Ambassador’s Special Self-Help Fund in Zimbabwe

Deadline: 4-Jan-22

The U.S. Department of State, through the U.S. Embassy in Harare, has announced an open competition for organizations to submit applications for Ambassador’s Special Self-Help (SSH) Program to carry out a small, community-based development program.

The Ambassador’s Special Self-Help (SSH) Program awards grants to registered non-governmental, non-profit, community-based organizations to implement short-term, small-scale development projects that include significant community involvement.

The Ambassador’s SSH Fund focuses on community-initiated income generating projects. These projects can support access to healthy food, natural resource management, wildlife conservation, water/sanitation initiatives, and other community projects.

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

Funding Information

Total available funding: $65,000(dependent on final figures from Washington)
Award amounts: awards may range from a minimum of $2,500 to a maximum of $8,000
Length of performance period: 12 months
Anticipated program start date: September 20, 2022
Priority Region: Zimbabwe (all 10 provinces)

Eligibility Criteria

The applicant must be a Zimbabwe registered non-governmental, non-profit, or community-based organization.
Registered trusts, associations, schools, churches, etc. meet this eligibility requirement.
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.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=336400