Global Innovation Fund

Closed: Non-profit, impact-first investment vehicle.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Published: 14 October 2014
• Last updated: 24 November 2021 — See all updates

• Funds: Closed
• Countries: Bangladesh, Congo (Democratic Republic), Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
• Sector: Agriculture, Climate change, Disabilities, Education, Empowerment and accountability, Environment, Girls and women, Health, Innovation, Livelihoods, Private sector/business, Research, Technology, Water and sanitation
• Eligible organisations: Non-governmental organisations (NGOs), UK-based non-profit organisations, UK-based small and diaspora organisations, Companies, Local government, Educational institutions, Organisations based in Low to Middle Income Countries (LMIC)
• Value of funding: £100,001 to £500,000, £500,001 to £1,000,000, More than £1,000,000

This opportunity is closed.

Overview

Invests in evidence-based innovations with the potential to positively impact the lives of people living on less than $5 per day. Applications for funding accepted on a rolling basis with no deadlines.

How to apply

For details on how to apply, visit the Global Innovation Fund website.

What the fund will achieve

GIF invests in the development, rigorous testing, and scaling of innovations targeted at improving the lives of the world’s poorest people. We believe that the best ideas for solving some of the world’s most critical problems can come from anyone, anywhere. Through our grants and risk capital, we help breakthrough solutions to global development challenges from for-profit firms, non-profit organisations, researchers, and government agencies to maximise their impact and affect meaningful change.

Contacts

https://www.globalinnovation.fund/

Published 14 October 2014
Last updated 24 November 2021 + show all updates

1. 24 November 2021

   Updates to text, value of funding and sectors

2. 14 October 2014

   First published.