NYFF 2023 Young Leaders Development Funds

Eligibility Criteria

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 3 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
• Applicants must be open to partnering with the other Youths and the NYFF community when implementing the project.
• Applicants must have good antecedents and proper track records.
• 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.

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Offered Benefits

Grant Structure

S/N	Grant Category	Maximum Amount ($)	Number of Target Beneficiaries	Target Beneficiary Description
1	Small	1,000	60 Individual	Young activists with youth development and transformational initiatives.
2	Development	10,000	64 Organizations	Grassroots and Community-based Organizations that are Youth-led and Youth Focused.
3	Catalyst	50,000	6 Youth hubs	Youth-led and Youth-focused civic and innovation hubs across each region of Nigeria.
Total	130

Application Process

Go to Nigeria Youth Future Fund(NYFF) on leapafrica.smapply.io to apply

• 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

  • 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

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