Closed · DOS-COD-SSHF-FY20 · CFDA 19.700 · Discretionary

Ambassador's Special Self Help Fund

Federal grant opportunity posted by U.S. Mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$5K-$13K
Award range
Closed
Status
June 5, 2020
Close date
8
Expected awards

The verdict

Ambassador's Special Self Help Fund is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo that offered $5,000 -- $13,000 across 8 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 35 other opportunities from U.S. Mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo.

$5K-$13K
award range
Closed
application status
8
expected awards
19.700
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Ambassador's Special Self Help Fund is closed (last close June 5, 2020). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. U.S. Mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo still indexes 35 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 June 5, 2020

Posted Apr 29 Closes Jun 5

Est. Total Funding

$50,000

Expected Awards

8

Instrument

Grant

Description

Embassy Kinshasa's Special Self Help program provides small grants of less than $13,000 to registered self-help community based organizations and certain educational instructions and medical facilities. The objective is to aid groups in the development of projects that improve living conditions, health, education, and economical development in their communities. The funds do not support the creation of a project or activity, but rather the expansion of existing community projects.All Special Self-Help projects are community-based, initiated locally, administrated at the local level, and include significant community contributions in labor or materials.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · DOS-COD-SSHF-FY20

Grants.gov marks Ambassador's Special Self Help Fund 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 Community Development (CD). This eligibility-code string dominates the U.S. Mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo book (28 peers, 78% of 36).

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.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Agency Contact

Rebecca J Ward Special Self Help Coordinator Phone 097 260 9719

What to do next

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

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