Deadline: 25 May 2018

Applicants are invited to apply for the UK Aid Match, a competitive fund which brings charities, the British public and the UK government together to collectively change the lives of some of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people.

Proposals for UK Aid Match will be particularly welcomed in disability, health, women’s empowerment, youth/youth employment, prosperity, ending modern slavery, girls’ education, oceans and plastics. Projects containing an element of innovation and technology for development across all themes will also be encouraged.

Focus Issues

The focus of UK Aid Match is:

• to support the achievement of the Global Goals for Sustainable Development through financing civil society projects
• to provide opportunities for the UK public to engage with international development issues and have a say in how a portion of the international development budget is spent

Funding Information

• Up to a maximum of £2 million, subject to due diligence assessment
• Over an agreed appeal period of up to 3 months

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for the funding round, applicants must:

• be a UK-based (1) non-governmental and not-for-profit organisation (2) that delivers poverty reduction projects in up to 2 of DFID’s eligible countries
• be able to provide published annual audited accounts or financial statements for the previous 2 years
• submit an application that meets the minimum requirements of the communication partnership
• not be in receipt of more than 3 ‘live’ UK Aid Match grants. ‘Live’ is defined as having more than 9 months left to go on an active project.
• plan to implement the proposed projects in countries ranked in the bottom 50 countries in the Human Development Index (HDI) and in countries assessed as highly or moderately fragile
• show that funding will be used for new, time-limited projects of up to 3 years duration, or to expand on-going projects by up to 3 years
• additional activities funded by UK Aid Match in on-going projects, and the additional results they are expected to achieve, must be clearly identified, with a clear, time-limited schedule for delivery, and a distinct budget

How to Apply

All applicants will need to firstly:

• register online to apply
• complete an eligibility assessment via the online application form on the portal
• complete a concept note