The U.S. Embassy in Conakry provides small grants to registered self-help groups, community-based organizations, non-governmental organizations, and certain educational institutions. The objective is to aid groups to develop projects that improve living conditions in their communities.

Purpose of Small Grants 

Embassy Conakry invites proposals for small community projects. The program is designed to improve basic economic and social conditions in local communities and support high impact, quick implementation activities that benefit a large number of people. Participating communities provide a significant contribution in cash, labor, and materials. The demand for Small Grant funds is very high and well above our funding capacity. Examples of U.S. Embassy Community Small Grants Program projects include, but are not limited to: 

• Small construction projects, including school rooms, community centers, health facilities, foot bridges, housing for a government or community-paid nurses or teachers, workshops, community abattoirs, grain storage, rural airstrips for hospitals, and school dormitories for distant students.
• Water-related projects – wells, latrines, pumps, bore holes, shower stalls and sinks and fishponds.
• School equipment and supplies – desks, chairs, laboratory equipment and library items.
• Communal construction equipment such as brick-making machines.
• Miscellaneous durable goods – stoves or refrigerators for a school or hospital, or washing machines for a clinic.
• Income generating equipment – weaving looms, tools for furniture making, rice-milling machines.

Funding Information

• Award amounts: awards may range from a minimum of $5,000 to a maximum of $15,000
• Project performance period: Proposed projects should be completed in 12 months or less.

Participants and Audiences

Embassy Conakry is soliciting proposals for small grants from non-governmental organizations, community groups, village associations, women’s groups, or any other group that can show that they are a recognized group or entity and have a bank account in the name of the group.

Eligibility Criteria

Embassy Conakry encourages applications from: 

• Registered not-for-profit organizations, including village associations, women’s groups and civil society/non-governmental organizations with programming experience
• For-profit or commercial entities are not eligible to apply.

For more information, visit Grants.gov.