Boston based Disability Rights Fund (DFR) have extended the deadline for the 2018 Round 1 Request for proposals from Nigeria to April 2, 2018 grant eligibility, INN reports.
INN obtained this information from a post shared on JONAPWD’s facebook page.
According to the post, DRF is a grant-making collaboration between donors and the global disability community which supports the human rights and inclusion in development of persons with disabilities.
The DRF is extending the deadline for applications in their 2018 Round 1 Request for Proposals (RFPs) from Disabled Persons’ Organizations (DPOs) in Nigeria. It set the new deadline for RFP submission for April 2, 2018, INN learnt.
It enjoined Interested organizations to review the full eligibility criteria and RFP details posted on the Fund’s website, at http://www.disabilityrightsfund.org/for-grantseekers/. It also urged the organizations to direct any question on the request for proposal process to info@disabilityrightsfund.org.
Giving further details, it says, “Applicant organizations from Nigeria may apply as:
a) Single organizations or partnerships for one-year Small Grants, ranging from USD 5,000 – 20,000;
b) Regional or district-level DPO-led coalitions for two-year Mid-Level Coalition grants ranging from USD 30,000 – 40,000 per year (USD 60,000 – 80,000 over two years); and/or
c) National DPO-led coalitions for two-year National Coalition grants, ranging from USD 30,000 to 50,000 per year (USD 60,000 – 100,000 over two years).”
INN also learnt that with its sister fund, the Disability Rights Advocacy Fund, which supports advocacy for ratification and legislative change in target countries, DRF has granted more than $25 million to 310 different organizations in 34 countries and additional regional and international organizations, since 2008.
DRF donors include: The Ansara Family Fund of the Boston Foundation, the Ford Foundation, The Estelle Friedman Gervis Family Foundation, the Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation, and the Foundation to Promote Open Society, part of the Open Society Foundations. DRAF is supported by the Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and U.K. aid from the U.K. government (DFID), INN gathered.
DRF, however, called for caution that the views expressed in the shared communication does not necessarily reflect the official policies of any of their donors, or the governments they represent.
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