Closed · DOS-RWANDA-PE-2022-01 · CFDA 19.220 · Discretionary

Ambassador’s Special Self-Help Fund (ASSHF)

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

$1K-$15K
Award range
Closed
Status
July 25, 2022
Close date
7
Expected awards

The verdict

Ambassador’s Special Self-Help Fund (ASSHF) is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to Rwanda that offered $1,000 -- $15,000 across 7 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 23 other opportunities from U.S. Mission to Rwanda.

$1K-$15K
award range
Closed
application status
7
expected awards
19.220
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Ambassador’s Special Self-Help Fund (ASSHF) is closed (last close July 25, 2022). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. U.S. Mission to Rwanda 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 July 25, 2022

Posted May 24 Closes Jul 25

Expected Awards

7

Instrument

Grant

Description

Background: The Ambassador’s Special Self-Help (SSH) Program is a grants program that seeks to reduce poverty and hunger in sub-Saharan Africa. These community development efforts promote self-reliance through significant local contributions and sustainability requirements. Over the last nine years, the State Department has provided $2 million each year to support SSH projects in 47 countries across the continent.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · DOS-RWANDA-PE-2022-01

Grants.gov marks Ambassador’s Special Self-Help Fund (ASSHF) 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 Rwanda book (20 peers, 83% of 24).

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

Laura Mack Grantor Phone 250788318553

What to do next

Ambassador’s Special Self-Help Fund (ASSHF) is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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Data sourced from the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainGrants