While many donor agencies are eager to support innovation, they don’t always make it easy for startups and other international development newcomers to access funding.
That’s why the U.S. Agency for International Development launched Development Innovation Ventures, an open innovation program that provides grants to researchers, social enterprises, and other groups working on new approaches to global health and development challenges.
The goal is to serve as an open door for a range of potentially transformative solutions, while also scaling interventions with strong evidence of impact and cost-effectiveness.