CALL FOR APPLICANTS: FSTP SUB-GRANT UNDER THE CAI

Financial Support to Third Parties (FSTP) Sub-Grant under the Corporate Accountability Initiative (CAI)

Call for applicants: The CAI invites applications for a sub-grant to carry out a research project culminating in the publication of a comprehensive country-based study on working conditions of private security personnel (PSPs) and related potential human rights abuses affecting value chains in high-risk sectors such as extractives, forestry, agriculture and finance in Nigeria.

Sub-grant amount: 30 000 EUR

Duration: 3 to 6 months

Only one project will be selected under this specific sub-grant.

Eligibility: Applicants must be a civil society organisation, non-governmental organisation or other non-profit entity and:

• be a registered legal entity in Nigeria, operational for at least 3 years;
• have previously conducted research on security/private security and/or labour rights;
• have a functional accounting system to accurately record all project-related financial transactions.

Before submitting your application, please review all documents related to the call below, including the full guidelines and application forms.

Send your application with all mandatory documents to fstp@icoca.ch.

Deadline: 01.03.2026, 23:59 CET.

Documents:

• Project Narrative Proposal Template
• Project Budget Proposal and Financial Report Template
• Lead Applicant Code of Conduct
• Declaration of Honour on Exclusion Criteria and Financial Eligibility of the Applicant
• Lead Applicant Anti-Corruption and Fraud Policy
• Eligibility and Evaluation Criteria for Project Proposals
• Progress Report Template
• Final Narrative Report Template
• Eligible and non-eligible costs
• Self Evaluation on Policy and Procedures against Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment (SEAH)
• Visibility Requirements Checklist
• TORS Expenditure Verification

The CAI is a joint effort by ICoCA, TRIAL International, OEARSE RDC, African Law Foundation, Centro Para Democracia e Direitos Humanos (CDD), the Iraqi Human Rights Defenders and Activists Consortium, INDEPAZ and Iepades Guatemala to strengthen accountability for human rights abuses committed by corporate actors along value chains, with a particular focus on private security service providers. The initiative is made possible thanks to the financial support of the European Union.