# PGO Request for SSH Proposals

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pgo-mrt-fy2021-pgo-request-for-ssh-proposals/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/341164

> U.S. Mission to Mauritania offered grants of up to $10,000 (at least $6,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 10 awards worth $60,000 in total. Applications closed on July 29, 2022.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | PGO-MRT-FY2021 |
| Agency | U.S. Mission to Mauritania |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | July 29, 2022 |
| Award ceiling | $10,000 |
| Award floor | $6,000 |
| Expected awards | 10 |
| Total funding | $60,000 |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 19.220 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

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

## What the grant funds

A.1. Background: U.S. Embassy Nouakchott’s Program and Grants Office (PGO) announces a request for full proposals from organizations interested in applying for funding for program proposals that promote socioeconomic activities under its Ambassador’s Special Self Help program (SSH). PGO invites organizations interested in potential funding to submit their proposals that reflect the below goals - pending funding availability. Please carefully follow all instructions below. A.2. The Special Self-Help Program Objectives: Programming supported with SSH resources should address the following program objective: 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. The implementation period for individual self-help projects is short - less than one year, and projects are small – ranging in cost from $3,000 to $10,000. Projects proposed should not exceed $10,000 (about 3.7 million MRU)

## Questions people ask

### Is PGO-MRT-FY2021 still open?

No. It closed on July 29, 2022.

### Who can apply for PGO Request for SSH Proposals?

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

### What is the deadline for PGO Request for SSH Proposals?

Closed July 29, 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 $10,000 each. About $60,000 in total across about 10 awards.

### 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.