Does your organisation or research team meet the specific eligibility requirements for test, evaluate and scale evidence-backed solutions to poverty and inequality?
Fund for Innovation in Development (FID) has a funding or support opportunity aimed at test, evaluate and scale evidence-backed solutions to poverty and inequality. The geographic reach, applicant type and programme instrument are decisive; not every NGO may apply.
Funding and deadline
- Donor: Fund for Innovation in Development (FID)
- Funding or support: Stage-dependent; range and eligible stage determined by formal FID funding rules
- Closing date: Rolling; applications accepted year-round
- Eligible applicants: Legally constituted NGOs, research institutes, universities, companies or public institutions; not individual applicants or multilateral institutions
- Eligible geography: Projects in OECD DAC eligible low- and middle-income countries, except Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger
Who is eligible?
Legally constituted NGOs, research institutes, universities, companies or public institutions; not individual applicants or multilateral institutions
Projects in OECD DAC eligible low- and middle-income countries, except Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger
Important conditions and exclusions
Stage-specific awards have different eligibility and evidence burdens. Preparation grants are suspended until a new planned 2027 window, so do not advertise that stage as presently open. Allow time for rigorous evaluation.
Check whether the programme is a directly accessible grant, an individual award, a research-specific call or an accelerator. Being an African nonprofit or working in the subject area does not automatically make an applicant eligible. Where funding is stated as an average or total programme budget, do not assume it is available to one applicant.
How to prepare
- Identify the correct eligible applicant or lead researcher and confirm legal registration or relevant institutional affiliation.
- Write an evidence-based statement of the specific problem and why the proposed solution is credible.
- Develop realistic outputs, milestones, implementation costs, measurement indicators and an appropriate governance or ethics plan.
- Obtain genuine partner endorsements, references, host invitations or research approvals wherever the funder’s current documents require them.
- Read the exact official terms and application templates and submit in time for the stated deadline and time zone.
Project fit and useful next actions
A sound application should show a close match to test, evaluate and scale evidence-backed solutions to poverty and inequality, a proportionate budget and evidence that the applicant can do what it proposes. Identify the most consequential eligibility restriction before spending time on detailed drafting. Do not use generic proposal material where the funder requires technical methods or a specialist portfolio.
Official application link
Open the official Fund for Innovation in Development (FID) application or programme information. Read the current instructions, supporting documents and funding criteria; only these control the application.
Frequently asked questions
Who can apply? Legally constituted NGOs, research institutes, universities, companies or public institutions; not individual applicants or multilateral institutions
Where is the opportunity available? Projects in OECD DAC eligible low- and middle-income countries, except Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger
How much funding is available? Stage-dependent; range and eligible stage determined by formal FID funding rules
When does the call close? Rolling; applications accepted year-round
What is the most important restriction? Stage-specific awards have different eligibility and evidence burdens. Preparation grants are suspended until a new planned 2027 window, so do not advertise that stage as presently open. Allow time for rigorous evaluation.
What to do next
Use the Africads Funding Readiness Toolkit to examine donor fit and evidence before applying. For proposal drafting, explore GrantsWriterAI and independently validate any generated details. Subscribe to Africads Grant News for future calls.
