Closed · AFREO-19-GR-002-AF-121919 · CFDA 19.700 · Discretionary

Ambassador’s Special Self Help Program – Annual Program Statement

Federal grant opportunity posted by U.S. Mission to Botswana, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$5K-$25K
Award range
Closed
Status
April 1, 2019
Close date
5
Expected awards

The verdict

Ambassador’s Special Self Help Program – Annual Program Statement is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to Botswana that offered $5,000 -- $25,000 across 5 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 23 other opportunities from U.S. Mission to Botswana.

$5K-$25K
award range
Closed
application status
5
expected awards
19.700
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Ambassador’s Special Self Help Program – Annu… is closed (last close April 1, 2019). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. U.S. Mission to Botswana still indexes 23 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed April 1, 2019

Posted Feb 1 Closes Apr 1

Est. Total Funding

$60,000

Expected Awards

5

Instrument

Grant

Description

The U.S. Embassy Gaborone announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out projects through the Ambassador’s Special Self Help (ASSH) Small Grants Program. Please carefully follow all instructions below. Purpose of Small Grants: ASSH program is a grass-roots grant assistance program that funds grants for small development activities that generate public awareness of U.S. foreign assistance efforts but that fall outside the structure of other established U.S. assistance projects. The program is intended to be flexible and allow the Ambassador to respond directly to requests from local communities for assistance with small community projects that have immediate impact, and further mission policies and objectives. Equally important, the Special Self-Help program is structured to encourage communities to be self-reliant and undertake similar activities on their own in the future. Projects must align with one or more U.S. Embassy priority: • Community-based natural resource management Expand effective community ownership and management of natural resources. Preserve and/or expand wildlife corridors. Develop sustainable community-based tourism. Promote the conservation of natural resources. • Economic diversification, including small business creation and income generation Generate sustainable income and employment opportunities in local communities. Advance economic diversification at the grassroots level. Encourage use of local natural resources for income generation. Promote a culture of entrepreneurship. Improve basic economic or living conditions of a community. • Social services to assist disadvantaged populations Assist populations which may be disadvantaged or at-risk on a temporary or chronic basis, including people with disabilities, ethnic minorities, the elderly and female heads of household. • Youth and child development Assist youth to gain knowledge and tools to live positively, set life goals and enhance their own health, safety and security. Create opportunities for youth, including employment.

Nonprofit-only applicant desk · Community Development

The printed eligibility set for Ambassador’s Special Self Help Program – Annu… is nonprofit-only (Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)). Government, campus, and for-profit doors are absent from this NOFO row. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Community Development (CD). 2 other U.S. Mission to Botswana listings share this eligibility-code string (8% of 24).

Code 13
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Agency Contact

Adela Renna Grantor Phone 002673732265

What to do next

Ambassador’s Special Self Help Program – Annu… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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