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DOS-RWANDA-PE-2022-01: Ambassador’s Special Self-Help Fund (ASSHF)

Closed Closed July 25, 2022 Opportunity DOS-RWANDA-PE-2022-01 ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$15,000
• Award floor$1,000
• Expected awards7
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeGrant

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

• 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).

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Ambassadors' Special Self Help Fund awards averaged $7,638; this notice allows up to $15,000 per award.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

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.

Category: Community Development.

Applying now

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