APPLICATION GUIDANCE_SSH_2019_.docx

U.S. Ambassador’s Special Self Help Fund-2019

U.S. Ambassador’s Special Self Help Fund

Details and Guidance

GRANT DETAILS

Overview

This Fund is for community-initiated projects involving schools, clinics, co-operatives, associations, training or community improvement projects. The Embassy prefers projects that involve an entire community. The minimum number of project members required to apply for funding is eight.

Special consideration will be given to projects which:

· Improve basic economic or social conditions at the local community or village level

· Support high impact, quick implementation activities that benefit a large number of people within one year without requiring further SSH assistance

· Are within the ability of the local community to operate and maintain

· Involve a significant (10%) local contribution in cash, labor, or material

· Are not in any way initiating, continuing, or supplementing technical assistance programs

· Are a direct response to the initiative and aspirations of the local community

· Ensure broadly accessible, reliable, and economically sustainable water and sanitation services for health, security, and prosperity (not issues directly relating to agriculture or household level)

· Assist special populations which may be vulnerable or at-risk on a temporary or chronic basis such as the disabled, orphans, children and at-risk youth, ethnic minorities, the elderly, female heads of households, or other socially excluded groups

· Provide social assistance

Conditions

SSH funds can be used for:

· Seeds and supplies for agriculture, except for fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, fungicides

· Water-related projects such as wells, latrines, pumps, boreholes, tanks, and fish ponds

· School equipment and supplies including desks, chairs, laboratory equipment and library items

· Communal construction equipment such as brick-making machines

· Miscellaneous durable goods, e.g. a stove or refrigerator for a school or hospital, or a washing machine for a clinic

· Small construction projects, e.g. construction of classrooms, community centers, etc.

SSH funds cannot be used for:

· Remodeling or renovating an existing facility that is in disrepair as a result of neglect or lack of money

· Activities with unmitigated and negative environmental consequences (such as dams or roads through forest lands)

· Purely religious or church projects. However, those that genuinely assist the whole community, without regard to religious affiliation, may be funded

· Military activities (including those relating to police, prisons or other law enforcement activities)

· Purchase of pesticides, fungicides, and herbicides

· Sports equipment or uniforms for a national sports team

· Musical instruments or uniforms for a national orchestra or dance company

· Student bursaries

· Salaries for existing positions

· Ongoing needs for education/training

· Vehicles, tractors, computers, copiers, fax machines

· Office supplies such as pencils, paper, forms and folders

· Office equipment such as computers, fax machines, or photocopiers

· Private businesses

U.S. Special Self-Help grants are used to serve primarily as a catalyst to enable a project to succeed and will be a ONE-TIME ONLY grant of assistance

GRANT DETAILS

Lenaneo lena ke la batho ba ithusang metseng - Likolo, li-clinic, likoporasi, mekhatlo le merero e tlisang ntlafatso metseng. Re khothaletsa mesebetsi e kenyeletsang batho ba motse. Mokhatlo kapa motse bonyane o be le litho robeli.

Merero e tla shejoa haholo-holo ke ee:

· Tla ntlafatsang maphelo a batho metseng le metsaneng eo ba phelang ho eona.

· Tla ts’ehetsa sehlopha kapa batho ba bangata ka nako ea selemo ba bile basa hloke ts’ehetso e ngoe.

· Sa qaleng, e sa nts’etseng pele, kapa hona ho tlatsatse merero e meholo e seng e ntse e tsoelapela.

· Sechaba se kenyang letsoho ho eona, ekaba ka chelete, matsoho kapa lisebelisoa/thepa.

· Arabelang ka kotloloho boikitlaetso le litaba-tabelo tsa sechaba.

· Eo ha ho khoneha, e ka tlatsetsang mererong ea boikhohollo bofumeng e tla ikemela.

· Tlisang phepelo ea metsi a hloekile haufi le sechaba.

· Thusang karolo ea sechaba e tlokotsing joalo ka batho ba nang le bokooa, likhutsana, bacha ba tlokotsing, maqheku, basali bao e leng lihloho tsa malapa j.j.

Lipehelo

Chelete ea lenaneo lena la lithuso metseng e ka sebelisoa ho etsa tse latelang:

· Ho aha likolo, litsi tsa bophelo le litse tsa sechaba

· Merero ea boikhollo bufumeng, ho reka lisebelisoa kapa thepa ea ts’ebetso-Thepa bakeng sa leruo la likhoho, mechine e rokang, lisebelisoa tsa ho etsa thepa ea ka matlung J.J (Merero ea mehaho ha ea lumelloa)

· Lipeo le thepa ea temo (menonts’a le libolaea likokonyana le leholo ha lia lumelloa)

· Merero ea phepelo ea metsi- Liliba, lipompo, li tanka, le matamo a litlhapi

· Thepa le lisebelisuoa tsa likolo-litulo, litafole, thepa ea lilaboratori le matlo a ho balla

· Thepa e sebelisoang ho etsa thepa ea mohaho-mochine o etsang litene

· Thepa tse ling tsekang litofole kapa lihatsetsi bakeng tsa likolo kapa lipetlele, le mechine e hlatsoang bakeng sa litsi tsa bophelo J.J

Chelete ea lenaneo lena la lithuso metseng e keke ea sebelisoa ho etsa tse latelang:

· Ho fetola le ho lokisa meaho ea khale e senyehileng ka lebala ho se hlokomeloe kapa tlhokahalo ea lichelete

· Merero e ka tlisang litlamorao tse mpe tse amang tikoloho joalo ka matamo kapa litsela tse tsamaeang kahara meru

· Meroro ea kereke kapa sehlopha sa tumelo e itseng. Empa merero e joalo ha e thusa sechaba ka kakaretso ntle le khethollo ea tumelo e ka fumana ts’ehetso

· Merero ea masole, mapolesa, lichankana le mafapha a mang a ts’ireletso

· Menont’sa, libolaea likokonyana le lehola

· Thepa le seaparo sa lipapali

· Liletsoa tsa ‘mino kapa seaparo sa motjeko

· Lihlapiso tsa baithuti

· Meputso ea basebetsi

· Litlhoko tsa thuto kapa koetliso

· Makoloi, literekere, likomporo, j.j

· Thepa ea ts’ebetso le tsamaiso ea ofisi joalo ka lipene, lipents’ele, pampiri, j.j

· Thepa e sebelisoang liofising joalo ka likomporo, thepa e fotang j.j.

· khoebo tsa batho ka bo mong

Lenaneo lena la boithuso metseng le reretsoe ho thusa hore merero ea lona e fihlele katleho, ‘me thuso e tla etsetsoa morero o le mong ha ngoe!!!

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

The application period for grants is open until May 31, 2019.

Your proposal should be written in English only and include the following:

· The name of the organization that is proposing the project.

· Contact information of the organization

· A detailed history of your Organization and project, stating when it started, what has been accomplished, what you have done for the community, and how the community supports you.

· A copy of your organization’s constitution.

· A list of committee members with their names and addresses. The minimum number of project members required to apply for funding is eight.

· A project idea. Provide specific details of your project and explain exactly how you plan to use the grant money. Also detail what you already have and what you will plan to do in the future.

· A detailed budget together with at least three complete estimates (quotations) for each service or item you are requesting funds for.

· Details of people who will benefit from this project.

· A copy of project bank account details including the name of the bank, account name, account number and type of account (savings or checking).

· If your project involves construction or roads/land, please provide a proof that the project has permission to occupy the land, e.g. signed lease agreement or land deed.

· A map showing how to get to your project from a major road.

· A business plan for any income-generation activities your project will support with the funds. This includes detailed information about your operations, market, expenses, and objectives.

· With all these, you may attach any other documents which you feel will help your application.

Please also fill out

· Form SF-424, Application for Federal Assistance and

· From SF-424D, Assurances for Construction Programs

· Form SF-424C, Budget for Construction Programs Or

· Form SF-424A, Budget for Non-Construction Programs

· From SF-424B, Assurances for Construction Programs

Grant amounts usually range from $5,000 to $10,000. In rare circumstances, where there is a particularly compelling justification, the final award may exceed that amount. The community must contribute at least 10% of the costs in cash, material and/or labor.

If your organization’s application has been short-listed, you will hear from the Special Projects Office by August 31, 2019. Please be note that the U.S. Ambassador’s Special Self Help Fund is subject to availability of funds.

Remember, only projects who meet the criteria outlined in this application guidance and who include all of the required documentation will be considered.

Thank you for your interest and GOOD LUCK!

Tse hlokahalang ho etsa kopo

Likopo tsa lithuso bakeng li butsoe ho fihlela ka 31 Mots’eanong 2019.

Kopo ea lona e ngoetsoeng ka senyesemane feela e lokela ho kenyeletsa tse latelang

· Lebitso Tsa Mokhatlo o etsang kopo

· Aterese, linomoro tsa mohala le email Aterese tsa mokhatlo

· Nalane ea mokhatlo kapa morero oa lona, na o qalile neng, tseo le li fihletseng, o thusitse batho ba phelang tikolohong ea ona joang, ‘me bona ba le ts’ehetsa joang.

· Kopi ea moleo theo oa mokhatlo kapa morero.

· Lenane la litho tsa komoti, fanang ka mabitso a feletseng le liaterese.

· ‘Mapa o bots’ang na mokhatlo kapa morero oa lona o fumaneha hokae.

· Morero oa lona. Hlalosang hore na chelete ea lithuso e tla sebelisoa joang. Hlalosang na le na le eng hona joale ‘me le rerile ho fihlela eng kamoso.

· Likhakanyo tsa chelate eo le e kopang le Quotation tse tharo tsa litsebeletso lke thepa eo le e hlokang.

· Lintlha tse feletseng ka ba tla una Molemo morerong ona.

· Kopi e bots’ang lintlha tsa polokele ea banka ea mokhatlo, lebitso la polokelo, nomoro, le mofuta oa polokelo.

· Haeba moreo oa lona o kenyeletsa hohaho, ka kopo fanang ka bopaki bo bonts’ang hore mokhatlo kapa morero o na le tumello ea ho sebelisa sebaka sa ts’ebetso. E.g Tokomane ea tomellano ea ts’ebeliso ea mobu.

· Kenyeletsang le moralo oa khoebo o bonts’ang moralo oa ts’ebetso, mmaraka, lits’enyehelo le seo le batlang ho se fihlela. Foromo e le tataisang ho etsa moralo ona oa khoebo le ka e fumana liofing tsa rona. Le ka kenyeletsa litokomane tse ling tseo le hopolang hore li ka matlafatsa kopo ea lona.

Ka kopa tlatsang le ho qhoaella liforomo tse latelang

· Form SF-424, Application for Federal Assistance le

· From SF-424D, Assurances for Construction Programs

· Form SF-424C, Budget for Construction Programs kapa

· Form SF-424A, Budget for Non-Construction Programs

· From SF-424B, Assurances for Construction Programs

Lithuso tsa rona li lefa ho tloha ho $5,000 (M65,000) ho isa ho $10,000(M300,000). Ke ka ngope-sets’oha ‘me mabaka a ikhetha re ka fanang ka chelete e feta e boletsoeng. Bakopi ba lebeletsoe ho kenya letsoho morerong bonyane ka 10%, ekaba ka chelete, thepa kapa ho ts’oarisa matsoho.

Haeba kopo ea sehlopha sa heno e hloauoe, ofisi ea Special Projects e tla ikopanya le uena pele ho la 31 Phato 2019. Elang hloko hore lenane lena la lithuso la U.S. Ambassador’s Special Self Help Fund le tla laoloa ke boteng ba chelete.

Hopolang hore ke merero e ipapisitseng le lipehelo tsa rona, e bile e fane ka litokomane tsohle tse hlokahalang e tla ts’ehetsoa.

Re leboha boikhathatso ba lona ‘me re le lakaletsa katleho le mahlohonolo!

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