Nigeria Youth Futures Fund (NYFF) 2025 Catalyst Grant Application

Published: 30 Oct 2024

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.

NYFF Catalyst Grant Application

Benefits of NYFF Catalyst Grant Application

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

Requirements for NYFF Catalyst Grant Application

• Any organization applying must be a formally registered organization with the corporate affairs commission of Nigeria or any other state level relevant registration. 
• Any organization applying must be a Youth-driven civic and transformation organization working on sustainable solutions that directly addresses any of the thematic areas.
• The organization must have good antecedents and proper track records. 
• The organization must have a SCUML certificate and any other relevant documents that certifies their legal operations.  
• The organization must have a physical address and a corporate account. 
• The catalyst grant applicants must have a good reach with the proposed states of Implementation.
• The catalyst grant applicants must have a partnership capacity in all the states in their proposed region of implementation. 
• The organization must provide financial records with good financial standing and records 
• The organization must provide 2 reputable referees.

Guideline for Application Submission

Please click apply or Login (for existing users) at the top right position of this page to apply for the grant. 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

Application Deadline

November 30, 2024

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to Nigeria Youth Futures Fund (NYFF) on leapafrica.smapply.io to apply