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DOS-GHANA-ECON-2021-01: U.S. Embassy Accra Special Self-Help Program

Closed Closed May 15, 2021 Opportunity DOS-GHANA-ECON-2021-01 ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$12,000
• Award floor$2,000
• Total funding$60,000
• Expected awards6
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeGrant

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to nonprofits.

• Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
• Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Ghanaian-registered co-operative groups and community-based organizations

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Economic Statecraft awards averaged $601,771; this notice allows up to $12,000 per award.
• Most of the program's money (54% over five years) went to colleges and universities.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

The U.S. Ambassador’s Special Self-Help Program’s (SSH) goal is to provide small-scale assistance directly to Ghanaian community-based organizations as part of an ongoing commitment by the U.S. government to support Ghanaian-driven development activities at the local level. The SSH Program awards grants to registered non-governmental, non-profit, community-based organizations to implement short-term (12-month), small-scale (between $1,000 and $12,000) development projects that include significant community involvement. All eligible projects are eligible to apply. The Embassy encourages the submission of any eligible proposal, and will give priority consideration to projects which demonstrate potential for women’s empowerment and women’s economic development. Intended participants are communities that have identified a need in their community and seek funding to resolve this need at the local level using sustainable means. Participants are expected to include a significant community contribution in their proposal.

Category: Other.

Applying now

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