Deadline: 18-Jun-2025
The Japanese Award for Most Innovative Development Project is a competitive grant programme under the umbrella of the Global Development Awards Competition, administered by GDN, funded under the Policy and Human Resources Development Fund (PHRD) trust fund managed by the World Bank, and generously supported by the Ministry of Finance, Government of Japan.
The award programme invites non-profit NGOs and CSOs to submit project proposals supporting (in particular) improved service delivery, and innovative approaches that may be scaled-up through a grant.
Theme
- Digital Transformation for Universal Health Coverage
Prize Information
- The winning projects will receive grants worth US$ 125,000 in total. The two first prize winners will receive a grant of US$ 50,000 each. The second prize will be a grant of US$ 25,000. Additionally, awardees will be paired with a Technical Advisor throughout the entire implementation of the grant.
- The awards will be given to organisations whose projects embody an innovative approach to an important development need and hold the greatest promise for:
- responding directly to the needs of the poorest and most vulnerable, underserved groups to improve their lives aiming at rapid results for improved livelihood.
- supporting initiatives that lead to developing sustainable outcomes through the scaling-up of the project.
Eligibility Criteria
- Geographical scope: Eligible countries for the MIDP competition are those classified by the World Bank as low-income or middle-income countries.
- NGO Registration: The project must be managed by a registered non-profit, Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) or Civil Society Organisation (CSO) with its headquarters in one of the eligible countries.
- The project must have started its implementation on 1st June 2024 or before to be considered eligible.
- Submissions concerning a recently started project, or only a project idea, or a feasibility or baseline study will not be considered.
- Submissions for funding conferences (either in part or in full) will not be considered.
For more information, visit GDN.