# Fiscal Transparency Innovation Fund (FTIF)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/ng-ftif-2022-fiscal-transparency-innovation-fund-ftif/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/339526

> U.S. Mission to Niger offered grants of up to $210,000 (at least $100,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make one award worth $210,000 in total. Applications closed on June 30, 2022.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | NG-FTIF-2022 |
| Agency | U.S. Mission to Niger |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | June 30, 2022 |
| Award ceiling | $210,000 |
| Award floor | $100,000 |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $210,000 |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 19.662 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Not-for-profit organizations, including civil society/non-governmental national and international organizations or consortiums of NGOs

## What the grant funds

Background: In 2021, Niger scored 31 on the Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index, ranking 124 out of 180 countries, and according to the World Bank, Niger’s performance in terms of transparency and accountability is low. Even though Niger’s Cour des Comptes – the national board of auditors and the highest jurisdiction for auditing public finances- does release the results of its national budget audit, pointing out significantly questionable spending, little media attention is drawn to these matters. Print, television, and online media rarely investigate cases of corruption, and normally report only information released by the government. The fight against corruption is an ongoing battle that requires the contribution of all actors, among whom the media is prominent. This year, the Fiscal Transparency Innovation Fund (FTIF) will support programs that aim to create a self-sustaining journalistic ecosystem which can investigate and report on corruption independent of official government statements and create evidentiary reporting that the government must respond to. Niger’s only journalism academy, the Technical Training Institute for Information and Communication (IFTIC in French), does not have a concentration in investigative journalism. The lack of properly trained and motivated investigative journalists in Niger offers buoyancy to this system of impunity as it lessens public pressure to hold the government accountable to investigate and prosecute corruption. If the pool of properly trained investigative journalists expanded and included regular reporting on fiscal malfeasance, then the government would be forced to investigate and prosecute corrupt actors because of greater public knowledge of corrupt acts revealed through the media more readily. Goal: Decrease the level of corruption, fiscal malfeasance, and budget irregularities in Niger Project Objectives: The Government of Niger enhances fiscal transparency measures and more readily investigates and prosecutes corruption as a result of an increase in investigative media reporting into corruption and fiscal malfeasance. Outcomes: The pool of trained investigative journalists in Niger capable of reporting on corruption and fiscal malfeasance is considerably expanded Media reporting by Nigerien journalists on corruption, fiscal malfeasance, and budget irregularities is noticeably increased.

## Questions people ask

### Is NG-FTIF-2022 still open?

No. It closed on June 30, 2022.

### Who can apply for Fiscal Transparency Innovation Fund (FTIF)?

U.S. Mission to Niger accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Fiscal Transparency Innovation Fund (FTIF)?

Closed June 30, 2022. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $210,000 each. About $210,000 in total for one award.

### Who has won Fiscal Transparency Innovation Fund grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Corporacion Participacion Ciudadana Ecuador, Financial Services Volunteer Corps, Seitim. The program made 8 awards worth $2.3 million in that time.