ClosedOpportunity AF-ESF-CY2019-GR-SSH-06010701

Ambassador's Special Self Help Program

U.S. Mission to Tanzania · Department of State

At a glance

Ambassador's Special Self Help Program is a closed federal grant opportunity from U.S. Mission to Tanzania (Department of State). The application deadline was July 1, 2019. Individual awards are listed as $2K – $10K, with about 8 awards expected and $50K in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include others (see notice). Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 19.022 (Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Jun 10, 2019Posted
Jul 1, 2019Application deadline

Posted: Jun 10, 2019
Close date: Jul 1, 2019
Award floor: $2,000
Award ceiling: $10,000
Est. total funding: $50,000
Expected awards: 8
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Grant
Opportunity category: Other

Who can apply

Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

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.

Can your organization apply?

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

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:

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Additional information from the agency ↗

Full announcement & documents

The full announcement has the complete rules — page limits, required attachments, evaluation criteria and any letter-of-intent dates. Files download directly from Grants.gov.

SSH_ Proposal Template 2019Other Supporting Documents · SSH_Proposal Template 2019.pdfPDF · 789 KB

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

19.022Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas GrantsProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 19.022

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$9.94M

FY25

$9.94M

FY26

$9.94M est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 19.022. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Who was funded under ALN 19.022

Historical data · not a prediction

Since October 1, 2023, 1,807 grant awards had funding actions under Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants. These are program-wide awards, not awards from this specific notice.

INDIVIDUAL RECIPIENT$6.31M
MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES$4.7M
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY$3.89M
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY$1.57M
AMERICAN COUNCILS FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION: ACTR/ACCELS, INC.$1.28M

Recipients, states, recent awards and sub-awards →Source: USAspending.gov.

Agency contact (as published)

cristen barnes Grantor
Selfhelpd@state.gov
255 22 229 4297

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Ambassador's Special Self Help Program”?

The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “Ambassador's Special Self Help Program”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $2k – $10k, total estimated program funding is $50,000 and the agency expects to make about 8 awards.

How do I apply for “Ambassador's Special Self Help Program”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity AF-ESF-CY2019-GR-SSH-06010701), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

ForecastedALN 19.022