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NITDA / National Information Technology Development Fund startup and innovation support

Status

Status not published

NITDA runs discrete programmes and challenges rather than a standing grant window; opportunities are announced on nitda.gov.ng and through ONDI.

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Amount
Not published

NITDA supports Nigerian technology startups through its innovation hubs (including the Office for Nigerian Digital Innovation), incubation, capacity-building grants and challenge funds. Individual award sizes are set per programme and are not published as a standing figure.

Funder

National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Nigeria

public · national

Deadline: One call a year — NITDA runs discrete programmes and challenges rather than a standing grant window; opportunities are announced on nitda.gov.ng and through ONDI.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
moderate

Moderate — a form and supporting documents.

Who can apply

Nigerian-registered technology startups.

How to apply

  1. Register on the Nigeria Startup Portal / ONDI platform.
  2. Apply to the specific open programme or challenge.
  3. Screening and selection.
  4. Support delivered as grants, incubation or in-kind services.

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://nitda.gov.ng/

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