Call for Applications

Do you have a startup or idea that helps eliminate the challenges posed by the global food crisis? Apply for our Innovation Challenge to receive up to $100,000 in equity-free funding, mentorship, and access to WFP's network. We accept applications on a rolling basis throughout the year, and applications received past our deadlines may still be considered for future programmes.

The Humanitarian Innovation Accelerator Programme aims to support technology-powered solutions addressing pressing global challenges faced in the humanitarian space. The programme will select ventures and solution providers who will receive financial, technical, and methodological support from the WFP Innovation Accelerator, and other partners.

The Agricultural Innovation for Climate Resilience Programme (AICR) is in search of scalable innovative solutions that support farmers and other agriculture stakeholders to build capabilities to mitigate effects of climate change on low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

For the WFP Innovation Challenge, we looked for innovative solutions to mitigate the rising cost of inputs and food, strengthen productivity and outcomes along food value chains, and build resilient communities through livelihood creation and youth engagement.

The Digital Health Innovation Accelerator Program (DHIAP) looked to support scalable digital solutions using open standards and approaches toward creating global goods. The solutions had a focus on building and supporting pandemic preparedness capabilities and speeding up demand-driven vaccine distribution and the recovery of communities and health systems in Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Togo.