Research funder · United Kingdom
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom
gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-development-office
- Grants since 2016
- 1 346
- Awarded, last 5 years (where amounts are published)
- £1.5B
- Funded works, last 5 years
- 4 566
- Funded works, all time
- 5 689
Grants
2026–2030 · grant · Science & Technology Accelerator - Systems
Developing Research Excellence and Mentorship in Southeast Asia (SEA-DREAM)
2026–2027 · grant · Science & Technology Accelerator - Systems
WARIH Bilateral - Ghana National Research Fund Operationalisation
2026–2027 · grant · The Evidence Fund Phase II
Mapping and Evaluating UK–Southern Africa Higher Education Research Partnerships: Evidence for Strategic Engagement
Technopolis Limited
2026 · grant · Indonesia Digital Health Programme
Genomics and Science Dojo 3.0: Accelerating Scientific Outputs and Strategic Collaboration with Multisectoral Organisations
Yayasan Institut Pengembangan Suara Mitra
2026–2030 · grant · Macroeconomic Research in Low-Income Countries
Macroeconomic Research in Low Income Countries (Phase 5)
2026–2027 · grant · AI for Development Science Breakthroughs
Using Artificial Intelligence to Accelerate Scientific Discovery for Global Development
2026 · grant · The Evidence Fund Phase II
Understanding UK Strategic Communications and Public Diplomacy in Bangladesh
Org Quest Research Limited
2026–2031 · grant · Restoring Environment, Ecosystems and Water for health (RENEW) Research and Innovation Platform Programme.
Estimating the Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) attributable Burden of Disease future directions on Water, Climate and Health
2026–2027 · grant · FCDO Research Commissioning Centre
FCDO core contribution for UKCDR Phase 4
Nerc Natural Environment Research Council
2026 · grant · Improving Essential Equipment for aided Overseas Territories
Montserrat Airport Consultancy Services
Mag Overseas Investments Ltd
2026–2029 · grant · TEA - Transforming Energy Access
TEA Demonstrator – PREO Clean Energy Innovation Projects in Tanzania
2026–2027 · grant · The Evidence Fund Phase II
Unlocking Malaysia Biochar's Biochar Potential : An Evidence-based Analysis for Scalable Business Models and Policy Action.
Uni Link Smart Venture Sdn Bhd
2025–2027 · grant · The Evidence Fund Phase II
AURORA - Sustainable PCM Refrigerator Using Weak/Off Peak Grid Power (SustFridge): Phase 2
2025–2026 · grant · Polar Regions Department and Blue Belt
Blue Belt Programme - JNCC Direct Funding (ODA)
Joint Nature Conservation Committee (jncc) Support Co
2025 · grant · Tackling Maternal and Child Undernutrition Programme- Phase II
Procurement of Services to conduct research on Poverty Dynamics and trends in Zambia.
2025–2028 · grant · Support to Product Development Partnerships on Global Health - 2024-2028.
Support to IVI for Vaccine Research and Development
International Vaccines Institute
2025–2029 · grant · Ethiopia Artificial Intelligence (EthiopiAI) Programme
EthiopiAI Programme
First Consult Africa Development
2025–2026 · grant · Sudan Humanitarian Preparedness and Response (SHPR)
Designing locally led humanitarian response in Sudan
The Share Trust Inc
2025–2027 · grant · The Evidence Fund Phase II
Understanding the role and effectiveness of Higher Education Partnerships between UK and East Africa.
European Future Innovation Centre
2025–2027 · grant · The Evidence Fund Phase II
Study to inform the next phase of Kenya Catalytic Jobs Fund Programme (KCJF).
Centre For Employment Initiatives
2025–2029 · grant · Polar Regions Department and Blue Belt
Blue Belt Programme - Pitcairn Islands Direct Funding
Pitcairn Islands Office
2025–2029 · grant · What Works Hub for Global Education
Monitoring and Evaluation
2025–2026 · grant · Africa Technology and Innovation Partnerships - ATIP
R4D Sankore Project: Strengthening Innovation and Technology across West Africa
Results For Development
2025–2028 · grant · Science for Emergencies Centre of Expertise (SECE)
British Geological Survey (ODA CDEL)
2025–2026 · grant · Polar Regions Department and Blue Belt
Blue Belt Programme: Safeguarding Marine Ecosystems in UK Overseas Territories
2025–2026 · grant · Africa Technology and Innovation Partnerships - ATIP
Sankore Strengthening Science, Technology, and Innovation (ST&I) Systems and Digital Inclusion in West Africa.
2025–2028 · grant · Support to Product Development Partnerships on Global Health - 2024-2028.
Research and Development for Elimination of NTDs (ENDPOINT)
2025–2026 · grant · Increasing Global Aid Transparency
UK Government Aid Transparency Review 2025
Publish What You Fund
2025 · grant · Climate & Health Research Programme (CHIRP)
Climate & Health Research Programme (CHIRP)
Idara E Taleem O Aagahi
2025–2027 · grant · Humanitarian Assistance and Resilience Programme ( HARP)
Third Party Monitoring (TPM) of Humanitarian and Resilience Programme (HARP) in Northeast and Northwest Nigeria
Impact Initiatives
2025–2027 · grant · Africa Technology and Innovation Partnerships - ATIP
ATIP Monitoring, Evaluation, Results and Learning Partner
2025–2028 · grant · Support to Product Development Partnerships on Global Health - 2024-2028.
Support for CBR Research and Development of SRHR Products
2025–2026 · grant · Building the evidence on forced displacement - a multi-stakeholder partnership
Building Research, Evidence, and Knowledge on Fragility, Conflict and Violence - Trust Fund
International Bank For Reconstruction And Development (ibrd)
2025–2031 · grant · Building State Effectiveness and Accountability (BSEA) Programme
Governance Opportunities Funds (GOF)
2025–2030 · grant · Research on Infrastructure for Developing Economies (RIDE)
Research for Infrastructure on Developing Economies; Strategic partnership with implementing partner through memorandum
2025–2027 · grant · The Evidence Fund - 300708
Evidence Fund International Climate Finance (ICF) Research
Pricewaterhousecoopers Llp
2025–2026 · grant · International Growth Centre - Phase 3
Sustaining and consolidating property tax reform in Sierra Leone.
2025–2029 · grant · Special Programmes of research on sexual and reproductive health and rights and infectious diseases of poverty
Support to the Special Programme for Research and Training in Human Reproduction (HRP)
Who (geneva)
2025–2026 · grant · Africa Technology and Innovation Partnerships - ATIP
OECD enhancing the support of development funders for Research and Innovation ecosystems in low and middle-income countries.
2025–2026 · grant · Strengthening Africa's Science Granting Councils Phase II