Opportunity Information: Apply for DOS CONAK FY18 01
The Ambassadors' Special Self Help Fund is a small-grants program run by the U.S. Mission to Guinea (U.S. Embassy in Conakry) to support practical, community-driven projects that quickly improve living conditions at the local level. It is issued as an Annual Program Statement, meaning it lays out the embassy's priorities and themes for that year and explains how to submit a request for funding. The core purpose is to strengthen basic economic and social conditions through high-impact activities that can be implemented relatively quickly and that benefit a large number of people in the community.
This opportunity is offered as a discretionary grant (Funding Opportunity Number: DOS CONAK FY18 01) under CFDA 19.700 and falls under the community development activity category. The embassy targets projects that are rooted in local initiative rather than fully externally driven efforts. A key feature of the program is cost-sharing at the community level: participating communities are expected to make a meaningful contribution, which can include cash, labor, and locally sourced materials. Because requests typically exceed available funds, the embassy indicates that it will prioritize proposals that most closely match the program's objectives and selection criteria, especially those that demonstrate clear community buy-in, tangible outcomes, and broad local benefit.
Funding is small by design, with an award ceiling of $12,000 and an anticipated five awards. While the program is open to a range of organizations, it specifically mentions registered self-help groups, community-based organizations, non-governmental organizations, and certain educational institutions as typical applicants. The listed eligible applicant types also include independent school districts, small businesses, and nonprofits that do not have 501(c)(3) status (as defined for U.S. tax purposes) other than institutions of higher education, reflecting the program's focus on local implementers and community-level institutions rather than large, highly resourced entities.
The types of projects encouraged are those that address immediate, practical needs and can show measurable community-level improvements. Examples provided include income-generating activities, broader development initiatives, improved access to potable water, vocational and educational training, health and nutrition activities, and agricultural and nature improvement projects. In practice, these examples point to projects like small-scale infrastructure repairs or installations that unlock basic services, short-term workforce skills training that increases employability, community health or nutrition interventions with clear deliverables, or agricultural improvements that strengthen food security and local livelihoods.
The opportunity was created on November 26, 2018, with an original closing date of December 31, 2018. Applicants are expected to follow the instructions in the Annual Program Statement closely, since adherence to the submission procedures and alignment with the embassy's stated priorities are emphasized as important in a competitive funding environment.Apply for DOS CONAK FY18 01
- The Department of State, U.S. Mission to Guinea in the community development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Ambassadors' Special Self Help Fund" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.700.
- This funding opportunity was created on Nov 26, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Dec 31, 2018. (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 $12,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Independent school districts, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Small businesses.
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