Deadline: 30 April 2020
U.S. Embassy in Liberia is accepting applications for its Ambassador’s Special Self-Help (SSH) Program to assist community groups in Liberia to develop lasting, self-sustaining projects that benefit entire communities.
The Ambassador’s Special Self-Help (SSH) Fund is a grassroots assistance program that began in Togo in 1964 as an experimental and modest self-help program, but has grown significantly since. The Ambassador’s Special Self-Help Fund allows the Ambassador to respond directly to requests from communities for small-scale, community-based development projects that promise to have immediate impact.
The goal of this program is to encourage community involvement and the use of local resources and expertise to improve the basic economic and social conditions at the local community level.
Funding Information
- Floor of Individual award: $1,000
- Ceiling of Individual award: $10,000
Activities
The program will continue to support construction projects, short term skills development initiatives, provision of school furniture and textbooks, as well as supporting income generation activities like producing vegetables, cassava, pineapple, peanuts, and plantains, animal husbandry and fish ponds. Other income generation activities include provision of small scale agricultural machines, farming tools and seeds. The program also supports health and sanitation activities including construction of hand pumps and clinics and well as maintaining clean environment.
Application Evaluation Criteria
- SUSTAINABILITY: The organization demonstrates a clear plan for sustainable activity or impact of the activity after the grant period of performance
- BENEFICIARY CONTRIBUTION: Beneficiary contribution is very important to the program as the name “Self Help” suggests and beneficiaries are expected to contribute significantly to their project. The contribution may include labor, local materials (sand, wood, rocks and bricks) land, cash, etc.
- IMPACT: The project benefits the greatest number of people possible or has significant community effect.
- ACHIEVABLE WITHIN SSH PROGRAM CYCLE: The application demonstrates the activity can be implemented within twelve months.
- CAPACITY OF GRANTEE: The grantee has expertise and demonstrates the ability to perform the proposed activities.
How to Apply
Applicants can download the application form via given website.
For more information, please visit https://lr.usembassy.gov/education-culture/funding-opportunities/