Nigeria Youth Futures Fund (NYFF) Catalyst Grant Application 2025.

The Nigeria Youth Futures Fund (NYFF) seeks grant applications from qualified organizations for the 2024/25 Youth Leadership Development Funds. The grant aims to strengthen, support and promote youth ecosystem building in the country. The grants will be awarded to organizations that can serve as regional hubs, working in line with the thematic areas of interest.  

Note: 

● We encourage Projects that leverage Technology, Media, Art, Entertainment, and Creativity.

● All Catalyst grantees are encouraged to develop their proposal on the theme “Facilitating Good Governance”. 

● The 50% of the allocated funds for the catalyst grantees should be planned for the implementation of the applicant initiative, while the remaining 50% should be planned to support the regional youth ecosystem building as a regional hub.

Benefits

● The grant worth is up to $50,000, applicants are to develop their proposal and budget considering the worth.  

Guideline for Application Submission

The application steps consist of the following:

● Filling of the catalyst grant 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 the Catalyst Grant Proposal Template

The proposal templates are divided into three sections:

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, outcome and impacts of the project

Sections C: This section consists of the project work plan, showing the activities to be performed, timeline and the budget for each line items 

Submission of Organization/individual identification document:

● 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 and portfolio, Phone Number, and email address

Selection Process

Timeline:

Release of Call for Application : 28th October 2024

Information Sessions (three sessions during Call) : 28th October 2024 to 28th November 2024

Application Deadline (4 weeks interval from CFA release) : 28th November 2024

First level Review : 28th November to 13th December 2024

Second Level Review : 13th November 2024 to 25th January 2025

Due Diligence : 20th to 25ft January 2025

Final Selection : 1st February 2025

Compulsory Inception Phase Capacity Building : 2nd to 7th February 2025

Unveiling of the Grantees & Fund Disbursement : 14th February 2025

Method of Application

Click Here to Apply

For More Information,

Visit the Official Webpage

Application Deadline: November 30, 2024.