Deadline: 03 June, 2022
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has opened applications for the 2022 Digital Development Awards.
The awards recognise and celebrate USAID projects and activities that embrace the agency’s strategic goals of improving development and humanitarian assistance outcomes through the use of digital technology and strengthening open, secure, and inclusive digital ecosystems.
Benefits
- Agency-wide recognition and public visibility for groundbreaking work
- Time with a local photographer/interviewer who will work with winners to capture the story of their projects
- Profile in a Digital Development Awards booklet
- Feature story on the USAID exposure or medium platform
- Social media coverage
- Physical trophy and certificate of appreciation (to be presented at a virtual awards ceremony)
Eligibility
- USAID-funded projects and activities that have directly deployed a digital technology or suite of technologies or provided support to digital ecosystem actors to extend digital technology access and/or uptake
- Digital ecosystem actors include technology providers, financial service providers, government agencies, civil society organisations, or other entities that are either deploying digital technology solutions or developing policies/regulations that enable increased access and uptake
- All USAID staff and implementing partners working on a USAID-funded project are encouraged to apply, regardless of the size, region, or portfolio of the activity
- Implementing partners should consult with the appropriate USAID point of contact before submitting an application
- USAID-funded partners from the private sector, as well as those who are considered to be ‘new partners’, ‘non-traditional partners’, or ‘local partners’ are strongly encouraged to submit applications
To apply and for more information, click here.
Photo source: USAID
