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Project Objectives: SH funds are meant for activities that are community driven and serve the community at large where they are being funded. The most successful project proposals will target health, education, and development challenges and will: · Demonstrate a clear, ongoing benefit to the local community; · Include a significant contribution from the community in the form of labor, land, materials, or money; · Be within the local community’s ability to manage and maintain on a sustainable basis; · Have a net-positive impact on the local environment; · Respect human rights, including disability rights and gender equality. Below is a sample list of the types of projects the Department will consider funding: · Small construction projects (less than 10,000 sq. ft.) – school rooms, community centers, health facilities, foot bridges, housing for a government or community-paid nurse or teacher, workshops, community abattoir, grain storage, rural airstrip for a hospital, and school dormitory for distant students. · Water-related projects – wells, latrines, pumps, bore holes, shower stalls and sinks and fishponds. · School equipment and supplies – desks, chairs, laboratory equipment and library items. · Communal construction equipment such as a brick-making machine. · Income generating equipment – weaving looms, tools for furniture making, rice-milling machine. (Must be maintainable by local community). Funds may not be used for: · Operating or recurring costs (salaries, rent, administrative or maintenance costs, fuel); · Individual travel expenses (lodging, transportation, food, fuel); · Religious, police, law enforcement, prison, or military activities; · Projects that are inherently political in nature or that contain the appearance of partisanship or support to an individual or party in electoral campaigns; · The purchase, operation, or maintenance of vehicles; · Activities with negative environmental consequences; · Activities which benefit any US government employee.
Funding Opportunity Number: DOS-COD-SSHF-FY23-001. Assistance Listing: 19.220. Funding Instrument: G. Category: CD. Award Amount: $5K – $17K per award.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Eligible applicants: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification). Eligibility is restricted to local NGOs, community associations, and cooperatives. Funding will be distributed pending congressional funding approval no later than September 30th. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $5K – $17K per award. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
The published deadline was August 9, 2024, which has passed. Check the official notice for any future application windows before investing time in a proposal.
Yes — U.S. Embassy Kinshasa Ambassador’s Special Self-Help Fund is offered by U.S. Mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo and this listing comes from Grants.gov, an official U.S. federal source. Federal applications generally require registrations (for example SAM.gov or an agency submission portal), so allow extra lead time.
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