DEADLINE: 13TH AUGUST, 2021
THE FOUNDATION FOR PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVES IN THE NIGER DELTA (PIND)
REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS – ENGAGEMENT OF ORGANIZATIONS TO CONDUCT TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL AND SOFT SKILLS TRAINING IN DELTA STATE
The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) is a Nigerian non-profit Foundation established in 2010 with initial funding by Chevron Corporation to support a portfolio of socio-economic development programs for Nigeria’s Niger Delta in order to improve standards of living of communities in the region. PIND supports projects in collaboration with a diverse range of donor partners including bilateral and multi-lateral aid agencies, federal and state government agencies in Nigeria, private companies and foundations.
PIND is seeking to engage competent institutions/organizations with requisite training facilities to provide technical vocational and soft skills training on the Delta Youth Employment Program.
HOW TO APPLY
Eligible organizations are invited to submit a detailed technical and cost proposals AS SEPARATE DOCUMENTS using the templates provided in appendix 1 and 2 below, as a guide, to procurement@pindfoundation.org not later than three weeks from the date of this call for proposal. Please use “Application for DYEP Grant_ Sector Name” (Example ‘Application for DYEP Grant _Building Construction) as the subject of your email.
Timeline for Submission of proposals – Two weeks (All proposals for this round should be submitted on or before 5pm, August 13, 2021. All applications received will be acknowledged. Any proposal received after this dateline will not be honored.
Proposal Review: Proposals received in response to this call will be reviewed internally, and after due verifications, the most promising proposals will be selected and recommended. Successful applicants at this stage may be required to make adjustments based on outcome of review.
Anticipated date of grant award and commencement: September 2021
Upon the approval of a proposal for grant award, the successful organizations will be duly notified and a grant agreement negotiated and signed by PIND and the grantee. This will signal the commencement of the activity. Please note that no pre-grant award expenses will be eligible for reimbursement under the grant. All material terms and conditions will be agreed and codified in the grant agreement. These will include specific terms required by the funder (PIND Foundation) under this program for all Grants.
