help Program
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Ambassador's Special Self Help Program: PROGRAM DESCRIPTION The U.S. Embassy Dar es Salaam announcesan open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry outprojects through the Ambassador's Special Self Help (SSH) Small Grants Program. Economic Empowerment The Ambassador's Special Self-Help Fund welcomes innovative and unique incomegenerating activities within a community that improve the livelihood of disadvantaged populations, including people with disabilities, orphans, elderly, or victims of sexual exploitation or trafficking. The proposed activity should provide a benefit for the community-at-large. Advancement of Women and Girls The Embassy encourages proposals that support women's economic or social empowerment, women's employment, and marketable skills. Emphasis will be given to the expansion of women owned businesses that train, employ, and empower women and girls. Children / Youth Ambassador's Special Self Help grants may also support community programs benefiting children and youth. Community-led activities covering a broad range of youth services including sustainable nutrition programs and innovative youth empowerment initiatives are welcome. · The organization will have to provide ongoing project reports. U.S. Embassy staff will make periodic visitsto the project site. · Recipient communities must demonstrate their substantial commitment by either contributing to the project financially or providing labor orsupplies (in kind contribution) to carry out the project. · Proposed projects must be well planned and ready to be implemented and must be easily self-sustaining when thegrant is completed. Projects must be completed in less than one year. · The organization must obtain approval from the local development committee, district and/or authorities,local village and/or district councils before submission of the proposal to the U.S. Embassy Dar es Salaam. Please refer to the link below for the complete NOFO and application package: Auth
Federal Grant Title: | Ambassador's Special Self Help Program |
Federal Agency Name: | US Mission to Tanzania (DOS-TZA) |
Grant Categories: | Community Development |
Type of Opportunity: | Other |
Funding Opportunity Number: | AF-ESF-CY2019-GR-SSH-06010701 |
Type of Funding: | Grant |
CFDA Numbers: | 19.022 |
CFDA Descriptions: | Information not provided |
Current Application Deadline: | July 1st, 2019 |
Original Application Deadline: | July 1st, 2019 |
Posted Date: | June 10th, 2019 |
Creation Date: | June 10th, 2019 |
Archive Date: | No date given |
Total Program Funding: | $50,000 |
Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $10,000 |
Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $2,000 |
Expected Number of Awards: | 8 |
Cost Sharing or Matching: | No |
Last Updated: | June 10th, 2019 |
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification.)
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- The Ambassador's Special Self help program will only accept proposals from: Registered not-for-profit organizations, including civil society/ non-governmental organizations headquartered in Tanzania.Established, registered grassroots community -based organizations (CBOs) and Faith Based Organizations headquartered in Tanzania.The following is not eligible for funding: •Charitable or donation related activities;•Projects that support specific religious activities;•Fundraising campaigns;•Lobbying for specific legislation or projects;•Scientific research;•Projects intended primarily for the growth or institutional development of the organization; •Projects that duplicate existing efforts;•Purchase of alcohol, medicine, school uniforms, school fees, bursaries, or personal expenses; •Purchase of food and food parcels;•Support for private businesses, private crèches, or public/government schools unless through involvement of a Parent-Teacher Association;•Fees or salaries, including those for training, seminars, travel costs, or per diem;•Any chemical, including fertilizer, pesticides, fungicides, or herbicides; and Religious/police/law enforcement/prison-related/political or military activities.
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