Closed · DOS-COD-SSHF-FY23-001 · CFDA 19.220 · Discretionary

U.S. Embassy Kinshasa Ambassador’s Special Self-Help Fund

Federal grant opportunity posted by U.S. Mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$5K-$17K
Award range
Closed
Status
August 9, 2024
Close date
3
Expected awards

The verdict

U.S. Embassy Kinshasa Ambassador’s Special Self-Help Fund is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo that offered $5,000 -- $16,500 across 3 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 35 other opportunities from U.S. Mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo.

$5K-$17K
award range
Closed
application status
3
expected awards
19.220
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

U.S. Embassy Kinshasa Ambassador’s Special Se… is closed (last close August 9, 2024). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. U.S. Mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo still indexes 35 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 August 9, 2024

Posted Jul 15 Closes Aug 9

Est. Total Funding

$33,000

Expected Awards

3

Instrument

Grant

Description

Project Objectives: SH funds are meant for activities that are community driven and serve the community at large where they are being funded. The most successful project proposals will target health, education, and development challenges and will: · Demonstrate a clear, ongoing benefit to the local community; · Include a significant contribution from the community in the form of labor, land, materials, or money; · Be within the local community’s ability to manage and maintain on a sustainable basis; · Have a net-positive impact on the local environment; · Respect human rights, including disability rights and gender equality. Below is a sample list of the types of projects the Department will consider funding: · Small construction projects (less than 10,000 sq. ft.) – school rooms, community centers, health facilities, foot bridges, housing for a government or community-paid nurse or teacher, workshops, community abattoir, grain storage, rural airstrip for a hospital, and school dormitory for distant students. · Water-related projects – wells, latrines, pumps, bore holes, shower stalls and sinks and fishponds. · School equipment and supplies – desks, chairs, laboratory equipment and library items. · Communal construction equipment such as a brick-making machine. · Income generating equipment – weaving looms, tools for furniture making, rice-milling machine. (Must be maintainable by local community). Funds may not be used for: · Operating or recurring costs (salaries, rent, administrative or maintenance costs, fuel); · Individual travel expenses (lodging, transportation, food, fuel); · Religious, police, law enforcement, prison, or military activities; · Projects that are inherently political in nature or that contain the appearance of partisanship or support to an individual or party in electoral campaigns; · The purchase, operation, or maintenance of vehicles; · Activities with negative environmental consequences; · Activities which benefit any US government employee.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · DOS-COD-SSHF-FY23-001

Grants.gov marks U.S. Embassy Kinshasa Ambassador’s Special Se… 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 the Democratic Republic of Congo book (28 peers, 78% of 36).

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

May Obolensky Political Assistant Grants Officer Phone +243 972 616 119

What to do next

U.S. Embassy Kinshasa Ambassador’s Special Se… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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