tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/international-development-funding International development funding for Private sector/business 2025-04-03T10:31:57+01:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/international-development-funding/uk-aid-match 2025-04-03T10:31:57+01:00 UK Aid Match This page provides grants to UK-based civil society organisations and charities for poverty reduction projects in developing countries. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/international-development-funding/forest-governance-markets-and-climate-fgmc2-programme-accountable-grants 2025-04-01T13:59:55+01:00 Forest Governance Markets and Climate (FGMC2) programme: accountable grants The FCDO invites applications for accountable grants by 18 April 2025 from non-governmental organisations working to sustain global forests through policy action. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/international-development-funding/call-for-bids-learning-partner-for-final-year-of-the-africa-technology-and-innovation-partnership-atip-programme 2024-11-27T08:33:59+00:00 Learning Partner for final year of the Africa Technology and Innovation Partnership (ATIP) Programme 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. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/international-development-funding/design-and-deliver-west-africa-evidence-helpdesk-service 2024-11-14T11:58:19+00:00 Design and deliver West Africa Evidence Helpdesk service Closed: The FCDO’s Evidence Fund invited tenders by 6 December 2024 to design and deliver a West Africa Evidence Helpdesk. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/international-development-funding/west-africa-research-ecosystem-assessment-scorecard-call-for-proposals 2024-11-13T13:30:46+00:00 West Africa research ecosystem assessment scorecard: call for proposals Closed: Evidence Fund call for proposals by 4 December 2024 to develop a West Africa research ecosystem assessment scorecard. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/international-development-funding/ukraine-nexus-for-durable-solutions-initiative 2024-11-11T13:58:38+00:00 Ukraine: Nexus for Durable Solutions Initiative Closed: The FCDO invited proposals by 6 December 2024 to develop a nexus for durable solutions project in Ukraine, which addresses humanitarian livelihood needs and creates economic opportunities for development. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/international-development-funding/inclusive-and-responsive-labour-force-participation-in-ukraine-outcomes-based-financing-feasibility-assessment 2024-09-26T12:28:57+01:00 Inclusive and responsive labour force participation in Ukraine: outcomes-based financing feasibility assessment Closed: The FCDO invited proposals by 24 October 2024 to assess the feasibility of outcomes-based financing instruments to support labour force participation of excluded and marginalised groups in Ukraine. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/international-development-funding/british-high-commission-tanzanias-sustainable-growth-and-investment-partnerships-evaluation-terms-of-reference 2024-08-27T14:41:34+01:00 British High Commission Tanzania’s sustainable growth and investment partnerships evaluation: terms of reference Closed: Proposals were invited by 20 September 2024 to evaluate UK's economic impact in Tanzania, focusing on use of partnerships and whole-of-government approach. To include delivery of inception and full evaluation rep� tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/international-development-funding/evidence-fund-evaluation-draw-down-service 2024-07-24T11:26:08+01:00 Evidence Fund: evaluation draw-down service Closed: the FCDO invited tenders by 23 August 2024 for a draw-down service to conduct project-level evaluations for the Evidence Fund. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/international-development-funding/fcdo-evidence-fund-expressions-of-interest-design-and-delivery-of-a-pilot-rapid-review-service 2024-07-04T12:03:27+01:00 FCDO Evidence Fund expressions of interest: design and deliver a pilot rapid review service Closed: The FCDO invited expressions of interest by 24 July 2024 for a new demand-responsive internal service designed to deliver rapid reviews for FCDO staff. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/international-development-funding/impact-programme-building-capacity-in-sustainability-reporting-and-catalytic-capital-in-emdes 2024-06-07T14:27:58+01:00 IMPACT Programme: building capacity in sustainability reporting and catalytic capital in EMDEs Closed: The FCDO invited proposals by 8 July 2024 to deliver projects that increase capacity on sustainability reporting in emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs), and strengthen coordination of catalytic capital � tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/international-development-funding/british-high-commission-accra-ghana-portfolio-evaluation 2024-03-13T10:34:04+00:00 British High Commission Accra: Ghana portfolio evaluation Closed: The FCDO invited bids by 12 April 2024 to evaluate British High Commission Accra's country business plan and make recommendations for improvements. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/international-development-funding/british-embassy-oman-campaign-goal-3-evaluation 2024-03-12T14:29:23+00:00 British Embassy Oman Campaign Goal 3: Evaluation� Closed: The FCDO invited bids by 5 April 2024 to evaluate the British Embassy in Oman's campaign goal 3 of its country plan: sustainable economic growth and resilience in Oman. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/international-development-funding/drivers-of-responsible-business-conduct-in-low-and-middle-income-countries-a-rapid-evidence-assessment 2024-03-04T15:23:35+00:00 Drivers of responsible business conduct in low- and middle-income countries: a rapid evidence assessment 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. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/international-development-funding/womens-rights-and-lgbt-plus-movements-in-africa-and-asia-a-rapid-scoping-review 2024-02-02T11:57:51+00:00 Women's rights and LGBT+ movements in Africa and Asia: a rapid scoping review 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. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/international-development-funding/smallholder-farmers-access-to-finance-in-low-and-middle-income-countries-a-rapid-evidence-assessment 2024-01-30T15:53:57+00:00 Smallholder farmers� access to finance in low- and middle-income countries: a rapid evidence assessment Closed: The FCDO invited bids by 27 February 2024 to review existing research on smallholder farmers� access to finance in low- and middle-income countries. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/international-development-funding/public-interest-media-and-healthy-information-environments-programme 2024-01-23T09:20:48+00:00 Public Interest Media and Healthy Information Environments (PIMHIE) programme Closed: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) invites not-for-profit organisations to submit proposals by 20 February 2024 to deliver this programme. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/international-development-funding/thematic-evaluation-of-kenyas-job-creation-programmes 2024-01-17T10:44:39+00:00 Thematic evaluation of Kenya’s job-creation programmes Closed: The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) invited tenders by 7 February 2024 to evaluate job-creation programmes in Kenya. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/international-development-funding/pilot-investment-index-for-emerging-markets-and-developing-economies-mobilist-programme 2024-01-09T12:21:57+00:00 Pilot investment index for emerging markets and developing economies (MOBILIST programme) 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. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/international-development-funding/review-of-development-finance-investments-and-strategies-including-their-impact-on-global-financial-markets 2024-01-08T09:57:05+00:00 Review of development finance investments and strategies including their impact on global financial markets (MOBILIST programme) 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. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/international-development-funding/mobilist-monitoring-evaluation-and-learning-mel-technical-assistance-for-review-of-proceeds-policy 2023-11-30T14:35:25+00:00 MOBILIST monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) technical assistance for review of proceeds policy 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� tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/international-development-funding/uk-south-africa-skills-for-work-programme 2023-11-28T14:23:37+00:00 UK-South Africa Skills for Work programme 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� tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/international-development-funding/caribbean-sargassum-advancing-commercial-scalable-processing-or-storage 2023-09-11T16:08:35+01:00 Caribbean sargassum: advancing commercial, scalable processing or storage Closed: the FCDO invited research proposals by 10 October 2023 for the Evidence Fund's advancing commercial, scalable processing or storage of Caribbean sargassum. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/international-development-funding/research-and-innovation-for-development-in-asean-rida 2023-09-06T14:06:56+01:00 Research and Innovation for Development in ASEAN (RIDA) Closed: the FCDO invited applications by 30 September 2023 for short-term innovative projects that address important development issues in Southeast Asia. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/international-development-funding/evidence-fund-analysis-to-co-design-research-and-innovation-programme 2023-08-18T14:55:20+01:00 Evidence Fund: Analysis to co-design Research and Innovation Programme Closed: the FCDO invited applications by 4 October 2023 for the Evidence Fund Research and Innovation Programme in Africa, India, and Southeast Asia. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/international-development-funding/strategic-impact-evaluation-and-learning-siel-programme 2023-08-15T13:48:17+01:00 Strategic Impact Evaluation and Learning (SIEL) programme 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. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/international-development-funding/knowledge-for-development-and-diplomacy-k4d2 2023-06-07T16:07:24+01:00 Knowledge for Development and Diplomacy (K4D2) 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. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/international-development-funding/gsma-innovation-fund-for-climate-resilience-and-adaptation-2-dot-0 2023-03-16T17:22:55+00:00 GSMA Innovation Fund for Climate Resilience and Adaptation 2.0 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. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/international-development-funding/sustainable-manufacturing-and-environmental-pollution-smep-programme 2022-11-10T11:22:12+00:00 Sustainable Manufacturing and Environmental Pollution (SMEP) Programme 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 � tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/international-development-funding/foreign-commonwealth-and-development-office-fcdo-research-commissioning-centre-call-for-proposals 2022-09-30T16:36:06+01:00 Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) research commissioning centre: call for proposals 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 � tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/international-development-funding/sustainable-manufacturing-and-environmental-pollution-smep-programme-reducing-plastics-pollution-in-sub-saharan-africa-and-south-asia-research-and-innovation-2019-to-2024 2022-08-18T11:21:21+01:00 Sustainable Manufacturing and Environmental Pollution (SMEP) programme: reducing plastics pollution in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia (research and innovation) 2019 to 2024 Call for concepts to pilot innovative, investible, pollution mitigation concepts in East Africa, waste-to-energy inputs and intercepting by-products. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/international-development-funding/assistive-technology-impact-fund-research-and-innovation 2022-05-24T09:22:40+01:00 Assistive Technology Impact Fund Combines grant capital with expert-led venture-building support, to support Assistive Technology innovators launch and scale solutions in Africa. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/international-development-funding/climate-adaptation-and-resilience-clare-programme 2022-04-08T11:53:40+01:00 Climate Adaptation and Resilience (CLARE) programme Closed: IDRC offers grants, funding, and awards to researchers and institutions to find solutions for global development challenges. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/international-development-funding/gsma-mobile-for-humanitarian-innovation-m4h-fund-management 2022-04-06T17:22:27+01:00 GSMA Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation (M4H) Fund Management 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� tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/international-development-funding/mobilist-investor-research-on-capital-allocation-strategies 2021-12-07T11:05:40+00:00 MOBILIST Investor Research on Capital Allocation Strategies Research on capital allocation strategy for emerging/frontier markets, and the role of information asymmetry in shaping capital flows. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/international-development-funding/global-innovation-fund 2021-11-24T15:09:47+00:00 Global Innovation Fund Closed: Non-profit, impact-first investment vehicle. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/international-development-funding/east-and-southern-africa-food-trade-programme 2020-11-13T08:57:37+00:00 Foodtrade Eastern and Southern Africa Programme Aims to catalyse innovative private sector investment to improve and develop regional staple food markets. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/international-development-funding/technology-provider-window-for-frontier-technology-livestreaming 2020-10-26T10:20:09+00:00 Technology Provider Registration for Frontier Technologies Closed: Frontier Technologies is a programme designed to help FCDO apply frontier technologies to development challenges. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/international-development-funding/uk-aid-connect 2019-10-11T14:02:25+01:00 UK Aid Connect Closed: UK Aid Connect will support consortia to create innovative solutions to complex development challenges that deliver real change to poor people’s lives. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/international-development-funding/private-infrastructure-development-group 2018-08-23T15:09:23+01:00 Private Infrastructure Development Group Closed: Aims to encourage private infrastructure investment in developing countries that contributes to economic growth and poverty reduction. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/international-development-funding/icf-colombia-technical-assistance 2018-07-18T12:34:26+01:00 ICF Colombia technical assistance The International Climate Fund (ICF) in BEIS, has allocated up to £2 million for technical assistance activities in Colombia through an open and competitive call for proposals. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/international-development-funding/icf-china-green-finance-technical-assistance 2018-06-15T11:27:42+01:00 ICF China Green Finance technical assistance The BEIS International Climate Fund (ICF) has launched a £2 million call for technical assistance activities in green finance in China. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/international-development-funding/transform 2018-06-12T15:26:04+01:00 Transform Closed: Transform was a partnership between FCDO and Unilever that pilots and tests innovative business models that meet low income household needs. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/international-development-funding/forest-governance-markets-and-climate-2015-grants-round 2017-11-01T14:18:17+00:00 Forest Governance, Markets and Climate Programme Closed: 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. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/international-development-funding/human-development-innovation-fund-of-tanzania 2017-06-23T08:47:05+01:00 Human Development Innovation Fund of Tanzania Human Development Innovation Fund (HDIF) is a challenge fund providing grants for innovations in education, health, early childhood development and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) across Tanzania. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/international-development-funding/strategic-partnerships-for-higher-education-innovation-and-reform 2017-02-24T11:30:17+00:00 Strategic Partnerships for Higher Education Innovation and Reform Closed: SPHEIR is an innovative higher education partnerships programme to strengthen the capacity of higher education institutions in FCDO priority countries. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/international-development-funding/regional-infrastructure-programme-for-africa 2016-03-15T16:24:12+00:00 Regional Infrastructure Programme for Africa To improve the quality of electricity, transport, water and telecommunications infrastructure for households and businesses across Africa. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/international-development-funding/africa-agriculture-development-company 2016-02-24T10:59:24+00:00 Africa Agriculture Development Company Africa Agriculture Development Company (AgDevCo) invest debt and equity in African Agribusinesses to create jobs, improve food security and boost prosperity. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/international-development-funding/logistics-innovation-for-trade 2016-02-22T15:42:33+00:00 Logistics Innovation for Trade 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). tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/international-development-funding/livelihood-and-food-security-fund 2016-01-19T11:27:32+00:00 Livelihood and Food Security Fund UK supports the Livelihood and Food Security Fund (LIFT) to increase resilience, income, food security and nutrition of rural people in Burma.