Description
The U.S. Embassy Kampala Small Grants Office is announcing an open competition for registered organizations interested in submitting applications for the Ambassador’s Special Self-Help (SSH) Program. The SSH Program supports small-scale, community-based initiatives that promote self-reliance, foster development, and promise an immediate and dramatic effect on local communities. The program prioritizes projects focusing on micro-infrastructure that will benefit the greatest number of people in rural communities.
Key aspects of the program include:
• Community-based initiatives
• Self-reliance and development
• Immediate and dramatic effect on local communities
• Micro-infrastructure projects
• Community contributions in cash, labor, or materials
• Projects should be high impact, benefiting the greatest number of people possible
• Funding is limited to one project per organization, which must be completed within 12 months
• Projects must be self-sustaining upon completion