Deadline: 14-Oct-22
The U.S. Embassy in Conakry, Guinea announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out a program to support registered self-help groups, community-based organizations, non-governmental organizations, and certain educational institutions to develop projects that improve living conditions in their communities
Program Objectives
- The program is designed to improve basic economic and social conditions in local communities and support high impact, quick implementation activities that benefit a large number of people.
- Participating communities provide a significant contribution in cash, labor, and materials.
- The demand for Small Grant funds is very high and well above funding capacity, so priority is given to projects which best meet the program’s objectives and criteria.
- Possible examples of U.S. Embassy Community Small Grants Program projects include:
- Small construction projects – school rooms, community centers, health facilities, foot bridges, housing for community-paid nurses or teachers, workshops, community Slaughterhouse grain storage, rural airstrips for hospitals, and school dormitories for distant students.
- Water-related projects – wells, latrines, pumps, bore holes, shower stalls and sinks, and fishponds.
- School equipment and supplies – desks, chairs, laboratory equipment, and library items.
- Communal construction equipment – brick-making machines.
- Miscellaneous durable goods – stoves or refrigerators for a community-owned school or hospital, or washing machines for a community-owned clinic.
- Income generating equipment – weaving looms, tools for furniture making, and rice-milling machines.
- Grant funds may not be used for the following expenses: personnel salaries; travel; fringe benefits; and alcoholic beverages. The budget may not exceed one (1) page in length.
- You should also provide pro-forma invoices for proposed expenses, such as equipment, materials, and construction supplies.
Funding Information
- Length of performance period: 3 to 12 months
- Number of awards anticipated: 5 awards (dependent on amounts)
- Award amounts: Awards may range from a minimum of $5,000 to a maximum of $10,000
- Total available funding: $55,000
- Type of Funding: Economic Support Funds under the Foreign Assistance Act) Anticipated program start date: October 31, 2022 This notice is subject to availability of funding. Funding Instrument Type: Grant Program Performance Period: Proposed programs should be completed within a period of 3 to 12 months.
Participants and Audiences
- The U.S. Embassy in Conakry, Guinea is soliciting proposals for small grants from registered self-help groups, community-based organizations, non-governmental organizations, and certain educational institutions.
Eligibility Criteria
- The following organizations are eligible to apply:
- Registered self-help groups, community-based organizations, non-governmental organizations, and certain educational institutions
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=337422