Closed · SSH-00-FY23-01 · CFDA 19.220 · Discretionary

U.S. Ambassador's Special Self-Help Fund (SSH)

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

$3K-$10K
Award range
Closed
Status
June 19, 2023
Close date
10
Expected awards

The verdict

U.S. Ambassador's Special Self-Help Fund (SSH) is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to Benin that offered $3,000 -- $10,000 across 10 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 8 other opportunities from U.S. Mission to Benin.

$3K-$10K
award range
Closed
application status
10
expected awards
19.220
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

U.S. Ambassador's Special Self-Help Fund (SSH) is closed (last close June 19, 2023). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. U.S. Mission to Benin still indexes 8 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 19, 2023

Posted Apr 19 Closes Jun 19

Est. Total Funding

$55,000

Expected Awards

10

Instrument

Grant

Description

The SSH program is aimed at assisting Beninese community groups to develop lasting, self-sustaining projects that significantly impact communities by addressing critical health, social, and development concerns. Each year, Embassy Cotonou supports approximately six to ten projects with small grants, typically under $5,000. These grants have contributed to agricultural modernization, women’s empowerment, improving sanitation, improving learning conditions, and providing greater access to clean water, health services, and education. The projects are for community-based groups or organizations, initiated locally, and administered at the local level.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · SSH-00-FY23-01

Grants.gov marks U.S. Ambassador's Special Self-Help Fund (SSH) 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 Benin book (5 peers, 56% of 9).

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

Jose L De Souza Grantor Phone 0022997974713

What to do next

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

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