| Funder(s) | Programme name | Eligible applicants | Financial support | Advisory support and technical assistance | Linkages, local knowledge and networks |
| Australia DFAT, Denmark, DFID, IFAD, Netherlands | African Enterprise Challenge Fund | Companies from anywhere in the world investing in Africa | Financial support (loans, matching grants) to project implementation | ||
| DFID, Canada, IDB | Compete Caribbean – Enterprise Innovation Challenge Fund for the Caribbean | Caribbean companies | Financial support (matching grants) for project implementation | ||
| Australia DFAT, DFID, Omidyar Network, Sida, USAID | Global Innovation Fund | Companies and other organisations from anywhere in the world | Financial support (grants) for feasibility studies/ project testing;
Financial support (grants, loans, equity or hybrid capital) for project implementation and scaling |
Technical assistance | Brokering links w/ other innovators, funders or experts |
| Austria (ADA) | Business Partnerships Programme | Austrian and European businesses | Financial support (matching grants; up to 50% of cost) for feasibility studies, project implementation |
Advisory support to project planning and implementation |
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| Australia (DFAT) | Business Partnerships Platform | Australian and international businesses and other organisations | Financial support (matching grants) for project implementation | Advisory support on the political and regulatory environment in target countries | Brokering links w/ implementing partners and other stakeholders;
Providing information on the local business environment; Support to policy reform in target countries |
| Canada (GAC) | Canadian Int. Innovation Program |
Canadian SMEs | Financial support (grants) for support the development, adoption, and/or adaptation of technologies | Brokering linkages with potential partners;
Providing local market information |
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| Denmark (Min. of Foreign Affairs) | Market Development Partnerships
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Consortia of at least one business and one non-commercial partner |
Financial support (matching grants, up to 75% of cost) for project testing and implementation |
Advisory support | Local networks and knowledge of the business environment |
| Finland (Min. of Foreign Affairs) |
Finnpartnership | Finnish companies | Financial support (matching grants, 30%-85% of cost depending on the target country) for feasibility studies and business plan development or project implementation |
Technical assistance/ advice during project implementation |
Brokering links between companies |
| BEAM
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Finnish companies | Financial support (grants, up to 5-% of cost; loans) for innovation | |||
| Germany (BMZ) |
DeveloPPP | German and European businesses | Financial support (grants, up to 50% of costs) to project implementation | Technical assistance (cost-shared by partner companies) | Brokering links with other stakeholders |
| PPP Fund for the Mano River Union | Companies based in Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia or Sierra Leone | Technical assistance (cost-shared by partner companies) | Facilitating policy dialogue in target countries | ||
| Japan (JICA) | Proposal-based support | Japanese businesses | Financial support (grants) for feasibility studies | ||
| LuxDev | Business Partnership Facility | European businesses | Financial support (grants, up to 50% of costs) | ||
Netherlands (MFA) |
Fund against Child Labour | Dutch businesses in partnership with local parties, NGOs, and businesses in the same sector | Subsidy of up to €475,000 (up to 70% of project costs) | ||
| Fund for Responsible Business | Consortia of at least two Dutch companies, one civil society organisation (NGO or trade union) and – if possible – one local business in the target country | Subsidy of up to €475,000 (up to 70% of project costs) | |||
| SDGP Partnership | Companies and other organisations from around the world | Subsidy of at least €500,000 and at most €3 million per project. | Local training and networking meetings | ||
| Challenge Fund for Youth Employment | Companies and other organisations from around the world | Financial support amounting to 1/3 of the project cost on average | |||
| SIB Matchmaking Facility | Dutch start-up companies interested in investing in developing countries | Facilitating links with business partners, funders etc | |||
| Dutch Good Growth Fund | Dutch companies | Financial support (loans, equity, guarantees) | |||
| Norway (Norad) | Enterprise Development for Jobs Scheme | Companies from any country | Financial support (grants, up to 50% of costs)for feasibility studies, project implementation | Facilitating business partner search | |
| Sweden (Sida) |
Innovations against Poverty | Local companies, or foreign companies partnering with a local company, in Cambodia, Ethiopia, Uganda, Zambia | Financial support (grants, up to 48% of costs) to project implementation | Advisory support | |
| Public-Private Development Partnerships | Companies from any country | Financial support (grant, up to 50% of costs) to project implementation by a third party (e.g. NGO) | Brokering links with other stakeholders | ||
| Switzerland (SDC and SECO) |
REPIC Platform |
Swiss businesses or other organisations | Financial support (grants, up to 50% of costs) to project implementation | Brokering links with other project partners | |
| UK (DFID) | Listing of funds open to companies (30 funds) | See individual funds for more details | Financial suppport | Advisory support | |
| US (USAID) |
Global Innovation Ventures | Companies (and other organisations) from any country | Financial support (grants) | ||
| Global Development Alliance | Companies or funds together with non-profit implementing partners from any country | Financial support (matching grants) to project implementation via a third party (NGO) | |||
| Businesses in Southern Africa | Co-investment (with awards to businesses ranging from $250,000 -$1,000,000)
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