The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched the Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) to bring “together diverse innovators from academia, the private sector and NGOs to identify, develop, and transition to scale promising approaches to pressing development problems … [Read more...] about Development Innovation Ventures: Development Innovation Fund from the USAID-1

Under the Development Innovation Ventures (DIF), USAID will provide the Development Innovation Fund not only for evolving innovative ideas into practical projects by supporting their testing and experimentation, but also in scaling them up inside the country as well as to other countries as well. In … [Read more...] about Development Innovation Fund –USAID-2

Applications from all types of organizations are accepted. These include U.S. and non-U.S. NGOs, faith-based organizations, U.S. and non-U.S. private businesses, business and trade associations, international organizations, U.S. and non-U.S. colleges and universities, civic groups, regional … [Read more...] about Eligibility Criteria for applying to the Development Innovation Ventures-USAID-3

USAID’s Development Innovation Ventures’ (DIV) Development Innovation Fund can provide support to address critical challenges in development that will contribute towards the improvement of the lives of people in developing countries. “All projects must contribute to one or more development goals, … [Read more...] about Focus Areas for Fund Support Development Innovation Ventures-USAID -4

Applications for applying for the Development Innovation Fund under the USAID’s Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) can be submitted anytime. However, as applications will be reviewed in batches, the deadlines have been fixed. Applications submitted before 15 August 2010 will be reviewed for … [Read more...] about Due Dates for Submitting the Applications for the Development Innovation Ventures –USAID -6