Fund for Innovation in Development Rolling Grants for Innovations Tackling Poverty and Inequality
The Fund for Innovation in Development, hosted by the French development agency AFD, accepts proposals year-round from NGOs, companies, universities and public agencies. It funds innovations in education, health, climate change and gender equality, with grant tiers scaling from small proof-of-concept funding through to large scale-up awards. Comoros, Djibouti and Mauritania are explicitly named as priority countries. There is no submission deadline.
The Fund for Innovation in Development, hosted by the French development agency AFD, accepts proposals year-round from NGOs, companies, universities and public agencies. It funds innovations in education, health, climate change and gender equality, with grant tiers scaling from small proof-of-concept funding through to large scale-up awards. Comoros, Djibouti and Mauritania are explicitly named as priority countries. There is no submission deadline.
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