Deadline: 05-Aug-2024
The U.S. Embassy Niamey of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out a program to increase women’s participation in security decision-making in Maradi Region.
Prospective projects should respond to the following objective:
- Women leaders in Maradi Region will increase and institutionalize their leadership in community policing and security decision-making by 2026.
Funding Information
- Total Available Funding: $75,000
- Award Amount: $75,000
- Length of Performance Period: 18 months
- Number of Awards Anticipated: 1 award
Activities
- Possible project activities include:
- Rapid gender inclusion assessment of Maradi Region community policing and security decision-making
- Gender inclusion strategy development for Maradi Region community policing and security decision-making
- Advocacy meetings to implement a security decision-making gender inclusion strategy
- Gender-inclusive peace monitoring
- Public gender inclusion sensitization activities
Participants and Audiences
- The successful applicant will work with the Martaba Network of women community leaders in Maradi Region. The successful applicant will build on pre-existing relationships with local and national Nigerien authorities, community leaders, and women’s leaders in Maradi Region to manage a broad coalition of partners critical to successful gender inclusion.
Priority Region
- Maradi Region
Eligibility Criteria
- Not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations, are eligible to apply. Priority will be given to Nigerien not-for-profit organizations, especially those led by women and based in Maradi Region.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.