UNCDF is seeking eligible organisations to apply to deliver training courses on inclusive digital financial services (DFS), particularly on regulation and supervision of financial technology (FinTech) and innovation, gender mainstreaming, and evidence-informed policymaking including lean data and low-resource options to improve regulatory reporting processes.

Candidates can apply within a single area of intervention or propose a project for a combination of areas.

Area 1: Innovation and FinTech

Area 2: Gender Mainstreaming

Area 3: Evidence-Informed Policymaking

The applicant must be a registered entity and ideally an educational organisation (including commercial for-profit firms, non-profit organisations, universities), and can be based anywhere globally.

UNCDF will provide a grant (and technical assistance if agreed) and sign a performance-based agreement (PBA) with at least one applicant per area. UNCDF’s contributions can range from 50,000 USD to 250,000 USD. Please refer to the PBA sample in this RFA publication webpage.

Inquiries to this request for applications may be submitted by email to karim.dia@uncdf.org cc uncdf.rfa@uncdf.org.

All applications must be submitted by March 12, 2021, 23:59 (EST, the New York time zone) to uncdf.rfa@uncdf.org

The FAQ document is available here.