U.S. Mission to Nigeria: 2021 Ambassador’s Special Self-Help Program

Deadline: 15-Mar-21

U.S. Embassy Abuja announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out projects through the Ambassador’s Special Self Help (ASSH) Small Grants Program.

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ASSH program is a grassroots assistance program that funds grants for small development activities that generate public awareness of U.S. foreign assistance efforts which fall outside the structure of other established U.S. assistance projects. The program is intended to be flexible and allow the Ambassador to respond directly to requests from local communities for assistance with projects that have immediate impact and further Mission priorities. Equally important, the Special Self-Help program is structured to encourage communities to be self-reliant and undertake similar activities on their own in the future.

Objectives

Acceptable project objectives include, but are not limited to, the following:

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Economic diversification, including small business creation and income generation
Generate sustainable income and employment opportunities in local communities;
Advance economic diversification at the grassroots level;
Encourage use of local natural resources for income generation;
Promote a culture of entrepreneurship;
Improve basic economic or living conditions of a community;
Purchase of income generating-equipment such as weaving looms, threshing machines, oil presses, beehives etc.
Social services
Assist populations which may be disadvantaged or at-risk on a temporary or chronic basis, including people with disabilities, ethnic minorities, the elderly and female heads of household;
Construction of health clinics or workshops;
Water and sanitation related projects.
Youth and child development
Assist youth to gain knowledge and tools to live positively, set life goals and enhance their own health, safety and security;
Create opportunities for youth, including employment;
Construction of school rooms or community centers;
Purchase of school equipment, furnishings and books.
Community-based natural resource management
Expand effective community ownership and management of natural resources;
Developing sustainable community-based tourism;
Promoting the conservation of natural resources.
Funding Information

Award Ceiling: $15000
Award Floor: $5000
Participants and Audiences

All applicants must be Non-Profit Organizations (NPOs) registered on the state on national level in Nigeria. Proposals are welcome from Community Based Organizations (CBOs), Faith Based Organizations (FBOs), and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) that work directly with communities.

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Eligibility Criteria

Not-for-profit organizations (NPOs,) including civil society/non-governmental organizations (NGOs) registered on the federal or state level in Nigeria.
Established, registered grassroots community-based organizations (CBOs) and Faith Based Organizations (FBOs) registered on the federal or state level in Nigeria.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=330445