Opportunity Information: Apply for NIGER STATE WPS 2024 003
The U.S. Embassy in Niamey (U.S. Department of State) is funding a small, targeted program aimed at strengthening womens formal role in community policing and security decision-making in Niger, specifically in Maradi Region along the Niger-Nigeria border. The opportunity responds to a sharp rise in armed banditry and transnational organized crime after the July 2023 coup, with criminal networks benefiting from close social and family ties inside targeted communities. The grant frames women in these communities as having valuable on-the-ground insight and influence over the relationships that can enable banditry, trafficking, and related activity that also helps sustain violent extremist organizations such as ISWAP. In that context, the Embassy is seeking a project that helps women civil society leaders regain and formalize representation in the security structures where local security priorities are discussed and decided.
The core objective is that, by 2026, women leaders in Maradi will not only increase their participation but also institutionalize their leadership in community policing and peace and security decision-making. In practical terms, the program is less about one-off events and more about putting clear procedures and durable mechanisms in place so womens representation is recognized, protected, and routinely included in regional and departmental security councils and other deliberative bodies. The opportunity also reflects a change in the local political environment: prior to the coup, women leaders had secured a representative seat on the Maradi Regional Security Council through earlier advocacy and capacity-building under the TSCTP-funded "Women Preventing Violent Extremism" project. After the coup, that seat was lost when new authorities replaced officials who had supported gender inclusion with appointees who had not received gender mainstreaming training. This grant is designed to rebuild that progress through a structured, collaborative approach.
A major emphasis is that applicants should build on what already exists rather than starting from scratch. The Embassy specifically encourages projects to leverage prior women-led peacebuilding work in Maradi, particularly efforts associated with the Martaba Network, and to work with women who have already been trained in mediation and countering violent extremism (CVE). In fact, applicants are discouraged from proposing new trainings for local women leaders and are instead expected to focus on strategic actions that translate existing skills and credibility into concrete roles in mediation processes and security decision-making. The idea is to shift from capacity-building to formal integration: getting women into the rooms where decisions are made, and ensuring those roles endure.
The solicitation lists example activities that fit the goal. These include a rapid gender inclusion assessment of how community policing and security decisions are currently made in Maradi, followed by development of a practical gender inclusion strategy tailored to those structures. It also highlights advocacy meetings to drive adoption and implementation of that strategy, gender-inclusive peace monitoring to ensure womens perspectives and information feed into local security responses, and public sensitization activities to build broader acceptance for womens participation. While applicants may propose their own mix of activities, the overarching expectation is a coherent plan with clear steps for institutionalization, not a series of standalone workshops.
Coordination with Nigerien authorities and other partners is described as essential, not optional. The project is expected to collaborate closely with national counterparts such as the Ministry of Interiors Stabilization Unit and the High Authority for the Consolidation of Peace (HACP), as well as any other actors already implementing community policing work in Maradi. To support this coordination, applicants must budget for quarterly meetings of a project advisory group, intended to keep government counterparts and women, peace, and security partners aligned and to reduce duplication or conflict between initiatives. The successful applicant is expected to show a proven record in gender inclusion in local peacebuilding and prior collaboration with Nigerien national or local authorities, signaling that the program is looking for an implementer that can navigate government relationships and sensitive security-sector dynamics.
The primary participant base is the Martaba Network of women community leaders in Maradi Region, and the implementer is expected to manage a broad coalition that includes community leaders, womens leaders, and relevant local and national government stakeholders. Eligibility is open to not-for-profit organizations, including NGOs, civil society organizations, and think tanks. The notice says priority will be given to Nigerien not-for-profits, especially those led by women, and it also notes a preference for organizations based in Diffa Region, even though the program focus is Maradi.
From a funding and administrative standpoint, this is a discretionary opportunity issued by the U.S. Mission to Niger, funded under CFDA 19.222, and awarded as a cooperative agreement, meaning the U.S. government typically expects a higher level of involvement and coordination during implementation than with a standard grant. The funding opportunity number is NIGER STATE WPS 2024 003. The program anticipates making one award, with a maximum award ceiling of USD 75,000. The original application deadline listed is June 3, 2024, and the opportunity was created on May 6, 2024.Apply for NIGER STATE WPS 2024 003
- The U.S. Mission to Niger in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Strengthening Women-Led Community Policing in Maradi Region" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.222.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2024-05-06.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-06-03. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $75,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is this funding opportunity trying to accomplish?
The opportunity supports a small, targeted program to strengthen womens formal role in community policing and peace and security decision-making in Niger. The focus is on Maradi Region along the Niger-Nigeria border, where armed banditry and transnational organized crime have risen sharply after the July 2023 coup. The project goal is to help women civil society leaders regain and formalize representation in the security structures where local security priorities are discussed and decided.
2) Where will the project take place?
The geographic focus is Maradi Region, specifically along the Niger-Nigeria border. The program is tied to local community policing and security decision-making structures operating at regional and departmental levels in Maradi.
3) Why is this program needed now?
The solicitation links the need to the post-coup security environment, including a sharp increase in armed banditry and transnational organized crime after July 2023. It also notes that criminal networks benefit from close social and family ties in targeted communities and that related activity can help sustain violent extremist organizations such as ISWAP. In that context, womens local insight and influence are seen as valuable for prevention and response, especially when formally integrated into decision-making.
4) What is the core objective and timeline?
The core objective is that, by 2026, women leaders in Maradi will increase their participation and institutionalize their leadership in community policing and peace and security decision-making. The emphasis is on durable mechanisms and clear procedures so womens representation is recognized, protected, and routinely included in security councils and other deliberative bodies.
5) Is this meant to be a training project?
No. Applicants are discouraged from proposing new trainings for local women leaders. The Embassy encourages projects that build on what already exists and translate existing skills, credibility, and prior training into concrete roles in mediation processes and security decision-making.
6) Who are the primary participants or beneficiaries?
The primary participant base is the Martaba Network of women community leaders in Maradi Region. The project is expected to engage a broader coalition that includes community leaders, womens leaders, and relevant local and national government stakeholders connected to community policing and security decision-making.
7) What background or prior work should the project build on?
The opportunity encourages applicants to leverage prior women-led peacebuilding work in Maradi, particularly efforts associated with the Martaba Network, and to work with women already trained in mediation and countering violent extremism (CVE). It also references earlier TSCTP-funded work under the "Women Preventing Violent Extremism" project, which previously helped women secure a representative seat on the Maradi Regional Security Council.
8) What problem is the grant trying to address regarding womens representation?
Prior to the coup, women leaders had secured a representative seat on the Maradi Regional Security Council. After the coup, that seat was lost when new authorities replaced officials who had supported gender inclusion with appointees who had not received gender mainstreaming training. This grant is intended to rebuild that progress through a structured and collaborative approach that makes womens inclusion more durable and less dependent on individual officials.
9) What kinds of activities are considered a good fit?
The solicitation provides examples such as: a rapid gender inclusion assessment of how community policing and security decisions are currently made in Maradi; development of a practical gender inclusion strategy tailored to those structures; advocacy meetings to drive adoption and implementation of that strategy; gender-inclusive peace monitoring so womens perspectives and information feed into local security responses; and public sensitization activities to build acceptance for womens participation. Applicants may propose their own mix, but the expectation is a coherent plan aimed at institutionalization rather than standalone workshops.
10) Are applicants required to coordinate with Nigerien authorities and other partners?
Yes. Coordination is described as essential. The project is expected to collaborate closely with national counterparts such as the Ministry of Interiors Stabilization Unit and the High Authority for the Consolidation of Peace (HACP), as well as other actors implementing community policing work in Maradi.
11) What is the project advisory group, and is it mandatory?
The project must budget for quarterly meetings of a project advisory group. The purpose is to keep government counterparts and women, peace, and security partners aligned and to reduce duplication or conflict between initiatives. Based on the notice, planning and budgeting for these quarterly advisory group meetings is a required component.
12) What type of award will be made?
The award will be a cooperative agreement. This typically means the U.S. government expects a higher level of involvement and coordination during implementation than under a standard grant.
13) How many awards does the program expect to make?
The program anticipates making one award.
14) What is the maximum amount of funding available?
The maximum award ceiling is USD 75,000.
15) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is open to not-for-profit organizations, including NGOs, civil society organizations, and think tanks.
16) Does the opportunity prioritize certain applicants?
Yes. Priority will be given to Nigerien not-for-profits, especially those led by women. The notice also states a preference for organizations based in Diffa Region, even though the program focus is Maradi.
17) What capabilities is the Embassy looking for in an implementer?
The successful applicant is expected to show a proven record in gender inclusion in local peacebuilding and prior collaboration with Nigerien national or local authorities. The solicitation signals the need for an implementer that can manage government relationships and sensitive security-sector dynamics while coordinating a broad coalition of stakeholders.
18) What does "institutionalization" mean in the context of this grant?
The notice emphasizes durable mechanisms and clear procedures that ensure womens representation is formally recognized, protected, and routinely included in regional and departmental security councils and other deliberative bodies. The focus is on embedding womens participation into how community policing and security decisions are regularly made, rather than relying on ad hoc invitations or one-time events.
19) What is the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number is NIGER STATE WPS 2024 003.
20) What is the CFDA number listed for this opportunity?
The funding is listed under CFDA 19.222.
21) Who is issuing and funding this opportunity?
The opportunity is issued by the U.S. Mission to Niger (U.S. Embassy Niamey) under the U.S. Department of State.
22) What is the application deadline and when was the opportunity posted?
The original application deadline listed is June 3, 2024. The opportunity was created on May 6, 2024.
23) Is the program intended to address violent extremism directly?
The solicitation frames the problem set as including armed banditry, trafficking, and related criminal activity that can help sustain violent extremist organizations such as ISWAP. The program itself is focused on womens formal inclusion in community policing and security decision-making, and it encourages leveraging women already trained in mediation and CVE rather than creating new training programs.
24) What does the grant say about starting new initiatives versus leveraging existing efforts?
A major emphasis is to build on what already exists rather than starting from scratch. The Embassy encourages leveraging prior women-led peacebuilding work in Maradi (including Martaba Network efforts) and focusing on strategic actions that translate existing skills into formal roles and durable representation.
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