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Applications are currently being accepted for the D-Prize: Funding Ambitious Poverty-Alleviation Ventures 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
D-Prize funds entrepreneurs who want to launch new ventures that distribute proven poverty interventions at scale.It is designed for early-stage founders, especially first-time entrepreneurs, who are building high-impact organizations in low- and middle-income countries.The core idea is simple: take solutions that already work and make them accessible to more people through scalable delivery models.
Selected applicants receive:
Funding is intended to help founders start and test their ideas quickly.
New organizations only. Most awardees are first-time entrepreneurs who have not yet launched or raised outside funding.
We especially encourage applicants from low- and middle-income countries.
Orgs with more than 18 months of full-time operations or more than $30,000 USD raised typically not supported.
Existing organizations considered only if your core focus is distributing an existing, evidence-based poverty intervention.
Apply for D-Prize: Funding Ambitious Poverty-Alleviation Ventures
