Closed · DOS-ZAMBIA-PE-2019-03 · CFDA 19.700 · Discretionary

U.S. Ambassador's Special Self Help Program

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

$500-$15K
Award range
Closed
Status
February 28, 2020
Close date
5
Expected awards

The verdict

U.S. Ambassador's Special Self Help Program is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to Zambia that offered $500 -- $15,000 across 5 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 25 other opportunities from U.S. Mission to Zambia.

$500-$15K
award range
Closed
application status
5
expected awards
19.700
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

U.S. Ambassador's Special Self Help Program is closed (last close February 28, 2020). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. U.S. Mission to Zambia still indexes 25 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 February 28, 2020

Posted Jun 17 Closes Feb 28

Est. Total Funding

$50,000

Expected Awards

5

Instrument

Grant

Description

The U.S. Ambassador’s Special Self-Help program (SSH) goal is to provide small-scale assistance directly to Zambian community-based organizations as part of an ongoing commitment by the U.S. government to support Zambian-driven development activities at the local level.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · DOS-ZAMBIA-PE-2019-03

Grants.gov marks U.S. Ambassador's Special Self Help Program with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Other (O). This eligibility-code string dominates the U.S. Mission to Zambia book (17 peers, 65% of 26).

Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

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

Cheryl D Monticello Grantor Phone 260211357116

What to do next

U.S. Ambassador's Special Self Help Program is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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