DEADLINE: 21ST JANUARY, 2023
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, BENUE STATE
CALL FOR PROPOSALS FOR INNOVATION GRANT FACILITY (IGF) AWARD UNDER THE INNOVATION DEVELOPMENT AND EFFECTIVENESS IN THE ACQUISITION OF SKILLS (IDEAS) PROJECT
IDA: 166239
BACKGROUND
The Innovation Development and effectiveness in the Acquisition of Skills (IDEAS) Projects is a World Bank Assisted Project of the Federal Ministry of Education (FME) as the implementation agency. The IDEAS Project aims at enhancing the system to produce relevant skills for the formal and informal sectors. It seeks to strengthen the labour market fir for skills development in Nigeria by unlocking essential drivers of quality and relevance, notably by leveraging industry involvement and crowding in private resources.
Part of the IDEAS Project is an Innovation Grant Facility (IGF), which will award grants on competitive basis to private organizations to support innovative training initiatives in the field of digital skills and digital entrepreneurship, such as digital literacy, specialized digital skills for ICT professionals to empower and create new opportunities for the youth (especially girls and persons who are physically challenged) who have difficulties in accessing traditional job markets.
Conditions of the Award.
Proposals are invited from interested private sector organizations for Innovation Grants to support digital skills development projects at a minimum grant volume of $100,000.00 equivalent in Naira. The overall project duration should not exceed three years.
Projects to be supported must meet the following characteristics:
(i) Contribute to the development of digital literacy, digital basic skills, digital specialized skills, e-lancing, e- entrepreneur ship and/pre-marketing;
(ii) Aim to provide training services, potentially completed by wrap-around services to improve marketability of skills.
(iii) Have a strong gender component and support digital skills development of women and disadvantaged youth,
(iv) Provide clear linkages between the training and employment opportunities and also increase earning through entrepreneurship and self-employment.
(v) Be responsive to industry skills by gaps;
(vi) Provide soft skills, communication and confidence building training;
(vii) Have a sound sustainability prospect; preferably support the emergence of digital skills and market development programs and hubs that will remain operational after the end of the project.
Eligible Beneficiary organisation (Grantee) must:
(i) Be private or non-governmental organizations (including for-profit ant profit organization) operating in the Central Geopolitical Zone;
(ii) Be formally registered in Nigeria (not necessary in Benue State)
(iii) Be at least three years in existence
(iv) Have prior experience in training provision and/or digital entrepreneurship development.
Deadline
Application (proposal) form and further information (guideline) on how to benefit from the grant can be downloaded from the IDEAS website: www.ideasproject.gov.ng. All duly completed Grant Application forms addressed to the Benue State project Coordinator the- submitted electronically via this email: benue.spiu@ideasproject.gov.ng on or before 21 January, 2023
KWENDE SAMUEL
STATE PROJECT COORDINATOR, IDEAS PROJECT.
