DRIVE Infrastructure Projects Grant
In context
This call is open to startups, small and medium-sized businesses and large companies and 3 others, at scale-up and mature. Funding is a grant. Coverage is read from the notice itself: Global-South and any country.
DRIVE funds infrastructure construction projects in water, climate, food security, and sexual/reproductive health in eligible developing countries, with grants ranging €5–60 million. The program targets entrepreneurs and organizations worldwide building physical infrastructure in these priority sectors.
About this grant
The Development Related Infrastructure Investment Vehicle (DRIVE) is a program of Dutch support for infrastructural projects in the areas of water; climate; food security; and sexual and reproductive health and rights. The program offers funding support to entrepreneurs worldwide for construction projects in the eligible DRIVE subject areas and countries. Funding ranges from â¬5 million to â¬60 million. Applications are accepted and reviewed on a continuous basis.
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Key requirements
- ✓Project must fall within one of four eligible areas: water, climate, food security, or sexual and reproductive health and rights
- ✓Infrastructure construction focus; entrepreneurs and organizations worldwide eligible
- ✓Funding range €5 million to €60 million
- ✓Continuous rolling application and review process
Frequently asked questions
- When is the DRIVE Infrastructure Projects deadline?
- This is a rolling call with no fixed deadline, so applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
- Who can apply for DRIVE Infrastructure Projects?
- Eligibility covers organisations in GLOBAL-SOUTH, GLOBAL; startup, sme, large-company, nonprofit, social-enterprise, consortium.
Relevant sectors
About this sector
Water funding covers supply, sanitation, wastewater treatment, water efficiency, catchment management and flood risk. A large share is public procurement for infrastructure and services, alongside grants for innovation and access in underserved areas. Bidders and applicants are typically assessed on technical capacity, operating experience and community impact.
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