Nigeria Youth Futures Fund (NYFF) 2025 Development and Individual Grant Application

Published: 30 Oct 2024

The Nigeria Youth Futures Fund (NYFF) seeks grant applications from qualified individuals and organizations for the 2024/25 Youth Leadership Development Fund. 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. 

Note: 

• We encourage projects that leverage Technology, Media, Art, Entertainment, and Creativity.

• We encourage applications from more women-led organizations, feminism projects and People With Disabilities (PWDs) projects. 

NYFF Development and Individual Grant Application

Application Deadline	November 30, 2024
Country to study	Nigeria
Type	Entrepreneurs
Sponsor	Nigeria Youth Futures Fund (NYFF)
Gender	Men and Women

Benefits of NYFF Development and Individual Grant Application

Grant structure:

• Small Grant USD 1,000: Young activists with youth development and transformational initiatives.
• Development grant USD 10,000: Grassroots and Community-based Organizations that are Youth-led and Youth Focused.

Requirements for NYFF Development and Individual Grant Application

Individual-level 

• The beneficiary must be a Young Change Maker (aged 18- 35 years) with a proven track record of working on a sustainable solution that directly addresses any of the thematic areas. 
• The beneficiary must demonstrate a good understanding and experience of youth activism, strategic planning and project management.
• The beneficiary must demonstrate experience and knowledge of community or team building following principles of honesty and integrity.
• The beneficiary must demonstrate talent and passion for new ways of behaving, norms, actions, love for creative arts and imagination -
• The beneficiary must have genuine means of identification and/or must be attached to an institution. 
• The beneficiary must provide two (2) reputable referees. 

Organization Level

• Any organization applying must be a formally registered organization with the corporate affairs commission of Nigeria or any other state-level relevant registration. Otherwise, unregistered organizations can form a cluster and apply through a registered organization. 
• 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 development grant applicants must have a good reach with the proposed state of Implementation.
• The organization must provide financial records with good financial standing and records 
• The organization must provide 2 reputable referees.

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