Deadline: 13-Jun-25
The Embassy of Japan in Nigeria is pleased to announce the Call for Applications for the Grant Assistance for Grass-roots Human Security Projects (GGP).
The GGP is part of the Official Development Assistance (ODA) of the Government of Japan and aims to support community-level initiatives that directly benefit the lives and welfare of people at the grassroots.
Objective
- The Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP), one of Japanese Official Development Assistance (ODA) schemes, aims to have direct impact on the well-being of grassroots communities and provide grant aid to NGOs and other non-profit associations to assist to implement development projects.
Project Areas
- As long as the project is aimed at providing grassroots assistance, it is eligible for GGP. The Embassy has an interest in the following project areas:
- Primary/secondary health care
- Nutrition improvement
- Agriculture/Fishery production improvement, or processing facilities
- Infrastructure (e.g., solar power system)
- Peace and stability
Funding Information
- In principle, the total amount of the grant for one project cannot exceed 10 million Japanese Yen.
- Please be aware that the budget ceiling varies depending on the currency rate between USD, Japanese Yen and Naira. It is recommended to allocate the budget with margin for unexpected change of exchange rates so that the total cost budget would be under 10 million yen.
Duration
- The project is required to be completed (the budgeted items need to be procured except for the Audit report) within 1 year from the date the Grant Contract is signed.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be non-profit organisations such as national/international NGOs, hospitals/clinics, educational institutions, and local governments that implement development projects at the grassroots level in Nigeria. In principle, individuals, private institutions and companies are not eligible for the GGP scheme.
- Applicants should be registered under the relevant government agency and have more than two (2) years of experience in implementing development projects.
For more information, visit Embassy of Japan in Nigeria.