Deadline: 3 October 2017
U.S. Embassy in Zimbabwe’s Ambassador’s Special Self-Help (SSH) Program has launched a call for proposals for its PEPFAR Small Grants to provide small grants funding designated for projects that improve the care, support, and economic conditions for people living with HIV/AIDS.
Priority consideration is given to sustainable income-generating projects that improve basic economic or social conditions at the village level even after the grant ends.
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.
Program Description
- Like any other foreign assistance, the best PEPFAR projects are those that have the lowest possible cost combined with the highest impact. The PEPFAR Small Grants Program funds income generating activities that improve the care, support, and economic conditions for people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA).
- Every project is expected to address at least one of the following:
- Reflect an emphasis on community-based groups, faith-based organizations, and groups of persons living with HIV/AIDS;
- Allocate funds toward HIV prevention, care and support, or capacity building (care and support for communities impacted by HIV/AIDS can include providing access to clean water, access to nutritional food, and support for income generating activities, etc.);
- Support individuals with disabilities and HIV;
- Support Gender Based Violence, Adolescent Girls, and Young Women impacted by HIV;
- Reach and engage men and/or Key Populations (MSM, Sex Workers) with HIV programming; and
- Support income generation among individuals impacted/affected by HIV.
- Every project must:
- Avoid using funds for the direct costs of treatments;
- Have measurable objectives;
- Be a one-time grant;
Eligibility Criteria
- The SSH Program welcomes applications from new organizations who meet these eligibility criteria:
- Applications should be filled out carefully following all instructions. Failure to properly fill out an application will impact the overall evaluation of the proposal.
- Applicant must be a registered non-governmental, non-profit, or community-based organization.
- Registered trusts, associations, schools, churches, etc. meet this eligibility requirement.
- Individuals, businesses, and government entities do NOT qualify.
- All applications must include a significant community contribution (cash, labor, and/or materials).
- The organization must be entirely Zimbabwean and its members must be Zimbabwean citizens.
- Applicants must display sound management in the form of financial and administrative procedures that protect against fraud, waste, and abuse.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted in English at the address given on the website.
Eligible Country: Zimbabwe
For more information, please visit Ambassador’s Special Self-Help (SSH) Program.
