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PGO-MRT-FY2020-01: PGO Request for Statements of Interest - SSH

Closed Closed July 15, 2021 Opportunity PGO-MRT-FY2020-01 ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$10,000
• Award floor$3,000
• Total funding$70,000
• Expected awards10
• 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)

Local communities, cooperatives, associations, local NGOs, municipalities.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Ambassadors' Special Self Help Fund awards averaged $7,638; this notice allows up to $10,000 per award.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE U.S. Embassy Nouakchott/Mauritania Notice of Funding Opportunity: Statement of Interest Funding Opportunity Title: PGO Request for Statements of Interest Funding Opportunity Number: PGO-MRT-FY2020-01 Deadline for Applications: July 15, 2021 at 6:00 P.M. GMT CFDA Number: 19.700 Total Amount Available: $70,000 A. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION U.S. Embassy Nouakchott’s Program and Grants Office (PGO) of the U.S. Department of State announces a Request for Statements of Interest (RSOI) from organizations interested in applying for funding for program proposals that promote Socioeconomic Activities (Special Self Help). PGO invites organizations interested in potential funding to submit Statement of Interest (SOI) applications outlining program concepts that reflect these goals - pending funding availability. Please carefully follow all instructions below. The submission of a SOI is the first step in a two-part process. Applicants must first submit a SOI, which is a concise, 1-3-page concept note designed to clearly communicate a program idea and its objectives before the development of a full proposal application. The purpose of the SOI process is to allow applicants the opportunity to submit program ideas for PGO to evaluate prior to requiring the development of full proposal applications. Upon review of eligible SOIs, PGO will invite selected applicants to expand their ideas into full proposal applications. Full proposals will go through a second merit review before final funding decision are made. Program Objectives: The Special Self-Help Program Objectives: The purpose of the Special Self-Help program is to fund grants for small development activities that generate public awareness of U.S. foreign assistance efforts but that fall outside the structure of other established U.S. assistance projects. The program is intended to be flexible and allow the Ambassador to respond directly to requests from local communities for assistance with small community projects that have immediate impact, and further mission policies and objectives. Equally important, the Special Self-Help program is structured to encourage communities to be self-reliant and undertake similar activities on their own in the future. All Special Self-Help projects are community-based, initiated locally, administered at the local level, and include significant community contributions in cash, labor or materials.

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Applying now

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