NG-CARES Grant Application 2022 | NG-CARES Grant Application Link for 36 State In Nigeria and FCT

NG-CARES Grant Application 2022 | NG-CARES Grant Application Link for 36 State In Nigeria and FCT

Nigerians whose business and means of livelihood were affected by the Covid-19 pandemic are hereby invited to apply for the Nigeria COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES) grant. See application requirements and further details about the grant program below and apply if you are one of the affected persons.

About the NG-CARES Grant

As a response to the hardship perpetrated by the COVID-19 pandemic and in line with the vision of the Federal Government of Nigeria to lift 100 million Nigerians out of poverty in ten years, the Federal Government of Nigeria, on behalf of the 36 states and the FCT, sought and obtained assistance from the World Bank to the tune of USD 750 Million for on-lending to the States and FCT to implement a two-year emergency response program, named the Nigeria COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES). Each State is allocated ex-ante USD 20 million, FCT $15 Million, and the Federal CARES Support Unit is allocated USD 15 million.

The NG-CARES program seeks to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the livelihoods of poor individuals, farmers, vulnerable households, communities, and owners of micro and small enterprises. The financial instrument is Programme for Result (PforR) at the states and FCT while the Federal level is financed through the Investment Project Financing (IPF).

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Disbursement Linked Indicators of NG-CARES

Program for Result (PforR) is a World Bank instrument for development that has been adopted to finance the implementation of the NG-CARES Programme at the State and FCT level. This means that all states are to finance the project with their own money and get reimbursement from the federal government after satisfactorily completing the project as will be verified by independent organizations.

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Focus Area of the Programme

• Increased social transfers, basic services, and livelihood support to poor and vulnerable
• Increasing food security and safe functioning of food supply chains for poor households.
• Support Scaling up interventions that help MSEs through grants to support post-covid-19 loans, grants to support operational costs, and grant to enhance IT capabilities

These grants will ensure that MSEs continue production, have enough funds to retain staff,s and also invest in the use of technology for faster and better productivity.

Who Can Benefit from NG-CARES

Beneficiaries of the NG-CARES Programme are drawn from the State Poverty Map, State Social Register, or any register verified by the State and the National Social Safety Nets Coordinating Office (NASSCO), Farmers/Traders Associations, and Cooperatives.

How to Apply for NG-CARES Grant

Interested and eligible Nigerians who wish to apply for the NG-CARES program are required to do so by applying through their state official application portal. See the list of state portals currently active below

NG-CARES Grant Application Portal for 36 States in Nigeria

1. https://cares.plax.ng/abia
2. https://cares.plax.ng/adamawa
3. https://cares.plax.ng/akwa
4. https://cares.plax.ng/anambra
5. https://cares.plax.ng/bauchi
6. https://cares.plax.ng/bayelsa
7. https://cares.plax.ng/benue
8. https://cares.plax.ng/borno
9. https://cares.plax.ng/cross
10. https://cares.plax.ng/delta
11. https://cares.plax.ng/ebonyi
12. https://cares.plax.ng/edo
13. https://cares.plax.ng/ekiti
14. https://cares.plax.ng/enugu
15. https://cares.plax.ng/fct
16. https://cares.plax.ng/gombe
17. https://cares.plax.ng/imo
18. https://cares.plax.ng/jigawa
19. https://cares.plax.ng/kaduna
20. https://cares.plax.ng/kano
21. https://cares.plax.ng/katsina
22. https://cares.plax.ng/kebbi
23. https://cares.plax.ng/kogi
24. https://cares.plax.ng/kwara
25. https://cares.plax.ng/lagos
26. https://cares.plax.ng/nasarawa
27. https://cares.plax.ng/niger
28. https://cares.plax.ng/ogun
29. https://cares.plax.ng/ondo
30. https://cares.plax.ng/osun
31. https://cares.plax.ng/oyo
32. https://cares.plax.ng/plateau
33. https://cares.plax.ng/rivers
34. https://cares.plax.ng/sokoto
35. https://cares.plax.ng/taraba
36. https://cares.plax.ng/yobe
37. https://cares.plax.ng/zamfara

Application Deadline

No deadline is given for application yet. Copy your state code and submit your application as soon as possible.

If you wish to know more about this grant, check the official website here

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