Opportunity Information: Apply for AFYDE SSH GR POLECON 2020
The Ambassador's Special Self-Help Program run by the Political and Economic Section of the U.S. Embassy in Yaounde is a small grants opportunity focused on practical, community-driven projects that measurably improve living conditions across all ten regions of Cameroon. The program is designed to support local solutions to local needs, with an emphasis on tangible benefits for communities rather than large-scale, long-term infrastructure or national-level programming. Funding is provided as a grant, with an award ceiling of up to USD 10,000 per project.
Project proposals are invited in several priority areas that reflect common development gaps at the community level. In Social Services, the opportunity supports initiatives tied to education, health, vocational training, and local development efforts such as small community infrastructure, including bridges. In Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH), projects can address access to clean water, sanitation improvements, hygiene promotion, and related community facilities or systems. In the Income Generating Activities category, proposals may focus on livelihoods and local economic resilience, such as small-scale enterprise support or skills that lead directly to earning opportunities. In Environment and Agriculture, projects can target sustainable farming practices, environmental protection, conservation, or other community-based interventions that improve food security and resource management.
Eligibility is restricted to locally registered Community Based Organizations (CBOs), associations, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that have at least two years of experience working in Cameroon. The program also includes clear limitations intended to protect performance and spread opportunities: organizations that received Self-Help Fund grants in the previous two years are not eligible to apply in the current cycle (noted as the third consecutive year), and any organization with a history of poor performance on U.S. government grants is ineligible. The funding opportunity is posted by the U.S. Mission to Cameroon under CFDA 19.700, with the funding opportunity number AFYDE SSH GR POLECON 2020. The opportunity was created on March 3, 2020, and the original closing date for submissions was April 30, 2020.
Overall, this program is best suited to established local organizations that can demonstrate credible on-the-ground experience and can implement a modest-budget project with clear community impact. Strong proposals would typically align closely with one or more of the listed sectors, be feasible within a USD 10,000 cap, and show realistic planning for implementation and measurable improvements for the targeted community.Apply for AFYDE SSH GR POLECON 2020
- The U.S. Mission to Cameroon in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Ambassador’s Special Self-Help Program, POL/ECON, U.S. Embassy Yaounde" 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 2020-03-03.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2020-04-30. (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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