Japanese Award for Most Innovative Development Project (MIDP) 2024

The Japanese Award for Most Innovative Development Project (MIDP) is a competitive grant program 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 program 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. The Award targets projects currently at the stage of implementation, and which have a high potential for impact targeting exceptionally marginalized and disadvantaged groups located in developing countries – per the World Bank’s recognition as low and middle income countries.

Grant

• The winning projects will receive grants worth US$ 120,000 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$ 20,000.
• Additionally, awardees will be paired with a Technical Advisor throughout the entire implementation of the grant.

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Eligibility of MIDP

• Eligible countries for the MIDP competition are those classified by the World Bank as low-income or middle-income countries.
• The project must be managed by a registered non-profit, Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) or Civil Society Organization (CSO) with its headquarters in one of the eligible countries.
• Projects must have started its implementation on June 1, 2023 or before to be considered eligible.
• Applicants from previous years (except winners) may re apply, but they must update the application to include new aspects of the project.
• Previous MIDP winners are not eligible to apply.

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Application for MIDP

The last date for submission is May 24, 2024.