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International development funding

35 funds
For Livelihoods
  • Closed: the FCDO invited proposals by 30 March 2024 to conduct research into the evidence base for contributing to outcomes in mine action.

  • Closed: The FCDO invited tenders by 22 March 2024 to conduct a rapid evidence assessment of the research literature on the effects of interventions for reducing financial hardship for healthcare in low- and middle-income cou…

  • Closed: The FCDO invited bids by 1 March 2024 to conduct secondary research on the effectiveness of feeding children at school in low and middle income countries.

  • Closed: The British High Commission in Pretoria invited expressions of interest by 8 December 2023. Your proposal must demonstrate how you will support skills development, employment and job creation for disadvantaged groups…

  • Closed: the FCDO invited applications by 30 September 2023 for short-term innovative projects that address important development issues in Southeast Asia.

  • Closed: the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) was seeking an implementation partner by 25 August 2023 to deliver impact evaluations, follow-up studies and capacity building activities.

  • Closed: British Embassy Kinshasa invited proposals by 31 July 2023 to deliver protection, livelihood and nutrition support to the Humanitarian Action and Recovery after Crisis (HARC) programme in the Democratic Republic of t…

  • Closed: British Embassy Kinshasa invited proposals by 31 July 2023 to deliver third-party monitoring of the Humanitarian Action and Recovery after Crisis (HARC) programme in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

  • Closed: the FCDO invited concept notes by 31 July 2023 for projects in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and Southeast Asia that are interdisciplinary, locally-led, and focused on solutions for ecosystem restoration.

  • Closed: the FCDO invited proposals by 23 June 2023 to deliver its Knowledge for Development and Diplomacy (K4D2) programme, which will expand decision-makers’ access to demand-led, rapid-turnaround evidence.

  • Now closed, UK Aid Direct supported small and medium sized civil society organisations, based in the UK and overseas, to achieve sustained poverty reduction and the Global Goals.

  • This page provides grants to UK-based civil society organisations and charities for poverty reduction projects in developing countries.

  • Call for proposal for the provision of technical assistance for building data, technology and evidence capabilities in South African cities

  • The FCDO invited proposals by 11 November 2022 to establish a commissioning centre and results platform. This will enable more agile and streamlined delivery of FCDO research, and increase impact and value for money of R&amp…

  • IDRC offers grants, funding, and awards to researchers and institutions to find solutions for global development challenges.

  • Non-profit, impact-first investment vehicle.

  • FCDO’s centrally managed fund for small UK based not-for-profit organisations working with the poor, vulnerable and most marginalised.

  • Aims to catalyse innovative private sector investment to improve and develop regional staple food markets.

  • Frontier Technologies is a programme designed to help FCDO apply frontier technologies to development challenges.

  • UK Aid Connect will support consortia to create innovative solutions to complex development challenges that deliver real change to poor people’s lives.

  • Emergency humanitarian support for food security, livelihoods and water in drought affected areas of Zambia.

  • Transform is a partnership between FCDO and Unilever that pilots and tests innovative business models that meet low income household needs.

  • FGMC will provide a new round of grants for projects that support governance and market reforms that reduce the illegal use of forest resources and benefit poor people.

  • The Girls' Education Challenge (GEC) is helping up to a million of the world’s poorest girls improve their lives through education.

  • SPHEIR is an innovative higher education partnerships programme to strengthen the capacity of higher education institutions in FCDO priority countries.

  • To improve the quality of electricity, transport, water and telecommunications infrastructure for households and businesses across Africa.

  • Africa Agriculture Development Company (AgDevCo) invest debt and equity in African Agribusinesses to create jobs, improve food security and boost prosperity.

  • To develop and test new ideas that reduce the cost and time of transport and logistics in East Africa. Open to businesses throughout the world that are operating, or will operate, in the East African Community (EAC).

  • The Common Humanitarian Fund (CHF) is a multi-donor pooled fund used to support the timely allocation of donor resources to the most urgent humanitarian needs in Somalia

  • UK supports the Livelihood and Food Security Fund (LIFT) to increase resilience, income, food security and nutrition of rural people in Burma.

  • Funding for collaborative projects, taking innovative ideas from any sector or discipline to tackle challenges in agriculture.

  • A pioneering business accelerator which supported early to mid-stage ventures with products to improve the lives of girls in poverty.

  • AECF awards grants to private sector companies to support new and innovative business models in Africa.

  • Offers incentive payments, on the basis of results achieved, to businesses which deliver pre-specified outputs within the low-carbon off-grid energy sector.

  • Partnership opportunities for companies developing innovative business models that offer both commercial success and development impact.