As the year-end approaches, some donors choose to publicize their future funding opportunities — including the U.K. Department for International Development, which recently released a document outlining the details of future procurement contracts in the pipeline. Devex has analyzed the data to give you a snapshot of what is coming up in 2019.
In total, there are 23 new funding opportunities announced, belonging to DFID projects worth around £1.1 billion ($1.5 billion). Of those, the largest project is in South Sudan focusing on humanitarian response and resilience, worth £443 million. It is expected to start in January 2020 as phase two of an existing project being implemented between 2015 and 2020 by 18 partners, including Crown Agents, Oxfam and a number of United Nations agencies. Looking at the implementing agencies for past phases could help direct strategic decisions about partnerships for future funding opportunities.
The new funding opportunities are focused on Africa and Asia, including three projects in Tanzania, two in Zimbabwe, and two in Nepal. There are also four projects that are global in scope: “DFID Extreme poverty — building evidence for effective action”; “Forest Governance Markets and Climate support independent monitoring for FGMC”; “Financing for Research on Cross Border Conflict Across Middle East, Asia and Horn of Africa”; and “Improvement of Health Worker and Health Services Performance for Poor and Vulnerable Populations.” In addition, there are two programs that are not included in the below map, as their specific location is undetermined.