The Innovations for Poverty Action and Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab Displaced Livelihoods Initiative (DLI) supports rigorous impact evaluations, pilots, exploratory studies, infrastructure and public goods projects, and scaling work to inform policies and programs on sustainable livelihoods for displaced populations and host communities. Funding for DLI comes from the IKEA Foundation.

Our Call for Proposals provides an overview of the initiative’s scope, research and learning priorities, funded project types, evaluation criteria, round timeline, and application process. Please reach out to displacement@poverty-action.org with any questions.

Dates for Round III:

• April 10, 2024: Competitive round announced
• May 24, 2024: Expression of interest deadline (optional)
• Week of June 10, 2024: Responses to expressions of interest released, recommending whether or not teams should submit a full proposal
• July 26, 2024: Proposal submission deadline
• October 2024: Awards announced