ClosedGrantNigeria
Nigeria Youth Futures Fund (NYFF) Youth Leadership Development Fund
LEAP Africa with MacArthur Foundation, Ford Foundation and Luminate
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- Amount or benefit
- Small Grant $1,000 (100 grants) for individuals; Development Grant $10,000 (60 grants) for youth-led organisations
- Deadline
- Not announced2026 call opened 26 Feb 2026 and closed 17 Apr 2026 (11:59 PM WAT)
- Who can apply
- Young Nigerian changemakers aged 18–35 with a proven track record on the fund's themes (good governance, electoral engagement, online and media advocacy), and youth-led, youth-focused civic organisations registered with CAC or a state body (unregistered groups can apply through a registered one).
- Location rule
- Nigeria only
- Applicant type
- Individual, Nonprofit/NGO
- Stage
- Early-stage, Growth
- Sectors
- Governance & civicYouthSocial impact & nonprofits
- Notes
- Five-year programme. Applicants funded more than twice are not prioritised. Hosted on LEAP Africa's SurveyMonkey Apply portal.