Small Grants and Ambassador’s Fund Program (SGAFP)

The U.S. Ambassador's Fund and USAID’s Small Grants Program are two grant programs launched by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to help Pakistani communities implement their initiatives.

Grants under the U.S. Ambassador’s Fund (for projects of up to one year time duration) support broad- impact community-level initiatives fulfilling Chief of Mission priorities and are maximum $100,000  in size. Grants under the USAID's Small Grants Program (for projects of one to three years’ time duration) support promising proposals and pilot initiatives consistent with USAID’s strategic priorities. These grants may vary from $25,000 to $250,000.

Both programs are implemented by National Rural Support Programme (NRSP), in partnership with Rural Support Programme Network (RSPN) and KPMG Taseer and Hadi Co. More information on the implementers can be found on their respective websites: NRSP – www.nrsp.org.pk; RSPN – www.rspn.org; KPMG – www.kpmg.com.pk

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is a leading U.S. Government agency responsible for the U.S. foreign development assistance. USAID works in approximately 100 countries around the world delivering humanitarian assistance, supporting social sector improvements, and facilitating economic development.

USAID assistance programs in Pakistan were launched in 1961. Since then, USAID has been helping the country to develop a number of its key institutions, increase energy capacity and agricultural production, expand social services, as well as deliver humanitarian relief. Since 2020 alone, USAID has provided more than $5 billion in assistance to Pakistan’s priority development efforts. Currently, USAID programs in Pakistan focus on energy, economic growth, stabilization, education, and health.

The USAID’s Small Grants Program and the U.S. Ambassador’s Fund Program are part of the USAID assistance portfolio. USAID funds all grants and related operations under the two programs, as well as reviews and holds final approval on all grant applications.