Monday, December 23, 2024

IMPACT WATCH NETWORK
Leading true information for positive global change.

Ramadan 2024: Islamic philanthropy surges to record high as UN delivers warning

Islamic philanthropy raised a record $46 million for 2 million displaced people in...

Battling green skill shortage in the quest for a sustainable economy

Growth in demand for green skills is outpacing the increase in supply -...

Nigeria to get WHO-recommended new malaria vaccine by Mid-2024

The World Health Organisation has recommended a new vaccine, R21/Matrix-M, for the prevention...

Google announces N75m equity-free fund for Nigerian SMBs

Google has announced the opening of applications for the Hustle Academy SMB Fund...
HomeOpportunitiesNigeria Youth Futures...

Nigeria Youth Futures Fund (NYFF) Young Leaders Development Funds 2023/24 ($1 million in funding)

Background
The Nigeria Youth Futures Fund (NYFF) seeks grant applications from qualified individuals and organizations for the 2023/24 youth leaders’ development funds. The grant aims to strengthen, support, and promote youth ecosystem building in the country. The grants will be awarded to individuals and organizations working in line with the thematic areas of interest.


About the NYFF
The Nigeria Youth Futures Fund (NYFF) is a five-year collaborative program of LEAP Africa, MacArthur Foundation, and Ford Foundation that seeks to strengthen youth leadership in Nigeria through outcomes-driven policy engagements and inclusive resourcing that help youth shape the future long-term development plans of the country. The NYFF is anchored on three core components which include:

  1. An Imaginative Futures Working Group at the national and regional levels to mainstream youth ideas within the long-term planning process
  2. Youth Leadership Program: This pillar seeks to build the capacity of young leaders and youth lead organizations while also providing grants for young people/organizations working on the identified thematic areas.
  3. Online and Media engagement: The fund seeks to strengthen the voices of young Nigerians through policy advocacy, debates, online campaign, and so on toward the realization of #theNigeriaWeWant.

  4. Grant Thematic Areas
    The Youth Leadership Development fund will prioritize the themes described below, the themes are in line with the Youth agenda that emerged from the visioning exercise of the NYFF. Click here, the Nigeria We Want Report, to read about the report. It is imperative for the applicants to submit concepts/proposals, in line with the themes, that are capable of driving social change within their community.
    Facilitate Good Governance: Applicants are expected to submit Youth development projects proposals that seek to support the National short-term and long-term development plans that promote;
    • Active Citizenship and Leadership Development
    • Policy Development, Advocacy, Executive and Legislative Reforms at various tiers of Government (National, State, and Local Government).
    • Institutional Strengthening, Transparency, and Accountability.
    Resolve Fundamental National Questions: Applicants are expected to submit Youth development projects proposals that seek to support the National short-term and long-term development plans towards the following;
    • Peace Building
    • Equity, Social Inclusion, Cohesion, and Justice
    • Promotion of National Values including Patriotism, Unity, and Empathy within the country.
    NB – Proposals that leverage Media, Art, Entertainment, Creativity, and Technology to drive any of these pillars are also encouraged. Organizations can also apply as a cluster.

  5. Grant Structure
    Eligibility Criteria for Individual and Organization
    Individual-level

    • The applicant must be a Young activist (aged 15- 35 years) with a proven track record, working on a Youth development project capable of social change across any of the thematic areas.
    • The applicant must demonstrate a good understanding and experience in strategic planning, project management, and implementation.
    • The applicant must demonstrate experience and knowledge of community or team building following principles of honesty and integrity.
    • The applicant must have genuine means of identification or attached to an institution.
    • The applicant must provide 2 reputable referees.
    Organization Level
    • Applicant must be registered with the corporate affairs commission of Nigeria or any authorized state/local level commission. The evidence of registration must be provided. Otherwise, unregistered organizations can form a cluster and apply through a registered organization.
    • Applicant must have a physical address, a corporate account with good financial standing, and records
    • Applicant must be open to partnering with the other Youths and the NYFF community when implementing the project.
    • Applicant must have good antecedents and proper track records.
    • Applicant must provide 2 reputable referees.
    • Catalyst grant applicants must be civic hubs into Youth-driven activities within the region where the organization is based.
    • Catalyst grant applicants must have partnership capacities in all the states of their geopolitical region.
    • Catalyst grant applicants must have the capacity to support other organizations in the areas of capacity building and institutional strengthening.

  6. Guideline for Application Submission
    Please visit https://www.nigeriayouthfund.org/ to read more and apply for the grant. The application steps consist of the following:
    • Filling of Pre-application questions
    • Proposal Submission: Applicants should submit a concept note/proposal, not more than 3000 words, following the stated guidelines and proposal template. Click here for Individual/Development
  7. Grants Proposal Template & Catalyst Grant Proposal Template
     Section A: This consists of the Individual/organization background, challenges identified, initiatives to be implemented, and scope of work
     Section B: This section consists of the Monitoring and Evaluation framework showing the expected inputs, outputs, and outcomes of the project
     Sections C: This section consists of the project work plan, showing the activities to be performed, the timeline, and the budget for each line item.
    • Submission of Organization/individual identification document:
     Small/Individual Grant: NIN certificate or equivalent.
     Organization Grant (Development & Catalyst Grant): CAC registration, Organizational document, and other documents such as certificate of recognition by previous funders, SCUML, etc., in a single PDF.
    • Filling of the Referees’ information: Name, Organization & Portfolio, Phone Number & Email address
    Deadline September 30 2023 12:00 AM (WAT)

APPLY HERE

Do you want to share your impact stories or pitch the coverage of your CSR event to us? E-mail: editor@impactwatch.net or *Phone +234-806-795-0250 (Whatsapp &Text)

We do everything possible to supply quality news and information to all our valuable readers day in, day out and we are committed to keep doing this. Your kind donation will help our continuous research efforts.

Get notified whenever we post something new!

Subscribe to our newsletter

To be updated with all the latest news, offers and special announcements.

spot_img

Seize the spotlight!

Experience unparalleled exposure and skyrocket your business!

Continue reading

T = EC³+(D-C²) x i : The Albert Einstein discourse on transformation (3)

By Tim Akano In nation-building, a branch can be stronger than the whole: e.g., Slovenia and Croatia are economically stronger that the old Yugoslavia that broke into six countries.Your country urgently needs VITAMIN D (Decentralization) to stay alive and fulfill...

T = EC³+(D-C²) x i : The Albert Einstein discourse on transformation (2)

Tim: Hi, Professor Albert Einstein. My name is Tim A., I am a youth empowerment enthusiast, Pan-Africanist, Technopreneur, and an African thought leader. I disagree with your categorization of Nigerian elites as “UDJ”. With hundreds of billionaires, politicians, business...

T = EC³+(D-C²) x i : The Albert Einstein discourse on transformation

By Tim Akano Albert Einstein’s Special Theory of Relativity proved that the properties of time and light can be reduced to a simple mathematical formula: E=mc², where energy (E) equals mass (m) times the speed of light (c) squared (2). The...

Enjoy exclusive access to all of our content

Get an online subscription and you can unlock any article you come across.