# Support for the socio-economic development of communities in Niger

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/ng-ssh-fy21-support-for-the-socio-economic-development-of-communities/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/334566

> U.S. Mission to Niger offered grants of up to $10,000 (at least $3,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 10 awards. Applications closed on August 2, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | NG-SSH-FY21 |
| Agency | U.S. Mission to Niger |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | August 2, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $10,000 |
| Award floor | $3,000 |
| Expected awards | 10 |
| 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)

Non-profits: including non-governmental organizations (NGOs), educational institutions, health institutions, Civil society organizations, community-based organizations. Note: • Organizations must be nonprofit. For-profit and commercial firms are not eligible to apply in response to this NOFO. • There is a strong preference to fund local community organizations that are serving a grassroot need and a project that is community generated, implemented, and supported. • Organizations must have the ability to operate legally in country.

## What the grant funds

Executive Summary The U.S. Embassy Niamey / Bureau of African Affairs, Office of Economic and Regional Affairs (AF/ERA) at the U.S. Department of State (DOS), announces this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for The Ambassador’s Special Self-Help (SSH) to Support the Socio-Economic development of communities in Niger. The Ambassador’s Special Self-Help (SSH) program, is a grass-roots assistance program that allows U.S. embassies to respond quickly to local requests for small community-based development projects. Special Self-Help projects are community-based, initiated locally, administered at the local level, and include significant community contributions in cash, labor or materials. The Special Self-Help program is structured to encourage communities to be self-reliant and undertake similar activities on their own in the future. A Fixed Amount Award for up to $10,000 U.S. Dollars (USD) in FY 2021 Economic Support Funds (ESF)/ Ambassador's Special Self-Help Fund will be awarded (pending availability of funds) for work that will support the Socio-Economic development of communities in Niger. The period of performance is 6 months to 1 years. Funding authority rests in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended. Background Niger is a developing country, which consistently ranks near the bottom in the United Nations' Human Development Index (HDI). Despite significant strides made by Niger over the past decade, the country’s extreme poverty rate remained high at 42.9% in 2020, affecting more than 10 million people.[1] Niger’s economy depends primarily on subsistence agriculture. The country is faced with multiple development issues. The most crucial is a rapid population growth (a fertility rate of over seven live births per woman) contrasted with low economic growth. Consequently, population growth outpaces the government’s ability to offer sustained basic services. In such situations, community members organize themselves for community development and improvement. The Self-Help fund provides small, short-term grants to community groups that are working to improve the basic economic and social conditions of their communities. In other words, the fund provides groups with resources to implement projects that improve living and social conditions in their communities.

## Questions people ask

### Is NG-SSH-FY21 still open?

No. It closed on August 2, 2021.

### Who can apply for Support for the socio-economic development of communities in Niger?

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

### What is the deadline for Support for the socio-economic development of communities in Niger?

Closed August 2, 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 $10,000 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.