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Calls For Proposals

Calls for Proposals

Welcome to the IDB Call for Proposals page. We are excited to invite passionate individuals and experts to contribute their insights, experiences, and knowledge to help us improving lives in Latin-American and the Caribbean.

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Open Calls
BlueTech for Waste BlueTech for Waste

The IDB, through its innovation laboratory, IDB Lab, and in partnership with the Global Environment Facility (GEF) seeks to support innovative solutions that contribute to the sound management of hazardous Chemicals and Waste (C&W) to protect human health and the environment, and address climate vulnerability in the Caribbean region. Open until Dec 31, 2024

Capital Funds Banner English - Inter American Development Bank - Venture Capital Funds Call for Venture Capital Funds

IDB Lab is launching this Call for Proposals for investment management firms seeking IDB Lab´s equity financing for venture capital funds with focus on Latin America and the Caribbean. Open until Nov 22, 2024.

In Evaluation
SuperHeroes - Call for proposal - Inter American Development Bank - IDB Superhéroes del Desarrollo

Become the next Superhero! If you are helping to improve lives in the region, we want to hear your story and highlight your work. Share your experiences and lessons learned so that your insights can become valuable knowledge for other teams. Final award event will be held on December 9, 2024.

hands bathing in water- Aquacerta es- Inter American Development Bank - IDB Aquacerta 2

Are you a startup, Small and Medium Enterprise (SMEs), or Social Business that has an innovative solution that can be adopted by service providers in Latin America and the Caribbean to ensure safely managed drinking water and the resilience of water systems? If so, we invite you to apply. Communication of Results, Aug 31, 2024

BIDFEMSA 2024 - Call for proposal - Inter American Development Bank - IDB Premios BID-FEMSA 2024

This award will recognize the most innovative solutions in the sectors of water, sanitation, and solid waste in the Latin American and Caribbean region, which have achieved measurable progress and results, improving the quality and access to these services. Final award event will be held on December 9, 2024.

Sargassum - Call for proposal - Inter American Development Bank - IDB Sargassum Innovation Quest

This initiative aims to find solutions that allow the potential of sargassum biomass to be harnessed and improve the resilience of coastal communities in Latin America and the Caribbean, through the use of advanced technologies and innovative practices. The announcement of winners will be made once the due-diligence process is completed.

Amazonia Bio Builders - Inter-American Development Bank - IDB Amazonia BioBuilders

Call for proposals to support the reduction of Greenhouse Gas emissions and increase the resilience of targeted value chains and ecosystems in the Amazon region in these target countries, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Suriname. Winners to be announced in January 2025.

Closed Calls
Man teaching on a library - Community - Inter American Development Bank - IDB Improving Lives Grant: Supporting Nonprofits in the Greater Washington, D.C. Area

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is looking for ten innovative projects to tackle key challenges in Latin American and Caribbean communities within the greater Washington, D.C. area. Click here to learn more and submit your proposal! Deadline: September 30, 2024.

Shared Digital Infrastructure - Call for Proposal - Inter American Development Bank - IDB Shared Digital Infrastructure

Accelerating digital transformation in Caribbean small island developing states using an infrastructure approach.

a purple and green logo InovaHC Covid Longa

Construa conosco grandes soluçoes para os desafios do mundo pós-Covid.

hands bathing in water- Aquacerta en - Inter American Development Bank - IDB Aquacerta

Are you a startup, Small and Medium Enterprise (SMEs), or Social Business that has an innovative solution that can be adopted by service providers in Latin America and the Caribbean to ensure safely managed drinking water and the resilience of water systems? If so, we invite you to apply.

how-we-can-work-together-IDB-2-too-good-to-waste Too Good To Waste

Call for initiatives aimed at mitigating methane emissions from the solid waste sector in Latin America and the Caribbean.

AGRInnova - Call for Proposal - Inter American Development Bank - IDB AGRInnova

The initiative will support LAC agribusinesses to increase productivity and efficiency and increase operational sustainability for climate change risks mitigation and adaptation.

Caribequity - Call for proposal - Inter American Development Bank - IDB CARIBEquity

The CARIBEquity Facility, under its ‘Innovation Ecosystem Challenge Fund’, is looking to support innovation ecosystem actors such as accelerators, incubators, academia, and other agencies supporting innovation (e.g., impact hubs).

AI Graphics - Call for proposal - Sustainable Development - Inter American Development Bank - IDB Economics of AI

Call looking for individuals or teams of researchers to submit research proposals that study the economic impacts and determinants of Artificial Intelligence (AI) adoption and development in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).

Open Calls
BlueTech for Waste BlueTech for Waste

The IDB, through its innovation laboratory, IDB Lab, and in partnership with the Global Environment Facility (GEF) seeks to support innovative solutions that contribute to the sound management of hazardous Chemicals and Waste (C&W) to protect human health and the environment, and address climate vulnerability in the Caribbean region. Open until Dec 31, 2024

Capital Funds Banner English - Inter American Development Bank - Venture Capital Funds Call for Venture Capital Funds

IDB Lab is launching this Call for Proposals for investment management firms seeking IDB Lab´s equity financing for venture capital funds with focus on Latin America and the Caribbean. Open until Nov 22, 2024.

In Evaluation
SuperHeroes - Call for proposal - Inter American Development Bank - IDB Superhéroes del Desarrollo

Become the next Superhero! If you are helping to improve lives in the region, we want to hear your story and highlight your work. Share your experiences and lessons learned so that your insights can become valuable knowledge for other teams. Final award event will be held on December 9, 2024.

hands bathing in water- Aquacerta es- Inter American Development Bank - IDB Aquacerta 2

Are you a startup, Small and Medium Enterprise (SMEs), or Social Business that has an innovative solution that can be adopted by service providers in Latin America and the Caribbean to ensure safely managed drinking water and the resilience of water systems? If so, we invite you to apply. Communication of Results, Aug 31, 2024

BIDFEMSA 2024 - Call for proposal - Inter American Development Bank - IDB Premios BID-FEMSA 2024

This award will recognize the most innovative solutions in the sectors of water, sanitation, and solid waste in the Latin American and Caribbean region, which have achieved measurable progress and results, improving the quality and access to these services. Final award event will be held on December 9, 2024.

Sargassum - Call for proposal - Inter American Development Bank - IDB Sargassum Innovation Quest

This initiative aims to find solutions that allow the potential of sargassum biomass to be harnessed and improve the resilience of coastal communities in Latin America and the Caribbean, through the use of advanced technologies and innovative practices. The announcement of winners will be made once the due-diligence process is completed.

Amazonia Bio Builders - Inter-American Development Bank - IDB Amazonia BioBuilders

Call for proposals to support the reduction of Greenhouse Gas emissions and increase the resilience of targeted value chains and ecosystems in the Amazon region in these target countries, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Suriname. Winners to be announced in January 2025.

Closed Calls
Man teaching on a library - Community - Inter American Development Bank - IDB Improving Lives Grant: Supporting Nonprofits in the Greater Washington, D.C. Area

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is looking for ten innovative projects to tackle key challenges in Latin American and Caribbean communities within the greater Washington, D.C. area. Click here to learn more and submit your proposal! Deadline: September 30, 2024.

Shared Digital Infrastructure - Call for Proposal - Inter American Development Bank - IDB Shared Digital Infrastructure

Accelerating digital transformation in Caribbean small island developing states using an infrastructure approach.

a purple and green logo InovaHC Covid Longa

Construa conosco grandes soluçoes para os desafios do mundo pós-Covid.

hands bathing in water- Aquacerta en - Inter American Development Bank - IDB Aquacerta

Are you a startup, Small and Medium Enterprise (SMEs), or Social Business that has an innovative solution that can be adopted by service providers in Latin America and the Caribbean to ensure safely managed drinking water and the resilience of water systems? If so, we invite you to apply.

how-we-can-work-together-IDB-2-too-good-to-waste Too Good To Waste

Call for initiatives aimed at mitigating methane emissions from the solid waste sector in Latin America and the Caribbean.

AGRInnova - Call for Proposal - Inter American Development Bank - IDB AGRInnova

The initiative will support LAC agribusinesses to increase productivity and efficiency and increase operational sustainability for climate change risks mitigation and adaptation.

Caribequity - Call for proposal - Inter American Development Bank - IDB CARIBEquity

The CARIBEquity Facility, under its ‘Innovation Ecosystem Challenge Fund’, is looking to support innovation ecosystem actors such as accelerators, incubators, academia, and other agencies supporting innovation (e.g., impact hubs).

AI Graphics - Call for proposal - Sustainable Development - Inter American Development Bank - IDB Economics of AI

Call looking for individuals or teams of researchers to submit research proposals that study the economic impacts and determinants of Artificial Intelligence (AI) adoption and development in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).

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