Overview

The U.S. Ambassador’s Fund is intended to support self-help initiatives of communities and local groups for projects up to one year.  The overall purpose of the Fund is to enable the U.S. Ambassador to respond to urgent community needs or opportunities that may arise in Pakistan.  Grants will be made for amounts not exceeding $100,000 with rare case-by-case exceptions of up to $250,000.  Communities and civil society groups are encouraged to contribute 25 percent of the total project resources themselves or through in-kind contributions.  To be eligible for support under the U.S. Ambassador’s Fund a proposal should: 

Ø  Improve basic economic or social conditions at the local community level; 
 

Ø  Support high-impact and quickly implementable activities that benefit a large number of people within one year, and which do not require further funding; 
 

Ø  Be limited to organizations that demonstrate adequate management capabilities to plan, organize and execute activities, utilizing local resources. 
 

Prospective grantees will be required to undergo a financial review by SGAFP prior to the award.

Grants under the U.S. Ambassador’s Fund will support activities in the following sectors: 

Ø  Energy

Ø  Education

Ø  Health – Mother & Child Healthcare

Ø  Economic Growth (including agriculture)

Ø  Stabilization in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and FATA

Ø  Governance

Ø  Gender