Opportunity Information: Apply for DOS CONAK FY20 07
The U.S. Embassy in Conakry (U.S. Mission to Guinea) runs a Community Small Grants Program described through an Annual Program Statement (APS). This APS lays out what kinds of community development projects the Embassy is looking to support, the priorities and themes it focuses on, and the basic procedures applicants must follow when requesting funding. The overall goal is straightforward: help local groups design and carry out practical projects that measurably improve living conditions in their communities, especially projects that can be implemented quickly and reach a large number of beneficiaries.
This opportunity is structured as a grant competition (Funding Opportunity Number: DOS CONAK FY20 07) under CFDA 19.700, with an award ceiling of $15,000 per grant and an anticipated total of about 10 awards. The opportunity was posted on February 4, 2020, with an original closing date of October 16, 2020. Because demand is described as far greater than available funding, selection is competitive and priority is given to proposals that most strongly match the program objectives and meet the Embassy's criteria.
Eligible applicants include registered self-help groups, community-based organizations, non-governmental organizations, and certain educational institutions. The listing also notes eligibility for nonprofits that do not have U.S. IRS 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education), which is consistent with the program's emphasis on locally rooted organizations. A key expectation is that communities themselves contribute significantly to the project, not just as beneficiaries but as partners. This community contribution can take the form of cash, labor, and/or materials, and it is treated as an important feature of strong proposals.
The Embassy is specifically interested in high-impact, community-level projects that improve basic economic and social conditions. Examples provided in the announcement cover several common community needs. One major category is small-scale construction or rehabilitation, such as classrooms, community centers, basic health facilities, foot bridges, housing for locally paid nurses or teachers, workshops, community abattoirs, grain storage facilities, rural airstrips linked to hospital access, and dormitories for students who live far from school. Another major category is water and sanitation infrastructure, including wells, latrines, pumps, boreholes, shower stalls, sinks, and even fishponds where they contribute to community welfare and livelihoods.
The program also supports education-related equipment and supplies like desks, chairs, laboratory equipment, and library materials. In addition, it may fund communal production or construction equipment such as brick-making machines, as well as other durable goods that directly support public services, for example refrigerators or stoves for a school or hospital, or washing machines for a clinic. Income-generating equipment is also included among eligible project types, with examples such as weaving looms, furniture-making tools, and rice-milling machines, reflecting an emphasis on practical assets that can strengthen local livelihoods.
A recurring theme in the announcement is sustainability and local capacity to maintain what is funded. The Embassy notes that it tries to fund equipment that can be properly maintained by the local community, which signals that proposals should show clear plans for upkeep, management, and long-term usability. Overall, this is a small-grants opportunity aimed at community-driven, quickly deliverable projects with tangible benefits, shared investment from the community, and realistic maintenance and sustainability plans.Apply for DOS CONAK FY20 07
- The Department of State, U.S. Mission to Guinea in the community development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "U.S. Embassy Conakry, Annual Program Statement" 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 Feb 04, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Oct 16, 2020. (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 $15,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 10 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
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