Closed · DOS-STP-SSH-FY24-01 · CFDA 19.220 · Discretionary
Ambassador's Special Self-Help Fund (Sao Tome and Principe)
Federal grant opportunity posted by U.S. Mission to Angola, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $2K-$10K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- June 30, 2024
- Close date
- 4
- Expected awards
The verdict
Ambassador's Special Self-Help Fund (Sao Tome and Principe) is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to Angola that offered $2,000 -- $10,000 across 4 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 14 other opportunities from U.S. Mission to Angola.
- $2K-$10K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 4
- expected awards
- 19.220
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
Ambassador's Special Self-Help Fund is closed (last close June 30, 2024). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. U.S. Mission to Angola still indexes 14 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 30, 2024
Est. Total Funding
$30,000
Expected Awards
4
Instrument
Grant
Description
The U.S. Embassy Luanda is pleased to announce the availability of a funding opportunity through the 2024 Ambassador’s Special Self-Help Fund. The Ambassador’s Special Self-Help (SSH) program is a grass-roots grant assistance program that allows U.S. Ambassadors to support local requests for small community-based development projects. The purpose of the Special Self-Help Program is to support communities through modest grants that will positively impact local communities. The SSH philosophy is to help communities ready to help themselves.
Campus–civic applicant bridge · 5 doors
Ambassador's Special Self-Help Fund bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (5 doors: Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs); Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs); Private institutions of higher education; Individuals; +1 more). Expect campus and public/nonprofit operators in the same printed set. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Community Development (CD). 2 other U.S. Mission to Angola listings share this eligibility-code string (13% of 15).
- Code 12
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
- Code 13
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
- Code 20
- Private institutions of higher education
- Code 21
- Individuals
- 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
US Embassy Angola/STP Grants Team Pedro Tavares Phone 244 222 641 131
What to do next
Ambassador's Special Self-Help Fund is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
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