This week, the U.K. Department for International Development launched a new page designed to make it easier for the aid agency’s development partners to find funding opportunities — a tool that has garnered the approval of a number of implementers.
Various filters make searching for opportunities easier. Users can choose the type of fund available per country or per sector, or which funds are applicable for a particular type of organization. For example, nongovernmental organizations, U.K.-based nonprofits and humanitarian relief organizations may be eligible to apply to DfID’s U.K. Aid Match fund, but not U.K.-based diaspora groups, local government institutions in partner countries or companies doing business with the agency.
Each fund, however, caters to specific sectors. The Match fund, for instance, has funding available for water and sanitation projects or those relating to livelihoods, but it doesn’t offer support for organizations looking for funding for technology-related activities or emergency crises.