How much funding is available in total?

$75,000 across the whole programme. This is the total the funder has allocated, not an amount any single applicant can receive.

Is matching funding required?

No. The source states that no matching funds are required. Cost sharing field indicates false.

OtherForecastedFixedU.S. Mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo (Department of State)

Ambassador's Special Self-Help Fund

Awards $3,000 – $9,000 per recipient for nonprofit, nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the irs, other than institutions of higher education, closing Not stated.

Official page

Nonprofit Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Community Development

In one sentence

Ambassador's Special Self-Help Fund awards $3,000 – $9,000 per recipient, open to nonprofit, nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the irs, other than institutions of higher education.

Record fields

Program pool (total): $75,000
Total across all awards in this programme. Not an amount any single applicant can receive.
Award ceiling (per project): $9,000
Award floor of $3,000 and ceiling of $9,000 per award. Total estimated funding of $75,000 with expected 15 awards.
Award floor: $3,000
Typical award: Not confirmed
Deadline: Not stated
Deadline type: fixed
Opens: Not stated
Status: Forecasted
Eligible entities: Nonprofit · Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Geography: Not stated
Matching funds: No
Disbursement: Not confirmed
Application effort: Not confirmed
Currency: USD

How much money is available?

Two different figures govern a programme and they are not interchangeable. The programme pool is what the funder has allocated across every award it will make this cycle. The award ceiling is the most one applicant can be granted.

Program pool (total)Across all awards this cycle

$75,000

Award ceiling (per project)The most one applicant can receive

$9,000

Source wording: “Award floor of $3,000 and ceiling of $9,000 per award. Total estimated funding of $75,000 with expected 15 awards.”

Who can apply?

entity

Nonprofit, Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education

Source field: entity types

industry

Community Development

Source field: industries

demographic

orphans and homeless children, people living with disabilities, victims of gender-based violence, vulnerable populations, women

Source field: demographics

use

Development - community water projects providing clean safe drinking water, Education - increasing access to education and improvement of learning environment in Congolese schools, Health - improvement of medical centers, community health and sanitation, construction of latrines, Vocational training and income-generating activities with community benefit

Source field: use of funds

size limit

Not stated

Source field: applicant size limit

clause text

Projects to support vulnerable populations are particularly desirable. Organization must be a local organization serving the Democratic Republic of Congo. Projects must be completed and serve the community within one year with strong community involvement and substantial, self-sustaining community benefit.

We store the structured fields above. Clause-by-clause text from the guidelines is not connected for this record.

When does it close?

Not statedfixed deadline

Estimated application due date. Estimated award date Sep 30, 2021 12:00:00 AM EDT.

What can the money be used for?

Education - increasing access to education and improvement of learning environment in Congolese schoolsHealth - improvement of medical centers, community health and sanitation, construction of latrinesDevelopment - community water projects providing clean safe drinking waterVocational training and income-generating activities with community benefit

These categories come from the source's own classification. A line-item cost table, where the programme publishes one, lives in the guidelines and is not parsed for this record.

How hard is the application?

Application effort: Not confirmed
Disbursement: Not confirmed
Matching funds: No
Cost sharing field indicates false.

Who has received this funding?

No award records yet

We hold no prior awards for this programme. That is a gap in what we have connected, not a finding that the programme has never funded anyone — check the official page, which may list past recipients.

Common questions

Every answer below is a stored field from this record. Questions the source did not answer are not asked.

How much can one applicant receive?: $3,000 – $9,000 per recipient. The source states: “Award floor of $3,000 and ceiling of $9,000 per award. Total estimated funding of $75,000 with expected 15 awards.”.
How much funding is available in total?: $75,000 across the whole programme. This is the total the funder has allocated, not an amount any single applicant can receive.
Who is eligible to apply?: Nonprofit, Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
What can the funding be used for?: Education - increasing access to education and improvement of learning environment in Congolese schools, Health - improvement of medical centers, community health and sanitation, construction of latrines, Development - community water projects providing clean safe drinking water, Vocational training and income-generating activities with community benefit, as classified by the source.
Is matching funding required?: No. The source states that no matching funds are required. Cost sharing field indicates false.

Provenance

Source pagegrants.gov

Retrieved2026-08-31

MethodAutomated check

First seen2026-08-31

The official page governs. If the source and this record disagree, the source is correct — programmes change their terms between our checks, so confirm every figure above before you apply.