The UK Department for International Development (DFID) announced the launch of the Global Poverty Action Fund (GPAF), which is a demand-led fund to support projects focused on service delivery in support of poverty reduction and the most off-track Millennium Development Goals (MDG) in poor countries.
Projects will be selected on the basis of demonstrable impact on poverty, clarity of outputs and outcomes, and value for money.
The GPAF will contribute to DFID’s priorities as stated in its Structural Reform Plan and provide funding to civil society organizations that are best able to demonstrate real and practical impact on poverty reduction, significant capability across their systems and have a clear fit with DFID’s values and priorities.
The Civil Society Department, Policy and Research Division under DFID is responsible for this Fund. The deadline to apply is 14 December 2010.
Under the GPAF, DFID is providing funding support under two funding windows:
1. Innovation Window (click here to know more)
2. Impact Window (click here to know more)
