Humanitarian Assistance Program (HAP) Togo

Description

1) Objective

HAP is a significant tool for achieving U.S. security objectives. HAP is designed to assure friendly nations and allies of the U.S. support and provides basic humanitarian aid and services to populations in need. The Department of Defense seeks access to shape the military environment, help avert political and humanitarian crises, promote democratic development and regional stability, build local capacity, and enable countries to begin to recover from conflicts. This program is designed uniquely for construction projects such as: school buildings, health centers, medical clinics, schools orphanages, HIV/AIDS voluntary counseling and testing centers, disaster response facilities/warehouses, rudimentary bridges, water wells/boreholes, water sanitation, waste treatment, or solid waste management systems. Projects must benefit the Togolese civilian population.

Projects should: (1) have a potential for generating public and political goodwill towards the United States. Activities that may be socially and politically controversial will be avoided; (2) have a significant impact, benefiting the greatest number of people possible; (3) be viable and sustainable in terms of finance, personnel support (i.e. teachers for schoolrooms, staff for health clinic) and necessary expertise and services; (4) must respect environmental norms and ensure that the proposed activity will not adversely affect protected or other sensitive environmental areas nor jeopardize threatened and endangered species and their habitat. HAP construction must fall within the ability of the local community to maintain.

2) Eligibility

Non-profit organisations are eligible to apply.

3) Location

Actions must be implemented in Togo.

4) Budget

Projects should not exceed $500,000. However, most projects that are submitted are well below the grant limit and accurate budget estimations are greatly appreciated.

5) Application

Assembling and submitting a HAP proposal is a time-consuming and challenging process. To that end, they encourage you to reach out to the Development Office. Interested parties may email the Development Office anytime or call to speak with a Development Office employee. By previous arrangement, you are invited to visit the Development Office with any questions you may have on the last Tuesday of the each month from 2pm –4pm.