NYFF 2023 Young Leaders Development Funds

Published: 15 Aug 2023

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.

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:

• An Imaginative Futures Working Group at the national and regional levels to mainstream youth ideas within the long-term planning process
• 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.
• 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.

NYFF Young Leaders Development Funds

Application Deadline	September 30, 2023
Funding Type	Partially Funded
Type	Entrepreneurs
Sponsor	Nigeria Youth Future Fund(NYFF)
Gender	Men and Women

Benefits of NYFF Young Leaders Development Funds

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

Requirements for NYFF Young Leaders Development Funds

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.

Application Deadline

September 30, 2023

How to Apply

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