STRENGTHENING CIVIL ADVOCACY AND LOCAL ENGAGEMENT (SCALE)
NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY (NOFO)
NOFO REFERENCE NUMBER: 217787008
SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR CONCEPT NOTE FOR COUNTERING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (CTIP), CURBING SEXUAL & GENDER- BASED VIOLENCE (SGBV) AND CHILD EARLY & FORCE MARRIAGE (CEFM) UNDER THE NIGERIA STRENGTHENING CIVIL ADVOCACY AND LOCAL ENGAGEMENT SCALE (PROJECT)

INTRODUCTION
The Nigeria Strengthening Civic Advocacy and Local Engagement (SCALE) project is a five-year project funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented by Palladium through a cooperative agreement with USAID. The goal of the project is to improve public accountability, transparency, and sustainable service delivery in Nigeria. The strategic objective is to strengthen the financial, management, and advocacy capacity of local civil society organizations (CSOs) and business membership organizations (BMOs) in Nigeria to create a more accountable, transparent, peaceful, and democratic Nigeria with more effective and efficient public service delivery. The Project emphasizes leadership and innovation and explicitly aims to engage marginalized populations, including women, youth, persons with disabilities, and other minorities in the process.