Call for Proposals | IPA and J-PAL Displaced Livelihoods Initiative

The IPA and J-PAL Displaced Livelihoods Initiative (DLI) is pleased to announce our fourth Call for Proposals. DLI is generously supported by the IKEA Foundation, and will generate new evidence on livelihoods programs for displaced populations and host communities.

We welcome proposals for full impact evaluations, pilot studies, exploratory work, infrastructure and public goods creation, and scaling support across several broad areas including:

• Resilience
• Entrepreneurship
• Wage employment
• Social cohesion, inclusion, and norms
• Rights and regulations

Short Expressions of Interest are due November 20, 2024, and full proposals are due January 17, 2025. Awards will be announced in April 2025.

Call for Proposals

Application Instructions

A recording of an information session from our first round that provided an overview of DLI’s thematic scope, the type of projects eligible for funding, our evaluation criteria, as well as common proposal pitfalls and tips to avoid these, can be found here. Please note that for Round IV, all proposals are being accepted through IPA.

We look forward to receiving your proposals. If you would like to discuss your research ideas beforehand, please feel free to reach out to displacement@poverty-action.org.