What is a small grant?

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A Small Grant has the following specifications:

  • Maximum grant period: 360 days
  • Maximum grant amount: not to exceed the JD equivalent of US$100,000. Note that Mini-Grants, a sub-category of Small Grant discussed below, are limited to the Dinar equivalent of US$25,000.
  • Allowable purpose: beneficiary activities which are consistent with both Beneficiary and Aqaba Community and Economic Development Program objectives but which are not necessarily part of a Strategic Plan (overall long-range plan for beneficiary’s organization). These activities will tend to be one-off, stand alone activities.
  • Other specifications: The award of a Small Grants will not necessarily preclude the beneficiary from also receiving other grant types.
  • Allowable costs: these include, but are not limited to:
    • Seminars, workshops, conferences and other events;
    • Technical assistance services;
    • Training courses, including the cost trainers, course materials, site costs, etc.;
    • Publications and publication related costs such as layout, printing, distribution, etc.
  • Costs that are not allowable: indirect beneficiary costs - (Special costs such as international travel and commodities with a life of more than one year and value greater than $5000 are allowable with the agreement officer’s approval.)
  • Approval required: approval by USAID CTO
  • Application type: short form application described in Annex A-2
  • Payment type: reimbursement of allowable expenses supported by bona fide receipts from beneficiary