Devex monitored 850 donors in 2022. Here are the 10 most popular

Devex is the leading independent news organization reporting on global development. It has a team of specialists that track tenders, grants, and open opportunities from over 850 public and private providers. In this article, we looked into our own data to see how our community used our funding platform — which donors got the highest engagement and what opportunities were checked out the most. The figures are based on the total number of unique views, and not the number of times an account viewed a post. This gives us a more accurate estimate of the engagement each donor received. Devex users come in two types — organizational and individual. Our figures for total engagement and most viewed opportunities are based on both types of accounts. But our figures for the location of viewers and the type of organizations were only based on those with profiles on the Devex organizations database. Top 10 most viewed donors in 2022 Overall, Devex tracked 64,106 opportunities in 2022. Of this, 47,050 — or 73.3% — came from the top 10 most viewed donors. Together, these organizations got 41,060 views — 39.6% of the total. Of this, a total of 8,656 views came from users belonging to organizations with Devex profiles. Organizations based in the U.S. accounted for the biggest portion, with 2,426 views. The U.K. followed, with 626 views; Hungary, with 482 views; India, with 386 views; Uganda, with 335 views; and Germany, with 309 views. By organization type, development consulting had the highest engagement, with 2,859 views. Then implementing NGOs, with 2,414 views; service providers, with 2,362 views; and advocacy NGOs, with 850 views. The rest came from other organizations, including government agencies, construction companies, goods suppliers, foundations, and institutes. The top 10 most viewed donors are all public institutions. Among them, four are multilateral institutions: the African Development Bank, or AfDB; the European Commission Directorate-General for International Partnerships, or DG-INTPA; the United Nations; and the World Bank. Four are United States agencies: Department of Health & Human Services, or DHHS; Department of State, or DoS; National Institutes of Health, or NIH; and the United States Agency for International Development, or USAID. The remaining are bilateral agencies: the Agence Française de Développement, or AFD, and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, or BMZ. Other leading donors not mentioned are in the top 20, including Asian Development Bank, or AFD; Inter-American Development Bank, or IDB; and United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, or FCDO. 1. United Nations Headquarters: New York, U.S. Total number of unique viewers: 11,185 Total number of opportunities posted on Devex: 22,244 Average views per opportunity: 0.5 Devex tracked over 22,000 opportunities from the United Nations, accounting for 34.7% of the total. Calls from the United Nations Development Programme got the most interactions — 5,465 views. Others include UNICEF, Food and Agriculture Organization, and the UN Refugee Agency. A public health research grant for researchers and professionals working and based in African organizations got the highest view count, with 126 views. The opportunity was a joint initiative of the Tropical Disease Research and World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa, with an allocation of $15,000 per grant. 2. World Bank Headquarters: Washington D.C., U.S. Total number of unique viewers: 6,172 Total number of opportunities posted on Devex: 10,041 Average views per opportunity: 0.61 The World Bank’s opportunities mostly came from its three member institutions — the International Development Association, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and International Finance Corporation, or IFC — which got a total of 5,551 views. But aside from these, there were also projects implemented by other public and private organizations. One of its most popular opportunities is IFC ScaleX — a $25,000 grant launched by IFC and the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative, or We-Fi, to fund business accelerators helping women-led companies. A total of 108 users viewed the call. 3. United States Agency for International Development Headquarters: Washington D.C., U.S. Total number of unique viewers: 4,730 Total number of opportunities posted on Devex: 1,291 Average views per opportunity: 3.66 Among the top 10, USAID is the most viewed donor relative to the number of opportunities posted — 3.66 views per post. The Promoting Results and Outcomes through Policy and Economic Levers Annual Program Statement, or PROPEL APS, was the most viewed grant, with 137 views. The project will run until 2027 and has a total budget of $180 million. Its priorities include maternal and child health, controlling the HIV/AIDS epidemic, and combating infectious diseases. 4. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Headquarters: Washington D.C., U.S. Total number of unique viewers: 4,040 Total number of opportunities posted on Devex: 5,225 Average views per opportunity: 0.77 DHHS was the most active U.S. agency on Devex, with over 5,000 opportunities — more than the combined posts of the other three U.S. agencies on the list. These were mainly research and activities related to epidemics, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and COVID-19. A grant supporting the implementation of priorities to end tuberculosis in high-burden countries was its most viewed call, with 87 views. The opportunity is still in forecast and expected to be awarded in September. The total budget is $1 million. 5. U.S. Department of State Headquarters: Washington D.C., U.S. Total number of unique viewers: 3,583 Total number of opportunities posted on Devex: 1,656 Average views per opportunity: 2.16 DoS is the leading agency for U.S. foreign policy and relations. Its most popular opportunity was a $30 million grant supporting refugees in Ethiopia and Kenya, with 165 views. 6. U.S. National Institutes of Health Headquarters: Maryland, U.S. Total number of unique viewers: 2,589 Total number of opportunities posted on Devex: 2,129 Average views per opportunity: 1.22 NIH is the U.S. agency for biomedical and public health research. A $750,000 research grant to address the effects of COVID-19 on mental health and HIV outcomes got the highest engagement, with 58 views. 7. Directorate General for International Partnerships Headquarters: Brussels, Belgium Total number of unique viewers: 2,350 Total number of opportunities posted on Devex: 1,465 Average views per opportunity: 1.60 DG-INTPA is the European Union’s leading institution for international cooperation. The opportunities it funded were implemented by other EU institutions, including the European External Action Service and Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations. The GET.invest Finance Catalyst was the most viewed grant, with 110 views. Funded by the Austrian Development Agency, BMZ, DG-INTPA, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, it connects projects and companies focused on sustainable energy in sub-Saharan Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific to financiers. Since its inception, GET.invest has mobilized €‎1.6 billion for 131 projects and companies. A further 3,107 views came from 1,869 opportunities funded by other EU institutions and implemented by U.N. agencies, government institutions, and other public and private organizations. 8. African Development Bank Headquarters: Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire Total number of unique viewers: 2,220 Total number of opportunities posted on Devex: 1,064 Average views per opportunity: 2.09 As at the end of 2021, AfDB had financed over 6,500 operations, worth $175.8 billion. Its capital skyrocketed to $253 billion in 2021 — from an initial capital of $250 million. Among its opportunities, a consultancy to support the Global Centre on Adaptation’s climate projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Senegal got the most views, with 93 views. 9. German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Headquarters: Bonn, Germany Total number of unique viewers: 2,134 Total number of opportunities posted on Devex: 742 Average views per opportunity: 2.88 BMZ acts as Germany’s main aid agency, coordinates the country’s development policy, and manages a significant portion of its official development assistance, or ODA. The Initiative for Climate Smart Supply Chains — jointly funded with the German Agency for International Cooperation, or GIZ — was its most viewed grant, with 128 views 10. Agence Française de Développement Headquarters: Paris, France Total number of unique viewers: 2,057 Total number of opportunities posted on Devex: 1,193 Average views per opportunity: 1.72 The French Development Agency implements the biggest portion of France’s ODA. Its most popular opportunity was an impact evaluation study co-financed by IDA for the Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing project in Nigeria, with 69 views. Leonard Cristobal contributed to this piece. Try out Devex Pro Funding today with a free 5-day trial, and explore funding opportunities from over 850 sources in addition to our analysis and news content.