# IMPROVING AND EXPANDING EARLY WARNING EARLY RESPONSE SYSTEMS TO MITIGATE CONFLICT IN NIGERIA

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/usaid-nigeria-npi-aps-addendum-2021-improving-and-expanding-early-warning-early-response-systems/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/331178

> Nigeria USAID-Abuja offered grants of up to $7.8 million to state and local governments. Applications closed on March 1, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | USAID-NIGERIA-NPI-APS-ADDENDUM-2021 |
| Agency | Nigeria USAID-Abuja |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | March 1, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $7.8 million |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | not stated |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 98.001 |

## Who can apply

- City or township governments

The NPI:CPRP APS details what organizations are eligible to apply for awards under the Addendum. Please review the NPI:CPRP APS Section III: Eligibility Information for eligibility requirements. In addition to any requirements listed in the NPI:CPRP APS, this Addendum further requires the following:1. New and Underutilized Local Entities2. New and Underutilized Locally Established Partners (LEP)3. Prime Partner Award with sub-awards to LEPs and Local Entities.4. Leverage Partner Award.

## What the grant funds

USAID/Nigeria is seeking concept papers that outline how to mitigate violent conflicts and the killing of civilians by promoting the creation[1] or enhancement of early warning early response (EWER) structures that can swiftly mitigate conflict incidents before they spiral into violent conflicts or deteriorate into ethno-religious conflict. EWER structures should include all the relevant stakeholders necessary to address violent conflict in a holistic manner. Applications should contribute to USAID/Nigeria’s 2020-2025 Country Development Cooperation Strategy (Development Objective 3: Accountable, Inclusive, and Responsive Governance Strengthened) and complement but not duplicate ongoing USAID conflict mitigation activities.[2] Concept papers should also align with the U.S. Strategy to Prevent Conflict and Promote Stability. USAID seeks partners who can promote platforms for conversation and negotiation; mobilize communities by bringing them together to promote inter-ethnic and inter-faith interactions; empower them to identify and mitigate conflict trends; create linkages to security entities; rebuild trust between communities and government, including security entities; revitalize livelihoods destabilized by conflict; and empower marginalized individuals - women, youth, persons with disabilities - to contribute to the solution. USAID will prioritize applications that enable USAID to partner with new and under-utilized development actor(s) as described below and in the referenced APS, based on the belief that a larger and more diverse partner base will expand the available ideas, capabilities and networks to address shared development challenges. Any proposed intervention or activity must have an explicit and direct link to the achievement of both the objectives set forth in the NPI: CPRP APS and USAID/Nigeria’s programmatic objectives as defined herein. Concept papers should briefly outline how interested organizations plan to conceptualize, test, assess, and apply solutions to conflict prevention and mitigation using EWER systems. [1] The proposed creation of any new EWER structure must be done in a manner that ties it to an existing group(s) to ensure its sustainability after this activity ends. [2] For a list of current USAID conflict mitigation activities, please see Attachment 4.

## Questions people ask

### Is USAID-NIGERIA-NPI-APS-ADDENDUM-2021 still open?

No. It closed on March 1, 2021.

### Who can apply for IMPROVING AND EXPANDING EARLY WARNING EARLY RESPONSE SYSTEMS TO MITIGATE CONFLICT IN NIGERIA?

Nigeria USAID-Abuja accepted applications from state and local governments. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for IMPROVING AND EXPANDING EARLY WARNING EARLY RESPONSE SYSTEMS TO MITIGATE CONFLICT IN NIGERIA?

Closed March 1, 2021. 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 $7.8 million each.

### Who has won USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, Family Health International, Catholic Relief Services - United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. The program made 4,233 awards worth $37 billion in that time.