OpportunityTitle: Ambassador&#8217;s Special Self-Help Program
CategoryExplanation: Funding through the Africa Regional Economic Support Fund
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: &#8226; Registered not-for-profit organizations, including civil    society/non-governmental, organizations    headquartered in Tanzania.    &#8226; Established, registered grassroots community-based          organizations (CBOs) and Faith Based Organizations         (FBOs) headquartered in Tanzania.  &#8226; The beneficiary members must be Tanzanian citizens  &#8226; Applicants must display sound management in the form      of financial and administrative procedures that protect      against fraud, waste and abuse.  &#8226; For-profit, commercial entities and individuals are not        eligible to apply.
Description: The Ambassador&#8217;s Special Self-Help (SSH) program started in 1964 in Togo and quickly spread across the continent as a grass-roots assistance program that allows U.S. embassies to respond quickly to local requests for small community-based development projects. The SSH program across Africa received $2 million in 2019 through the Africa Regional Economic Support Fund. The Ambassador&#8217;s Special Self-Help (SSH) Program started in Tanzania in 1965. It is distinct from the larger-scale assistance carried out locally by the U.S. government. This program focuses on providing targeted grants to assist small-scale ($2,000-$10,000), short-term (less than 12 months), community-driven development projects that improve economic and social conditions at the local level. Each project is expected to: &#183; Improve basic economic or social conditions at the community or village level; &#183; Support high-impact, quick-implementation activities that benefit a large number of people within one year without requiring further SSH assistance; &#183; Involve a significant local contribution in cash, labor, or material, and be within the ability of the local community to operate and maintain; &#183; Be in direct response to the initiative and aspirations of the local community (the local sponsors of the project, who will also be its prime beneficiaries); and &#183; Not initiate, continue, or supplement technical assistance programs.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: All proposal submit to:
GrantorContactText: cristen barnes &lt;br/&gt;Grantor