# Ambassador’s Special Self-Help Fund (ASSHF)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/dos-rwanda-pe-2022-01-ambassadors-special-self-help-fund-asshf/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/340646

> U.S. Mission to Rwanda offered grants of up to $15,000 (at least $1,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 7 awards. Applications closed on July 25, 2022.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | DOS-RWANDA-PE-2022-01 |
| Agency | U.S. Mission to Rwanda |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | July 25, 2022 |
| Award ceiling | $15,000 |
| Award floor | $1,000 |
| Expected awards | 7 |
| 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)

The following organizations are eligible to apply: • Cooperatives that are registered with the Rwanda Cooperative Agency.• Nongovernmental organizations that are registered with the Rwanda Governance Board (RGB).

## What the grant funds

Background: The Ambassador’s Special Self-Help (SSH) Program is a grants program that seeks to reduce poverty and hunger in sub-Saharan Africa. These community development efforts promote self-reliance through significant local contributions and sustainability requirements. Over the last nine years, the State Department has provided $2 million each year to support SSH projects in 47 countries across the continent.

## Questions people ask

### Is DOS-RWANDA-PE-2022-01 still open?

No. It closed on July 25, 2022.

### Who can apply for Ambassador’s Special Self-Help Fund (ASSHF)?

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

### What is the deadline for Ambassador’s Special Self-Help Fund (ASSHF)?

Closed July 25, 2022. 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 $15,000 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.