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U.S. Embassy in Benin announces 2020 Ambassador’s Special Self-Help Fund (SSH)

Deadline: 1 July 2020

The Embassy Cotonou is pleased to announce an open competition for organizations to submit applications for a grant from the U.S. Ambassador’s Special Self-Help Fund (SSH).

The SSH program is aimed at assisting Beninese community groups to develop lasting, self sustaining projects that significantly impact communities by addressing critical health, social, and development concerns. Each year, Embassy Cotonou supports approximately six to ten projects with small grants, typically under $5,000. These grants have contributed to agricultural modernization, economic development, combatting early marriages and gender-based violence, improving sanitation, women’s empowerment, improving learning conditions, and providing greater access to clean water, health services, and education.

Funding Information

SSH cannot be used for:

Eligibility Criteria

SSH projects are for community-based groups or organizations, initiated locally, and administered at the local level. To qualify for an SSH Fund grant, projects must involve significant community contribution in the form of funding, materials, and/or labor. Applicants must have the ability to manage SSH projects independently and complete their project within twelve months of signing an SSH agreement.

Consideration will be given to projects with the following qualities:

For more information, visit https://bj.usembassy.gov/education-culture/apply-grant-us-embassy-cotonou/

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