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 andIndiaKenya,Kyrgyzstan,Liberia,Malawi,Mozambique,Myanmar,Nepal,Nigeria,Pakistan,Rwanda,Sierra Leone,Somalia,South Africa,South Sudan,Sudan,Tajikistan,Tanzania,Uganda,Yemen,Zambia, andZimbabwe
Sector:
Agriculture,Climate change,Disabilities,Education andEmpowerment and accountabilityEnvironment,Girls and women,Health,Innovation,Livelihoods,Private sector/business,Research,Technology, andWater and sanitation
Eligible organisations:
Non-governmental organisations (NGOs),UK-based non-profit organisations,UK-based small and diaspora organisations,Companies,Local government,Educational institutions andOrganisations based in Low to Middle Income Countries (LMIC)
Value of funding:
£100,001 to £500,000,£500,001 to £1,000,000 andMore 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 theGlobal 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/

Updates to this page

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

  1. Updates to text, value of funding and sectors

  2. First published.