General Information
The main objective of the “Ambassador’s Special Self Help Program” is to demonstrate the interest of the United States Government for the social and economic well-being of the communities that strive to take care. The immediate objective of the program is to support local initiatives already undertaken or envisaged involving a significant Community contribution so that these efforts of self-promotion.
Selection Criteria
The project should:
- improve the economic or social conditions at the level of the community or village;
- support activities that
- may come to end within a short time (less than 12 months),
- will have concrete results, amenable to objective measures,
- will affect a large number of beneficiaries;
- have an important local contribution (in-kind, labor or cash whose value amounts to 25% of the total cost of the project, at least);
- come from the community itself, without exceeding its means to maintain or operate the project in a sustainable manner;
The appropriations for the Embassy CANNOT finance:
- activities denominational or military;
- insecticides or pharmaceutical products;
- recurring costs (salaries, rent, water and electricity);
- the Working Capital Fund;
- vehicles;
- the training, except in the specific case where a large number of individuals in the community can benefit;
- labor and wages, except in exceptional cases;
- two projects in the same community, except in exceptional cases.
On average, the funds allocated by the Embassy are of the order of $7,000, approximately FCFA 5 million. Applications for funding can be slightly above this average as these are located below.
Presentation of a Funding Application
The funding request must include the elements set out below:
I. Details on the Bidder
- name of the group/association/community
- location (village, township, Sous-préfecture, Department)
- staff
- name and address of the responsible Chief
- presentation of the works already carried out
II. Presentation of the Project
- title of the project
- objectives
- participants (who does what for the implementation of the project?)
- beneficiaries (who will be the beneficiaries and how much will they?)
- time limit for the implementation of the project (from the signing of the memorandum of understanding)
- continuation of activities at the end of the project (sustainability)
III. Budget
- a detailed presentation of expenditure by budget item
- the total cost of the project: costs to be covered by the bidder,.
- and costs for which it seeks funding from the Embassy
IV . Documents to be attached
- a letter of authorization or support of a local authority
- a letter of official recognition
V. Please send applications to the address below:
Note : no date limit for receiving requests; they are received continuously.
Useful addresses:
Embassy of the United States of America
Ambassador’s Special Self Help Program
B.P. 413 N’Djamena, Republic of Chad
E-mail: NdjamenaGrants@state.gov
Phone 235 2251 70009, ext. 4549