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USAID E-WASH Innovation Grant Fund – Nigeria

Deadline: 16-Nov-20

USAID E-WASH is seeking to issue grant(s) to local non-US organizations including large youth-led and women-led organizations, business development service providers and non-governmental organizations, and tertiary institutions for the purpose of implementing scalable innovative solutions to strengthen urban WASH governance and operations.

This includes

  • Large youth led and women-led organizations;
  • Business development service providers and non-governmental organizations; and
  • Tertiary institutions for the purpose of implementing scalable innovative solutions to strengthen urban WASH governance and operations. USAID E-WASH has a strong interest in leveraging the expertise of new and underutilized partners.

Objectives

As part of the United States Government’s (USG) efforts to address gaps in urban water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services in Nigeria, USAID/Nigeria aims to improve urban water service delivery by strengthening the governance, financial and technical viability of five (5) State Water Boards (SWBs) in Abia, Delta, Imo, Niger, and Taraba States. USAID E-WASH will work towards achieving the following mutually reinforcing objectives:

  • Creating professionally managed and commercially oriented SWBs;
  • Improving the financial and operational viability of SWBs;
  • Strengthening policy, institutional and regulatory frameworks for improved WASH services; and
  • Building national and state WASH advocacy, coordination, and communications for reform.

These efforts align with the USAID Water and Development Strategy 2013/2018 Strategic Objective

  • Improve health outcomes through the provision of sustainable WASH. They also align with the USAID/Nigeria Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS) Development Objective 3, Strengthened good governance; Intermediate Result (IR)
  •  Improved responsiveness of selected government institutions; and IR
  • Increased capacity for civic advocacy, monitoring and engagement; and Component
  • Build Coordination, Advocacy, and Strategic Communications to Promote Reform

USAID E-WASH targets urban WASH challenges, especially at the water board or utility level, building from five key assumptions:

  • The state governments that own the water boards will be committed to reform efforts.
  • Governance improvements in the water boards will be strengthened by state governments’ motivation and willingness to entrench corporate structure in the water boards
  • The state governments are committed to adjust tariffs in terms of both cost recovery and affordability
  • Broad-based stakeholder engagement, effective civil society engagement, and accountability mechanisms are necessary to monitor and advocate for reform.
  • USAID can continue to work effectively with other development partners, particularly the World Bank and African Development Bank, to achieve meaningful scale and impact; and
  • USAID’s efforts will catalyze governance improvements within the SWBs.

Results

Award(s) will contribute to one or more of the results below:

  • Result 1: Identify a new or innovative approach to optimize utility commercial operations of the targeted utility.
  • Result 2: Identify a new or innovative approach to improve financial viability of the targeted utility. (Attribute of Effective Utility Management for Organization Capacity Assessment Tool strength index).
  • Result 3: Identify a new or innovative approach to improve the targeted utilities’ customer satisfaction.

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must meet the following minimum eligibility requirements to qualify for funding under this REOI.

  1. Be legally registered as a non us non-governmental organization or for-profit private entity and having capacity to operate in Nigeria.
  2. Have a physical office in Nigeria.
  3. Have demonstrative success in the proposed area of intervention and other WASH related solutions
  4. Preferred to have been active for at least 3 years’ operating within their sector and respective state.
  5. Have three (3) or more full time or part time staff.
  6. Any proposed partnerships with other companies or organizations must be explicitly stated.
  7. Be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the project, not acting as an intermediary/consultant.
  8. Be willing to comply with all technical and financial requirements for participation in the program, including reporting and documentation of project activities, communication strategy and capacity development opportunities.
  9. Be eligible to receive funded awards from the United States government.

For more information, visit https://www.rti.org/sites/default/files/nigeria_e-wash_eoi_for_innovation_grants_state_water_utility_operations.pdf