Closed · DOS-GHANA-ECON-2023-01 · CFDA 19.322 · Discretionary

US EMBASSY ACCRA SPECIAL SELF-HELP PROGRAM

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

$1K-$12K
Award range
Closed
Status
April 7, 2023
Close date
10
Expected awards

The verdict

US EMBASSY ACCRA SPECIAL SELF-HELP PROGRAM is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to Ghana that offered $1,000 -- $12,000 across 10 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 13 other opportunities from U.S. Mission to Ghana.

$1K-$12K
award range
Closed
application status
10
expected awards
19.322
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

US EMBASSY ACCRA SPECIAL SELF-HELP PROGRAM is closed (last close April 7, 2023). 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 April 7, 2023

Posted Feb 3 Closes Apr 7

Est. Total Funding

$65,000

Expected Awards

10

Instrument

Grant

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

The Ambassador’s Special Self-Help program started in 1964 in Togo and quickly spread across the continent as a grass-roots assistance program that allows U.S. embassies to respond quickly to local requests for small community-based development projects. The program provides assistance to small, community-led projects that promise to have an immediate impact to Ghanaian communities as part of an ongoing commitment by the U.S. government to support Ghanaian-driven development activities at the local level. Since the program began in Ghana, more than $2.2 million in awards have been disbursed to community development projects across the country. The purpose of this grant program is to provide small-scale assistance to Ghanaian communities as part of an ongoing commitment by the U.S. government to support Ghanaian-driven development activities at the local level. This program is highly competitive, and funding is limited. Not all applications are awarded a grant. The project must be initiated by the community and should benefit the community by increasing income or improving living or social conditions. If the project is designed to generate income, it must be truly community-based and not a for-profit enterprise or sole proprietorship, and the project must have a plan for equitable distribution of any income generated. This program is highly competitive, and funding is limited. Not all applications are awarded a grant. Applications are provided free of charge, and there is no cost to submit an application.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · DOS-GHANA-ECON-2023-01

Grants.gov marks US EMBASSY ACCRA 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. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Community Development (CD). This eligibility-code string dominates the U.S. Mission to Ghana book (8 peers, 57% of 14).

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

Claudia M Howell Grantor Phone 2330302741404

What to do next

US EMBASSY ACCRA SPECIAL SELF-HELP PROGRAM is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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