Up to $1.5 Million for Innovations Tackling Global Poverty – DIV Fund

The DIV Fund supports evidence-driven innovations with the potential to cost-effectively improve the lives of millions of people living in poverty. It funds projects across sectors, from early real-world pilots through rigorous testing and large-scale expansion.

Here’s what you can expect:

• Stage 1 – up to $200,000 for piloting early-stage innovations

• Stage 2 – up to $500,000 for testing impact and preparing successful solutions for scale

• Exceptionally strong Stage 2 proposals may receive up to $750,000

• Stage 3 – up to $1.5 million to transition proven innovations to widespread scale

• Innovations can include products, services, technologies, policies, programmes and new delivery or business models

• Funding can support innovations scaling through governments, philanthropy, commercial markets or a combination

• Co-funding is valued but isn't required

• Applications are assessed on evidence of impact, cost-effectiveness and potential for sustainable scale.

Who can apply?

• Nonprofit organisations

• Social enterprises and startups

• Private-sector businesses

• Universities and research institutions

• Technical assistance providers

• Partnerships and consortia

• Both locally led and international organisations can apply

• Projects must address challenges affecting people in low- and middle-income countries

• Innovations must be post-prototype and already tested or used in a real-world setting

• Projects implemented exclusively in high-income countries aren't eligible

• Individuals without a legally incorporated organisation and government agencies cannot receive funding directly.

Deadline: Rolling – applications are accepted throughout the year