Deadline: 23-Feb-2024
The Unclaimed Financial Assets Authority (UFAA) is inviting funding proposals for projects by Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)/ Foundations/Self-help groups/Community Based Organizations, that are over three (3) years since inception, and work with and benefit widows or widow-led households in Kenya.
Funding Information
- Total: 2,750,000.00
- Funding for implementation of a ‘wezesha mjane’ projects: Kshs 2,250,000.00
- Scholarship program to bright and needy students. (Scholarship is a complementary support, if applicable, to the winning project. It is not a separate project or a standalone funding): Kshs 500,000.00
Eligibility Criteria
- UFAA is inviting applicants to submit project proposals indicating what the organizations do, their project idea and how the proposed project will benefit widows and the host community. In addition, the winning project will be awarded a scholarship for a child from a needy widow-led household benefiting from the proposed project. The scholarship will only cater to the secondary education of the child. In addition to the above, successful applicants should:
- Be legally and locally registered with relevant authorities and demonstrate good governance and accountable leadership.
- Demonstrate a good understanding of the local context and need.
- Demonstrate that the proposed idea is in line with government policy.
- Show that local people have been consulted and will be involved in the work.
- Demonstrate they are not working in isolation but are collaborating with other organizations and engaging with relevant government departments.
- Offer some useful lessons for future interventions and show how the applicant will gather information and learn from it.
Ineligible
- UFAA Shall not award grants to support the following or components of the following:
- Individuals
- Participation in international conferences
- Running costs, i.e., a project that seeks to pay workers’ salaries. Running costs should be part of the administrative costs and not the sole purpose of the project
- Project or organizations that have existed for less than three (3) years
For more information, visit UFAA.
