Ambassador's Special Self-Help Fund (Sao Tome and Principe)

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. Some key areas of focus for this opportunity include: • Water Supply and Sanitation: Increase access to water and sanitation services for safe human waste disposal to protect human health and environmental quality. • Social Services: Assist vulnerable and at-risk populations, such as the disabled, orphans, children and youth, victims of gender-based violence, ethnic minorities, and the elderly. • Local Community Involvement: Local involvement of the organization or group must be at least 10% in cash or in kind of the total project costs.