Funding

The Centre for the Study of the Economies of Africa (CSEA) is a non-profit think tank that conducts independent and evidence-based research on economic policy issues in Nigeria and the rest of Africa.

From 2009 until 2019, the Centre’s core-funding was provided by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada, through the Think Tank Initiative (TTI) Institutional Grant of CAD 702,682 for the period: 2014-2019.

As the funding came to an end, CSEA developed a fundraising strategy to sustain its activities and continue to achieve its objectives as a research think tank. To improve the resilience of the Centre’s funding structure, CSEA has continued to actively seek more stable funding sources in addition to project funds.

The Centre currently benefits from research grants/project funding from international organisations including Master Card Foundation, the World Bank, Development Gateway, Cancer Research UK, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Southern Voice Network, Brookings Institution, Global Development Network, among others.

On the national and continental level, CSEA has been engaged by organisations such as the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), IPAR Senegal, Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation, Nigerian Export-Import Bank, and Centre for International Private Enterprise (CIPE), among others.

The table below highlights the Centre’s ongoing projects and recently completed projects for the period 2020-2024.

CSEA Projects Update

Finance for Development Lab (FDL)Is Debt Sustainability Analysis still suited for the challenge?$15,000April 2024Ongoing
International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD)Understanding tax compliance behaviour among high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) in Nigeria£42,847.00February 2024Ongoing
Development GatewayTobacco Control Data Initiative (TCDI) 2.0 $1,700,000December 2023Ongoing
IDRCExtension of a comparative study of Accelerated Education programs and Girls Focused Education Models in Ghana, Nigeria, and SierraLeone CAD 250,000December 2023Ongoing
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) & Oxford Policy Management (OPM)BMGF Macro fiscal brief project A5267 – (2023) $15,000August 2023Ongoing
Hewlett FoundationDigitization and Data Governance in the context of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) USD $350,000May 2023Ongoing
Mastercard EducationEducation System Analysis USD $73,967.10May 2023Ongoing
Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA)Modelling the Potential Fiscal and Public Health Effects of Sugar-sweetened Beverage Tax in Nigeria. N8,000,843May 2023Ongoing
Southern Voice and Group for the Analysis of Development (GRADE)“E-Tech initiative: Where are we and how can research help learning in the developing
 world?”
 USD $50,000January 2023Ongoing
Southern Voice, Group for the Analysis of Development (GRADE)SDG Regional Consultation USD $10,000April 2022Ongoing
MacArthur FoundationPublic Procurement and Good Governance in Nigeria USD $120,000December 2022Ongoing
Southern Voice, Group for the Analysis of Development (GRADE)State of SDGS (SVSS II) USD $90,000June 2022Ongoing
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) & Oxford Policy Management (OPM)2022 BMGF Macro fiscal brief project A5267 USD $47,998October 2022Completed
Initiative Prospective Agricole et RuralGender and Digitalization XOF 21,726,35006.06.2022Ongoing
IDRCTowards reconciling economic and debt management policies with climate and development objectives in Nigeria. USD $95,00006.01.2022Completed
Cancer Research UKCapacity building for policymakers and dissemination of policy research findingsGBP £48,940.1805.10.2022Ongoing
Brookings Institute FolderIndustry Without Smokestack (IWOSS)USD $60,00001.08.2022Completed
IDRCA comparative study of Accelerated Education programs and Girls Focused Education Models in Ghana, Nigeria, and SeirraLeone.CAD $233,13401.06.2022Completed
Africa PracticeFoundational Literacy and Numeracy in Nigeria (Kaduna, Edo & Anambra)USD $17,898Aug-22Completed
Mastercard FoundationEducation IPOUSD $35,024Aug-22Completed
The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF)Local Partner Identification Project (LPIP)USD $32,000Jun-22Completed
IDRCTowards reconciling economic and debt management policies with climate and development objectives in NigeriaUSD $95,000Jan-22Ongoing
Global Development Network (GDNImpact of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) on the promotion of biodiversity in AfricaUSD $5,000Jan-22Completed
Center for International Private Enterprise Nigeria (CIPE)Trade in ServicesUSD $7,189.38Oct-21Completed
NEXIM BankA Study on The Non-Oil Nigerian Export SectorNGN 11,414,214.78Sep-21Completed
BMGFBMGF Macro fiscal brief project 2631USD 47,987.50Aug-21Completed
Heinrich Böll StiftungDeveloping elements of a comprehensive Presentation on debt relief for a green and inclusive recovery in NigeriaNGN500,000Jul-21Completed
Southern Voice and Group for the Analysis of Development (GRADE)SDG Regional ConsultationUSD $10,000Apr-21Completed
The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF)Effectiveness of a robust cigarette pack labelling policy in NigeriaUSD $15,604Apr-21Completed
Energy for Growth HubMemos on Nigeria’s Energy SectorUSD 20,000Mar-21Completed
IDRC-SAIIACovid-19 Macroeconomic Policy
 Responses in Africa (COMPRA)
USD$280,989October 2020Completed
Overseas Development Institute (ODI)Poverty Dynamics and Social Protection in NigeriaUSD 15,694.80Dec-20Completed
Euromonitor International Ltd.Women’s Economic Empowerment in Sub-Saharan Africa projectUSD $8,000Dec-20Completed
Heinrich Böll StiftungBuilding Back Better: Repositioning Nigeria’s Economy Post COVID-19NGN 1,600,000Oct-20Completed
Hewlett FoundationDigitization and Data Governance in the context of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)USD $350,000Oct-20Completed
Global Health Advocacy Incubator GHAI)Data collection for advocacy evidence generation for Trans-Fatty Acids (TFA) reduction in NigeriaUSD 13,446Oct-20Completed
Knowledge to Policy (K2P), American University of Beirut, BridgesAssessment of selected government institution’s capacity to engage in the production and use of Health Policy and Systems Research (HPSR)USD 19,084Sep-20Completed
BMGFBMGF macro-fiscal brief Project A4375USD 42,295Aug-20Completed
INCLUDEThe Equity implications of COVID-19 responses: A case study of the informal economy and the education sector in NigeriaEURO 18,397.16Aug-20Completed