Closed · SMZ-500-FY21-01A · CFDA 19.220 · Other

U.S. AMBASSADOR’S SPECIAL SELF-HELP FUND

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

$1K-$10K
Award range
Closed
Status
July 16, 2021
Close date
8
Expected awards

The verdict

U.S. AMBASSADOR’S SPECIAL SELF-HELP FUND is a closed other listing from U.S. Mission to Mozambique that offered $1,000 -- $10,000 across 8 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 28 other opportunities from U.S. Mission to Mozambique.

$1K-$10K
award range
Closed
application status
8
expected awards
19.220
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

U.S. AMBASSADOR’S SPECIAL SELF-HELP FUND is closed (last close July 16, 2021). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. U.S. Mission to Mozambique still indexes 28 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 July 16, 2021

Posted Jun 25 Closes Jul 16

Est. Total Funding

$70,000

Expected Awards

8

Instrument

Grant

Description

The Embassy of the United States of America in Mozambique welcomes the submission of proposals for funding under the Ambassador’s Special Self-Help (SSH) Fund. The SSH Fund assists Mozambican community organizations and groups to develop lasting, self-sustaining projects that benefit entire communities. Program Objectives: Foster community self-reliance; Have community participation and contribution – volunteer time and labor, donated land, equipment and materials – and the U.S. contribution must be on a one-time basis only; Improve basic economic or social conditions at the local community or village level; Be viable and sustainable in terms of finance, personnel support, necessary expertise and services; Respect environmental norms for small projects; the proposed activity will not adversely affect protected or other sensitive environmental areas nor jeopardize threatened and endangered species and their habitat; and Not exceed twelve months in duration.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · SMZ-500-FY21-01A

Grants.gov marks U.S. 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 Mozambique book (24 peers, 83% of 29).

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

Aissa R Ibraimo Small Grants Coordinator Phone 258-21492797

What to do next

U.S. AMBASSADOR’S SPECIAL SELF-HELP FUND is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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