NOFO: Strengthening Women-Led Community Policing in Maradi Region (Niger)

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.