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Title
Development Innovation Ventures
Organization
USAID
Type
Financial: (Grant)



Eligibility/Description
Development Innovation Ventures

Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) is USAID’s open innovation program that tests and scales creative solutions to any global development challenge. By investing in breakthrough innovations driven by rigorous evidence, USAID impacts millions of lives at a fraction of the usual cost.

Open innovation inspires new solutions to the critical challenges affecting millions of people around the world. It also means that game-changing ideas and solutions come from anyone, anywhere, and at any time. That is why DIV is open year-round, reviews applications on a rolling basis, and funds innovations in any sector and in any country where USAID operates. Whether you are a local problem solver, a passionate American entrepreneur, a faith-based organization, a university lab, or anyone else, we want to hear from you.

We provide flexible, tiered grant funding to test new ideas, take strategic risks, build evidence of what works, and advance the best solutions. We look for solutions that demonstrate rigorous evidence of impact, cost-effectiveness, and a viable pathway to scale and sustainability.

  • Stage 1: Proof of Concept (Up to $200,000)
  • Stage 2: Testing and Positioning for Scale ($200,000 to $1,500,000)
  • Stage 3: Scaling ($1,500,000 to $5,000,000)
  • Evidence Grants (Up to $1,500,000)


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