Practical Insights on Funding for ICT4D Projects

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Current Digital Development Grant Funding

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The NGO Hunger Games Started. The Prize Is a Finance Ministry Contract

The NGO Hunger Games Started. The Prize Is a Finance Ministry Contract

Published on: Nov 10 2026 by Wayan Vota - 1 Comment
For twenty years digital development NGOs gave governments our software for free, because USAID and the foundations paid us to. USAID is gone, the foundations now...
Apply Now: $40,000 to Build Open-Source Generative Solutions

Apply Now: $40,000 to Build Open-Source Generative Solutions

Published on: Nov 09 2026 by Wayan Vota - Leave a Comment
Here are three opportunities to create AI assistants that help city staff and residents act on records the cities already hold. Pristina’s mobility planners...
Apply Now: $2 Million for Climate-informed Early Warning Systems

Apply Now: $2 Million for Climate-informed Early Warning Systems

Published on: Nov 02 2026 by Wayan Vota - Leave a Comment
In 2024, the World Health Organization received reports of 14.4 million dengue cases, its highest global burden on record. Indonesia reported 257,271 cases and...
Who Lost Most When US Aid Payments Fell 75% in FY2026?

Who Lost Most When US Aid Payments Fell 75% in FY2026?

Published on: Oct 29 2026 by Wayan Vota - 1 Comment
USAID accounts for nearly two-thirds of the reported decline in U.S. foreign-assistance payments between FY2025 and FY2026. Health lost the most dollars. Democracy,...
Apply Now: $100,000 for Femtech Startups in Emerging Markets

Apply Now: $100,000 for Femtech Startups in Emerging Markets

Published on: Oct 26 2026 by Wayan Vota - 2 Comments
Private investors put 6% of healthcare investment into women’s health, according to the World Economic Forum’s Women’s Health Investment Outlook....
Apply Now: $150,000 for Economic Prosperity Digital Solutions

Apply Now: $150,000 for Economic Prosperity Digital Solutions

Published on: Oct 19 2026 by Wayan Vota - 1 Comment
In 2024, 79% of adults worldwide held a financial account. Only 56% could reliably find extra money in an emergency. The World Bank’s Global Findex 2025 reports...
Apply Now: £150,000 for Digital Ventures Ready to Scale

Apply Now: £150,000 for Digital Ventures Ready to Scale

Published on: Oct 12 2026 by Wayan Vota - 2 Comments
In January 2012, Uganda’s Ministry of Health issued a moratorium halting new eHealth projects. Donors and NGOs had piloted up to 80 different mHealth applications...
Apply Now: $1 Million for AI EduTech Startup Coalitions

Apply Now: $1 Million for AI EduTech Startup Coalitions

Published on: Oct 05 2026 by Wayan Vota - Leave a Comment
UNESCO estimates that 57% of the world’s children lack basic skills. Sub-Saharan African economies pay the steepest price. UNESCO projects they will lose...
Apply Now: $10,000 African AI Drug Discovery Fellowships

Apply Now: $10,000 African AI Drug Discovery Fellowships

Published on: Sep 21 2026 by Wayan Vota - 2 Comments
Early-career African drug discovery researchers writing in the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry put Africa’s share of global scientific output at 2 to 3 percent,...
Apply Now: $200,000 and Coaching for African AI Startups

Apply Now: $200,000 and Coaching for African AI Startups

Published on: Sep 14 2026 by Wayan Vota - Leave a Comment
AI-native African companies took less than 2% of the continent’s startup funding in the first half of 2026, Grégoire de Padirac, CEO of Digital Africa, told...