Displaced Livelihoods Initiative | Call for Proposals

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

DLI’s Fifth Call for Proposals is now open. Mandatory Expressions of Interest are due May 15, 2026, and full proposals are due July 24, 2026. Awards will be announced in September 2026.
 

Call for Proposals