PAS Freetown Small Grants Program

What the official notice requires

Pulled from the official notice SL_-_PD_Small_Grants_Notice_of_Funding_Opportunity_2025.pdf (13 pages) so you can see the requirements at a glance. Each item shows the notice's own words. Open the page to read it in context.

Registrations you need first (2)

• SAM.gov, Unique Entity ID (UEI) · p. 4

  “Other Eligibility Requirements All organizations must have a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) issued via SAM.gov as well as a valid registration in SAM.gov.” Open page 4

• Grants.gov · p. 6

  “SF-424 (Application for Federal Assistance – organizations) or SF -424-I (Application for Federal Assistance --individuals) at Forms | Grants.gov” Open page 6

Registration is free but can take weeks, so start now, not when the deadline is close. Get-ready checklist

What to submit

• Logic model · p. 6

  “Include a logic model as appropriate. vii.” Open page 6

• Form SF-424 · p. 6

  “SF-424 (Application for Federal Assistance – organizations) or SF -424-I (Application for Federal Assistance --individuals) at Forms | Grants.gov” Open page 6

• Form SF-424A · p. 6

  “SF-424A (Budget Information for Non-Construction programs) at Forms | Grants.gov” Open page 6

• Form SF-424B · p. 6

  “SF-424B (Assurances for Non -Construction programs) at Forms | Grants.gov (note: the SF - 424B is only required for individuals, organizations exempt from registration, and for organizations not required to fully register in Home | SAM.gov 3.” Open page 6

• Indirect cost rate agreement · p. 6

  “If your organization has a Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (NICRA) and includes NICRA charges in the budget, include your latest NICRA as a PDF file.” Open page 6

Length limits

• Proposal: 4 pages max · p. 5

  “Proposal (4 pages maximum) The proposal should contain sufficient information that anyone not familiar with it would understand exactly what the applicant wants to do.” Open page 5

Formatting rules

• 12-point font, 1-inch margins · p. 5

  “All Microsoft Word documents are single -spaced, 12-point Calibri font, with a minimum of 1-inch margins.” Open page 5

How applications are scored (85 points listed)

Build your narrative outline from these criteria

• Quality and Feasibility of the Program Idea: 30 points · p. 9

  “Quality and Feasibility of the Program Idea – 30 points:” Open page 9

• Organizational Capacity and Record on Previous Grants: 20 points · p. 9

  “Organizational Capacity and Record on Previous Grants – 20 points:” Open page 9

• Monitoring and evaluation plan: 10 points · p. 9

  “Monitoring and evaluation plan – 10 points:” Open page 9

• Project Sustainability: 15 points · p. 9

  “Project Sustainability – 15 points:” Open page 9

• Budget: 10 points · p. 9

  “Budget – 10 points:” Open page 9

Cost share or match

• Cost share / match · p. 4

  “Cost Sharing or Matching Cost sharing is not required; however, we may consider cost -share to break ties among applications with equivalent scores after evaluation against all other factors. 3.” Open page 4

• Cost share / match · p. 13

  “Organizations that have never had a NICRA may request indirect costs of 15% of Modified Total Direct Costs as defined in 2 CFR 200.1. “Cost Sharing” refers to contributions from the organization or other entities other than the U.S.” Open page 13

Mistakes that get applications rejected (1)

• Not an eligible applicant: If more than one proposal is submitted from an organization, all proposals from that institution will be... · p. 4

  “If more than one proposal is submitted from an organization, all proposals from that institution will be considered ineligible for funding.” Open page 4