Ambassadors' Special Self Help Fund
Department Of State
The U.S. Ambassadors' Special Self-Help program is a grass-roots assistance program that allows U.S. embassies to respond quickly to local requests for small community-based development projects. This Self-Help fund provides small, short-term grants to community groups that are working to improve the basic economic and social conditions of their communities. Special Self-Help projects help to improve basic economic or social conditions at the local community, or village level, and have long-liv
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Helps communities improve facilities like schools and health clinics. Provides grants for construction, equipment, and clean water access.
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📋What Are the Application Steps & Timeline?
- 📝Steps to Apply
- Submit a proposal outlining the project and its objectives.
- Provide a budget detailing the financial requirements.
- Include any necessary supporting documents as specified in the guidelines.
- Submit the completed application by the deadline.
- 🌐Application Portal
- https://www.state.gov/bureaus-offices/under-secretary-for-foreign-assistance-humanitarian-affairs-and-religious-freedom/
- 📤Submission Method
- online
- 📅Key Dates
- TBDApplication Deadline
- 🔄Intake Type
- fixed-deadline
📄What Documents Are Required?
- ✅Required Documents
- SF-424 (Application for Federal Assistance)
- SF-424A (Budget Information - Non-Construction)
- SF-424B (Assurances)
- Project Narrative
- Budget Narrative
- 📐Format Requirements
- PDF only, max 10MB
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💰What Expenses Are Eligible?
- 🧾Eligible Expenses
- community development projects
- income-generating activities
- education initiatives
- health programs
- 🚫Ineligible Expenses
- luxury items
- personal expenses
- political activities
- 📏Expense Caps
- Administrative costs capped at 10%
- 💳Payment Model
- reimbursement
- ⏪Retroactive Expenses Eligible
- No
🤝Is Matching Funding Required?
📊What Are the Reporting Requirements?
- 🗓️Reporting Frequency
- annual
- 📑Reporting Requirements
- performance progress report
- SF-425 Federal Financial Report
- 🔍Audit Requirements
- OMB Uniform Guidance Single Audit if the recipient expends $750,000 or more in federal awards.
- 📢Branding Requirements
- Acknowledgment of federal funding is required in all materials produced with grant funds.
- 🗄️Record Retention Period
- 3 years post-final-report
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This program offers funding up to $1,960,292 (minimum $42,000).
This program accepts applications on a rolling basis.
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