IRF FY25 Nigeria Documentation and Accountability for Religious Freedom Abuses
Funds projects that improve documentation and reporting on religious freedom abuses in Nigeria for accountability, advocacy, and memorialization.
⚑ Eligibility is not specified in the notice summary; see Section B.1 of the NOFO. · Foreign-affairs/religious-freedom documentation and advocacy emphasis; not a research-only award. · Award ceiling is $3,500,000.
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| IPPRA | 38 weak | outside portfolio topics; signature methods: policy analysis, community engaged; social/behavioral work is substantial; funds other — not a research fit; eligibility unclear — verify in the NOFO |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 10 none | technical depth: minor; funds other (capped) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 5 none | no commercialization signal |
Description
The Office of International Religious Freedom (IRF) announces an open competition for organizations interested in submitting applications for projects that improve documentation and reporting efforts on religious freedom abuses in Nigeria, for the purposes of accountability, advocacy, and memorialization.
Eligibility
Consult Section B.1 of the NOFO for Eligibility Information.
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Proposal brief SEE AN EXAMPLE →
A one-page internal memo: fit assessment, submission requirements, document scaffold, and next steps dated back from the deadline — tailored to your project idea if you add one.
Proposal shell · Federal (generic) conventions SEE A FEDERAL EXAMPLE →
Funder-faithful document skeletons — Federal (generic)'s document set with section headings, page limits, reviewer guidance, and writing prompts; add a project idea to get [DRAFT] starter bullets. Download as .md for Word or Overleaf.
Legacy IPPRA LLM assessment (v2.0, for comparison)
12/100 · gpt-5.4-mini · 2026-07-06
This is a human-rights/documentation and advocacy grant focused on religious freedom abuses in Nigeria, which is only loosely related to IPPRA’s research portfolio. It does not align with the institute’s core weather/energy/health/environment survey and risk-communication strengths, and the main outputs are documentation and accountability rather than research. Eligibility is unclear from the notice, but these IRF competitions are often limited to NGOs or other specific entities; without clear public-university eligibility, the fit remains very low.
Legacy scoring history
| 2026-07-06 | 12 | gpt-5.4-mini | This is a human-rights/documentation and advocacy grant focused on religious freedom abuses in Nigeria, which is only loosely related to IPPRA’s research portfolio. It does not align with the institute’s core weather/energy/health/environment survey and risk-communication strengths, and the main outputs are documentation and accountability rather than research. Eligibility is unclear from the notice, but these IRF competitions are often limited to NGOs or other specific entities; without clear public-university eligibility, the fit remains very low. |
| 2026-07-06 | 16 | gpt-5.4-mini | This opportunity is about documenting religious freedom abuses in Nigeria to support accountability and advocacy, which is important policy work but not aligned with IPPRA’s core survey, risk-communication, health, weather, energy, or environmental agendas. The closest portfolio connection is National Security through conflict, human rights, and stability issues, but the topic is primarily international human-rights documentation rather than a research program IPPRA would lead. Eligibility is unclear from the notice, so the score is capped conservatively. |