grants fund - development innovations orientation

Development Innovations Catalyst Fund

Mao Lan, Grants Manager

19 Feb 2014

Development Innovations Orientation

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• Overview

• Type of Grants

• Description of Grants

• Eligibility

• How to apply

• Evaluation Criteria

Contents

Introduction on Development Innovation Catalyst Fund

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$1.2 million to catalyze social innovation through use of

technology.

How?•Innovation process•Funds

Type of Grants

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1. Short Term Technical Assistance Grant

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• $50,000 or less • Technical support during any

stage of the 5D process– E.g. market research or impact

assessment studies

• counterpart contribution up to 25%

2. Solution Grants

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What are Solution Grant?• $100,000 or less • Challenge and strategy well

defined already.• To support the development

and or/ implementation of ICT project .

• Counterpart contribution amounts 25% or higher

3. Private Partnership Grants

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What are PP grants ?

• $150,000 or less• To support development of

technology solution/ tools/ services of interest to Social Innovation Community

• Counterpart Contribution from 50% or higher.

How to apply?

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Open application

period up till March 31, 2016.

Successful Grant Elements

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• Addresses a specific development challenges

• Must be sustainable and replicable, • Encourages the uptake of ICT• Tangible and verifiable results• Improves efficiency of civil society’s

work• To achieve goals within a reasonable

timeframe.• Ideas and tools can be adapted from

success stories originating in other contexts

Evaluation Criteria

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Development Innovations will apply four principal Criteria:

Summary

• Development Innovations Catalyst Grant fund is looking forward to supporting your ideas.

• Three kind of grants are available.

• Further information visit our website (www.development-innovations.org) or contact me via lan_mao@dai.com .

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Write down Questions or ideas into activity booklet page 16

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Activity booklet exercise