Call for Proposals
Displaced Livelihoods Initiative
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.
Supported projects will contribute to innovation and generalizable learning on program effectiveness, identify the mechanisms underpinning programming, and address potential barriers to impact. Priority areas of research include:
- resilience
- entrepreneurship
- wage employment
- social cohesion, inclusion, and norms
- rights and regulations
DLI’s fourth call for proposals is now open for projects in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Optional expressions of interest are due November 20, 2024, and proposals are due January 17, 2025.
The DLI team held information sessions providing an overview of our Call for Proposals before our first round. Recordings can be found below. Please note that for Round IV, all proposals are being accepted through IPA. Please see our Application Instructions for more information.
Please reach out to displacement@poverty-action.org with any questions.