# U.S. Embassy Gaborone Ambaassador's Special Self-Help Fund Program

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/dos-gaborone-gr-asshf-fy21-u-s-embassy-gaborone-ambaassador-s-special-self/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/333021

> U.S. Mission to Botswana offered grants of up to $25,000 (at least $5,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 8 awards. Applications closed on August 26, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | DOS-GABORONE-GR-ASSHF-FY21 |
| Agency | U.S. Mission to Botswana |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | August 26, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $25,000 |
| Award floor | $5,000 |
| Expected awards | 8 |
| Total funding | not stated |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 19.220 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

All applicants must be registered locally registered Non-Profit Organizations based in Botswana. Proposals are welcome from Community Based Organizations (CBOs), Faith Based Organizations (FBOs), and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGSs) that work directly with communities.

## What the grant funds

The U.S. Embassy Gaborone is pleased to announce the availability of a funding opportunity and an open competition for organizations to submit applications to implement community-initiated development projects through the U.S. Embassy Gaborone Ambassador’s Special Self-Help Fund (ASSHF) Small Grants Program. Purpose of Small Grants: The Ambassador’s Special Self-Help Fund program is a grass-roots assistance program that funds grants for small development activities that generate public awareness of U.S. foreign assistance efforts that fall outside the structure of other established U.S. assistance projects. This program provides targeted grants to assist small-scale, short term, community-driven projects that improve economic and social conditions at the local level. The ASSHF 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 Ambassador’s Special Self-Help Fund program is structured to encourage communities to be self-reliant and undertake similar activities on their own in the future. Proposed projects must be well planned and ready to be implemented and must be easily self-sustaining when the project is completed. The organization must obtain approval from the local development committee, tribal authority, local town and/or district council before submission of the proposal to the U.S. Embassy. Successful applicants should demonstrate strong ties and support to their local community and with local governmental bodies. Recipient organizations must demonstrate their substantial commitment by either contributing to the project financially or providing labor or supplies (in kind contribution) to carry out the project. Contributions may include labor, materials (bricks, sand, gravel, seeds, etc.), land, buildings, or money to ensure the success of the project. Organizations must be able to demonstrate that they have adequate internal controls and financial monitoring procedures in place. The organization is required to provide ongoing project reports. U.S. Embassy staff will make periodic visits to the project site.

## Questions people ask

### Is DOS-GABORONE-GR-ASSHF-FY21 still open?

No. It closed on August 26, 2021.

### Who can apply for U.S. Embassy Gaborone Ambaassador's Special Self-Help Fund Program?

U.S. Mission to Botswana accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for U.S. Embassy Gaborone Ambaassador's Special Self-Help Fund Program?

Closed August 26, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $25,000 each.

### Who has won Ambassadors' Special Self Help Fund grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, Adra I Angola, Tandana Foundation Inc. The program made 993 awards worth $7.6 million in that time.