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The FCDO invites proposals by 3 October 2025 to conduct an in-depth analysis of start-up funding in East Africa, including Kenya and Tanzania.
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The FCDO is inviting proposals by 24 September 2025 for a study to map Kenya’s bioscience sector and explore future opportunities for innovation.
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This page provides grants to UK-based civil society organisations and charities for poverty reduction projects in developing countries.
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Closed: The FCDO invited bids for a Learning Partner to work with implementing partners to drive learning and synthesis efforts and drive collaborative and emergent learning and dissemination.
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Closed: The FCDO invited suppliers to submit an expression of interest by 13 September 2024 to conduct research for a study on gender norms, education and boys' drop-out rates in Tanzania and East Africa region.
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Closed: the FCDO invited expressions of interest by 21 August 2024 to develop and test community conservation intervention models in Uganda.
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Closed: the FCDO invited tenders by 23 August 2024 for a draw-down service to conduct project-level evaluations for the Evidence Fund.
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Closed: The FCDO invited tenders by 19 July 2024 to conduct a rapid umbrella review of priority climate change adaptation interventions in low- and middle-income countries.
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Closed: The FCDO invited tenders by 29 March 2024 to conduct a rapid evidence assessment of the research literature on the drivers of responsible business conduct in low- and middle-income countries.
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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…
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Closed. The FCDO invited tenders by 13 March 2024 to conduct a rapid evidence assessment of the research literature on interventions designed to build health systems in low- and middle-income countries.
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Closed: The FCDO invited tenders by 15 March 2024 to conduct a systematic review of the effects of climate change and environmental degradation on children's learning in low- and middle-income countries.
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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.
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Closed: The FCDO invited proposals by 27 February 2024 to conduct a rapid scoping review of women’s rights and LGBT+ organisations countering the rollback of rights in Africa and Asia.
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Closed: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) invites not-for-profit organisations to submit proposals by 20 February 2024 to deliver this programme.
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Closed: The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) invited tenders by 7 February 2024 to evaluate job-creation programmes in Kenya.
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Closed: Call for proposals by 9 February 2024 for the design and construction of a pilot investment index to mobilise private capital through listed investment products.
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Closed: Call for proposals by 2 February 2024 to provide analysis of development finance investments and strategies, including their influence on similar financial transactions and impact on global financial markets.
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Closed: call for proposals by 13 December 2023 for consultancy support on a policy review for allocating proceeds in an infrastructure debt securitisation platform, and recommendations for verifying allocations to MOBILIST i…
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Closed: the FCDO invited applications by 4 October 2023 for the Evidence Fund Research and Innovation Programme in Africa, India, and Southeast Asia.
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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.
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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.
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Closed: the fund invited applications by 26 May 2023 for solutions that use digital technology, especially mobile, to improve resilience and adaptation to climate change.
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Closed: the FCDO invited not-for-profit organisations to submit a pre-qualification assessment by 20 March 2023 for a new 3-year programme, the 'CLimate, Environment And Nature' (CLEAN) Helpdesk.
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Market-aligned interventions for cleaner production in the textiles value chain in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Call for Concepts to identify interventions that contribute to reducing waste and manufacturing pollution …
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Closed: Call for Bids to lead the Advocacy and Knowledge components of new Women’s Rights Organisations (WROs) programme.
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Closed: 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 …
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Call for concepts to pilot innovative, investible, pollution mitigation concepts in East Africa, waste-to-energy inputs and intercepting by-products.
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Combines grant capital with expert-led venture-building support, to support Assistive Technology innovators launch and scale solutions in Africa.
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Closed: The UK Emergency Medical Team (UK EMT) provides rapid, coordinated and appropriate medical assistance in the immediate aftermath of humanitarian disasters.
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Closed: IDRC offers grants, funding, and awards to researchers and institutions to find solutions for global development challenges.
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Closed: The GSMA M4D Foundation requires the services of a firm (the “Fund Manager”) to support the GSMA team to manage the full lifecycle of the M4H Innovation Fund with a strong focus on managing risk at every stage of the…
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Closed: This National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) funding call is seeking research proposals to investigate how health services can adapt to disruption caused by extreme weather events in low and middle income count…
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Research on capital allocation strategy for emerging/frontier markets, and the role of information asymmetry in shaping capital flows.
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Closed: Non-profit, impact-first investment vehicle.
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FCDO’s centrally managed fund for small UK based not-for-profit organisations working with the poor, vulnerable and most marginalised.
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Funding for well-established applied global health research partnerships between researchers in the UK and ODA-eligible countries.
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Funding for partnerships between specialist academic groups in the UK and ODA-eligible countries who wish to expand into the field of applied global health research.
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Aims to catalyse innovative private sector investment to improve and develop regional staple food markets.
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Closed: Frontier Technologies is a programme designed to help FCDO apply frontier technologies to development challenges.
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Closed: UK Aid Connect will support consortia to create innovative solutions to complex development challenges that deliver real change to poor people’s lives.
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Closed: Supports partnerships between UK schools and schools in developing countries to build teachers’ skills and pupils’ understanding of global issues.
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Closed: Aims to encourage private infrastructure investment in developing countries that contributes to economic growth and poverty reduction.
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Closed: Transform was a partnership between FCDO and Unilever that pilots and tests innovative business models that meet low income household needs.
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Closed: The Girls' Education Challenge (GEC) is helping up to a million of the world’s poorest girls improve their lives through education.
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Closed: SPHEIR is an innovative higher education partnerships programme to strengthen the capacity of higher education institutions in FCDO priority countries.
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To improve the quality of electricity, transport, water and telecommunications infrastructure for households and businesses across Africa.
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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).
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Funding for collaborative projects, taking innovative ideas from any sector or discipline to tackle challenges in agriculture.
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A pioneering business accelerator which supported early to mid-stage ventures with products to improve the lives of girls in poverty.