U.S. Embassy Accra Special Self-Help Program
The summary for the U.S. Embassy Accra Special Self-Help Program grant is detailed below.
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U.S. Embassy Accra Special Self-Help Program: The U.S. Ambassador's Special Self-Help Program's (SSH) goal is to provide small-scale assistance directly to Ghanaian community-based organizations as part of an ongoing commitment by the U.S. government to support Ghanaian-driven development activities at the local level. The SSH Program awards grants to registered non-governmental, non-profit, community-based organizations to implement short-term (12-month), small-scale (between $1,000 and $12,000) development projects that include significant community involvement.All eligible projects are eligible to apply. The Embassy encourages the submission of any eligible proposal, and will give priority consideration to projects which demonstrate potential for women's empowerment and women's economic development. Intended participants are communities that have identified a need in their community and seek funding to resolve this need at the local level using sustainable means. Participants are expected to include a significant community contribution in their proposal.
Federal Grant Title: | U.S. Embassy Accra Special Self-Help Program |
Federal Agency Name: | US Mission to Ghana (DOS-GHA) |
Grant Categories: | Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification) |
Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
Funding Opportunity Number: | DOS-GHANA-ECON-2021-01 |
Type of Funding: | Grant |
CFDA Numbers: | 19.322 |
CFDA Descriptions: | Information not provided |
Current Application Deadline: | May 15th, 2021 |
Original Application Deadline: | May 15th, 2021 |
Posted Date: | February 12th, 2021 |
Creation Date: | February 12th, 2021 |
Archive Date: | June 14th, 2021 |
Total Program Funding: | $60,000 |
Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $12,000 |
Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $2,000 |
Expected Number of Awards: | 6 |
Cost Sharing or Matching: | No |
Last Updated: | February 12th, 2021 |
- Category Explanation
- Economic Income Generating or Social Improvement Projects
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education - Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education - Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification.)
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- Ghanaian-registered co-operative groups and community-based organizations
- Link to Full Grant Announcement
- U.S. Embassy Accra, Ghana Special Self-Help Website
- Grant Announcement Contact
- Gunner Hamlyn
Grantor
Phone 233-302741404
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