What is this grant opportunity?

This is a federal funding opportunity titled "U.S. Embassy Accra Special Self-Help Program", offered by U.S. Mission to Ghana. It is associated with CFDA program 19.322. The U.S. Ambassador’s Special Self-Help Program’s (SSH) goal is to provide small-scale assistance directly to Ghanaian community-based organizations as part of an ongoing commitment by the U.S. govern...

Is this opportunity still open?

No, this opportunity is closed. It closed on May 15, 2021. Check the parent program page for future funding cycles.

How much funding is available?

The award range for this opportunity is $2,000 -- $12,000. Total estimated funding: $60,000. Expected number of awards: 6.

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Closed · DOS-GHANA-ECON-2021-01 · CFDA 19.322 · Discretionary

U.S. Embassy Accra Special Self-Help Program

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

$2K-$12K
Award range: Closed
Status: May 15, 2021
Close date: 6
Expected awards

Compiled by PlainGrants · August 10, 2026

The verdict

U.S. Embassy Accra Special Self-Help Program is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to Ghana that offered $2,000 -- $12,000 across 6 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 13 other opportunities from U.S. Mission to Ghana.

$2K-$12K
award range: Closed
application status: 6
expected awards: 19.322
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

U.S. Embassy Accra Special Self-Help Program is closed (last close May 15, 2021). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. U.S. Mission to Ghana still indexes 13 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 May 15, 2021

Posted Feb 12 Closes May 15

Est. Total Funding

$60,000

Expected Awards

Instrument

Grant

Description

The U.S. Ambassador’s Special Self-Help Program’s (SSH) goal is to provide small-scale assistance directly to Ghanaian community-based organizations as part of an ongoing commitment by the U.S. government to support Ghanaian-driven development activities at the local level. The SSH Program awards grants to registered non-governmental, non-profit, community-based organizations to implement short-term (12-month), small-scale (between $1,000 and $12,000) development projects that include significant community involvement.All eligible projects are eligible to apply. The Embassy encourages the submission of any eligible proposal, and will give priority consideration to projects which demonstrate potential for women’s empowerment and women’s economic development. Intended participants are communities that have identified a need in their community and seek funding to resolve this need at the local level using sustainable means. Participants are expected to include a significant community contribution in their proposal.

Multi-door applicant board · 3 Grants.gov types

Grants.gov prints 3 distinct applicant types for U.S. Embassy Accra Special Self-Help Program (Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs); Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs); Others (see official listing text)). Filter fit against the official announcement before drafting. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Other (O). 2 other U.S. Mission to Ghana listings share this eligibility-code string (14% of 14).

Code 12: Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 13: Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
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

Gunner Hamlyn Grantor Phone 233-302741404

What to do next

U.S. Embassy Accra Special Self-Help Program is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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