Opportunity Information: Apply for AF TZ SSH GR 2020
The Ambassador's Special Self-Help (SSH) Program is a small-grants initiative run through the U.S. Mission to Tanzania that supports quick, community-driven development projects designed to improve day-to-day economic and social conditions at the local level. The program traces its roots to 1964 in Togo and expanded rapidly across Africa as a practical way for U.S. embassies to respond directly to local requests for modest, high-impact projects. In Tanzania, it has existed since 1965 and is deliberately positioned as a complement to, not a replacement for, larger U.S. government assistance efforts. The overall idea is to fund practical solutions that communities can implement quickly, benefit from immediately, and sustain on their own after the grant ends.
Funding under this opportunity is provided as a discretionary grant, with project budgets expected to fall between USD 2,000 and USD 10,000, and with an award ceiling of USD 10,000. Projects must be short-term and achievable in under 12 months, with an emphasis on activities that can be implemented quickly and generate visible benefits for a large number of people within a year. A core requirement is sustainability at the community level: projects should be within the community's capacity to operate and maintain without needing follow-on SSH funding. Another defining feature is community ownership, meaning proposals should come directly from local initiative and reflect the aspirations of the people who will benefit, not from external agendas. Consistent with its purpose as a small-scale community development fund, the program is not intended to initiate, continue, or supplement technical assistance programs.
The program places strong weight on local contribution and accountability. Each project is expected to include a meaningful community contribution, which can take the form of cash, labor, or materials, and this contribution should demonstrate both commitment and the likelihood that the community will maintain the results after completion. Applicants are also expected to show sound financial and administrative management, with procedures that protect against fraud, waste, and abuse, reflecting standard U.S. government grant compliance expectations.
Eligibility is limited to Tanzanian-based, registered not-for-profit entities. This includes registered civil society organizations and non-governmental organizations headquartered in Tanzania, as well as established and registered grassroots community-based organizations (CBOs) and faith-based organizations (FBOs) headquartered in Tanzania. The beneficiary members must be Tanzanian citizens. For-profit or commercial entities and individual applicants are not eligible.
Key administrative details from the notice include the funding opportunity title (Ambassador's Special Self-Help Program), opportunity number (AF TZ SSH GR 2020), CFDA number 19.345, and the issuing agency (U.S. Mission to Tanzania). The original closing date listed for the opportunity was April 1, 2020, and the notice was created on January 16, 2020.Apply for AF TZ SSH GR 2020
- The U.S. Mission to Tanzania in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Ambassador’s Special Self-Help Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.345.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2020-01-16.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2020-04-01. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $10,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - Ambassador's Special Self-Help (SSH) Program (U.S. Mission to Tanzania)
1. What is the Ambassador's Special Self-Help (SSH) Program?
The Ambassador's Special Self-Help (SSH) Program is a small-grants initiative run through the U.S. Mission to Tanzania. It supports quick, community-driven development projects that improve day-to-day economic and social conditions at the local level.
2. What is the main purpose of SSH grants?
The program is designed to fund practical solutions that communities can implement quickly, benefit from immediately, and sustain on their own after the grant ends. It is meant to address local needs through modest, high-impact projects requested by communities.
3. How long has the SSH Program existed?
The program traces its roots to 1964 in Togo and expanded across Africa. In Tanzania specifically, it has existed since 1965.
4. Is the SSH Program intended to replace larger U.S. government assistance programs?
No. The SSH Program is deliberately positioned as a complement to, not a replacement for, larger U.S. government assistance efforts.
5. What is the funding amount for SSH projects?
Project budgets are expected to fall between USD 2,000 and USD 10,000, with an award ceiling of USD 10,000.
6. What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling is USD 10,000.
7. What type of funding is provided under this opportunity?
Funding is provided as a discretionary grant.
8. How long can an SSH-funded project last?
Projects must be short-term and achievable in under 12 months.
9. What does the program mean by "quick" or "short-term" projects?
The program emphasizes activities that can be implemented quickly and generate visible benefits for a large number of people within a year.
10. What does sustainability mean for SSH projects?
Sustainability means the project should be within the community's capacity to operate and maintain without needing follow-on SSH funding after completion.
11. Are projects allowed to rely on future SSH funding to keep operating?
No. A core requirement is that projects should not require follow-on SSH funding to continue operating and being maintained.
12. What is meant by community ownership?
Community ownership means proposals should come directly from local initiative and reflect the aspirations of the people who will benefit, rather than being driven by external agendas.
13. Can SSH funds be used to initiate, continue, or supplement technical assistance programs?
No. The program is not intended to initiate, continue, or supplement technical assistance programs.
14. Is a community contribution required?
Yes. Each project is expected to include a meaningful community contribution.
15. What forms can the community contribution take?
The community contribution can take the form of cash, labor, or materials.
16. Why does SSH require a community contribution?
The community contribution is meant to demonstrate commitment and increase the likelihood that the community will maintain the results after the project is completed.
17. What kinds of organizations are eligible to apply?
Eligibility is limited to Tanzanian-based, registered not-for-profit entities. This includes registered civil society organizations and non-governmental organizations headquartered in Tanzania, as well as established and registered grassroots community-based organizations (CBOs) and faith-based organizations (FBOs) headquartered in Tanzania.
18. Do beneficiary members need to be Tanzanian citizens?
Yes. The beneficiary members must be Tanzanian citizens.
19. Are individuals eligible to apply?
No. Individual applicants are not eligible.
20. Are for-profit or commercial entities eligible to apply?
No. For-profit or commercial entities are not eligible.
21. What administrative management expectations apply to applicants?
Applicants are expected to show sound financial and administrative management, including procedures that protect against fraud, waste, and abuse, consistent with standard U.S. government grant compliance expectations.
22. Which agency is issuing this funding opportunity?
The issuing agency is the U.S. Mission to Tanzania.
23. What is the official funding opportunity title?
The funding opportunity title is "Ambassador's Special Self-Help Program."
24. What is the opportunity number for this notice?
The opportunity number is AF TZ SSH GR 2020.
25. What is the CFDA number listed for this opportunity?
The CFDA number is 19.345.
26. What was the original closing date listed in the notice?
The original closing date listed was April 1, 2020.
27. When was the notice created?
The notice was created on January 16, 2020.
28. What is the overall focus of projects supported by SSH in Tanzania?
The overall focus is on quick, modest, high-impact community development projects that improve local economic and social conditions, deliver visible benefits within a year, and can be sustained by the community afterward.
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