Deadline- April 12, 2013
USAID and the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) are pleased to invite applications for Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) competition in the humanitarian sector. The objective of this competition is to make development solutions that can be rapidly replicated and expanded to reach tens of millions of beneficiaries. DIV helps institutionalize in USAID a process by which ideas are conceptualized, tested, and refined to meet real-world operational challenges. DIV aims to assist lesson-learning within the agency and beyond, so smart solutions scale to address core development priorities.
Applicants can apply to any stage-
- Stage 1: establishes proof of concept and viability of innovation
- Stage 2: evaluates solution at scale with rigorous impact testing (stage 1 criteria previously met with DIV or other support sources)
- Stage 3: transitions program to widespread adoption (criteria of stages 1 and 2 previously met with DIV or other support sources)
Focus areas-
- Reduction of mortality and morbidity and strengthening emergency health initiatives
- Protection of vulnerable populations
- Prevention and treatment of acute malnutrition
- Provision of safe shelter and settlements
- Support to communities to recover livelihoods
- Enhanced use of data, and monitoring of program performance and impacts
- Improved disaster risk reduction in low-income, high-risk countries
Eligibility & Criteria-
Entrepreneurs, businesses, non-governmental organizations, academics, local partners, and others from around the world are encouraged to apply to DIV with innovative solutions to key challenges faced by the humanitarian sector.
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