# Ambassadors' Special Self Help Fund

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/niger-ssh-fy2022-ambassadors-special-self-help-fund/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/347137

> 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 April 30, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | NIGER-SSH-FY2022 |
| Agency | U.S. Mission to Niger |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | April 30, 2023 |
| 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)

Community and national/ local Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)

## What the grant funds

Funding Opportunity Title: Ambassadors' Special Self-Help Fund Funding Opportunity Number: NIGER-SSH-FY2022 Deadline for Applications: April 30, 2023 Assistance Listing Number: 19.220 A. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION The U.S. Embassy Niamey / Bureau of African affairs of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications for the Ambassadors’ Special Self-Help (SSH) to carry out a program to support the Socio-Economic development of communities in Niger. The Ambassadors’ 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. Please follow all instructions below. Priority Region: Applicants can submit project proposals to be implemented in any area of the eight regions of Niger. Program Objectives: 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. Specific results could include, but not limited to the following: • Improved educational facilities (Example: Classroom construction, Library construction, Acquisition of student materials, Construction of latrines at school) • Improved health facilities (Example: improvement of community health centers, provision of medical equipment to community health centers) • Improved access to clean water and sanitation facilities (Example: well or borehole construction, latrine construction) • Youth employment opportunities (Example: Income generating activities, vocational training, Construction of a workshop for vocational skills learning) • Social and economic empowerment of women and girls (Example: Provisions of grain mills in rural communities, provision of oil extraction machines, other income generating activities) • Reduction in gender gap for education benefits (Example: girls’ education, literacy classes) • Increased households food security (Example: community garden, livestock…

## Questions people ask

### Is NIGER-SSH-FY2022 still open?

No. It closed on April 30, 2023.

### Who can apply for Ambassadors' Special Self Help Fund?

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 Ambassadors' Special Self Help Fund?

Closed April 30, 2023. 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.