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The Umbrella Fund

Providing catalytic funding to support high-impact, data-driven solutions that enable local organizations to address systemic challenges and drive last-mile impact.

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Umbrella Fund for Geospatial Interventions

With funding from the Gates Foundation’s Geospatial Insights Support Team (GIST), Dev-Afrique is launching the Umbrella Fund for Geospatial Interventions.

This initiative aims to strengthen geospatial data ecosystems in Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) by supporting targeted interventions that integrate geospatial data and technology into public health programs. By investing in organizations and initiatives that apply geospatial data, the Fund will enhance public health decision-making and service delivery.

How We aree Driving Change

Through funding and collaboration, the Umbrella Fund for Geospatial Interventions strengthens geospatial data ecosystems to improve service delivery.

Financing Catalytic Geospatial Innovation

The Fund provides funding to support geospatial data generation, analysis, and operationalization, enabling better decision-making and service delivery.

Facilitating Shared Learning Opportunity for Growth

The fund supports collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and capacity-building to help local organizations and governments apply geospatial insights effectively.

Our Approach

The Umbrella Fund for Geospatial Interventions strengthens geospatial data ecosystems by investing in targeted solutions, collaboration, and capacity-building to improve healthcare delivery. Our approach focuses on four key pillars:

Identifying Data Gaps & Investment Opportunities

The Fund connects local initiatives with external partners, global networks, and communities of practice to foster collaboration and innovation. Strengthening these linkages ensures local insights drive meaningful solutions, making geospatial data more impactful and widely adopted.

Cross-Learning & Stakeholder Collaboration

Scaling impact requires strong coordination among governments, NGOs, and health organizations. We aim to facilitate cross-learning through expert-led sessions, case studies, and global best practices, while leveraging existing data structures to improve data-sharing and operational efficiency.

Funding & Technical Assistance

The Fund provides sub-grants to support pilot programs and catalytic interventions that improve geospatial data use in healthcare. By investing in data generation, analysis, and operationalization, we help enhance responses to polio, malaria, immunization, and other health challenges.

Partnerships & Knowledge Exchange

We work with in-country data stakeholders to assess gaps in geospatial data use and identify high-impact areas for investment. As such, tailored support to strengthening how health data is generated, analyzed, and applied ensures more effective decision-making and service delivery.

Get Funded

Apply For Funding

The Umbrella Fund invests in organizations that use geospatial data to strengthen healthcare delivery. Funding is available for pilot programs and catalytic interventions that address critical gaps in data generation, analysis, and operationalization, ensuring better decision-making and improved service delivery at the last mile of intervention.

How to Apply

1. Download the Application Document

Visit the call for concept note page and click on the Application Document to access information about the current priority intervention area.

2. Review the Funding Opportunity Areas

Download the document on the prioritized intervention area. Review the prioritized intervention area and ensure that your concept note addresses the identified gaps and challenges.

3. Submit Concept Note(s)

Download the concept note template by clicking on the provided link. Make sure to include all necessary information as specified in the document. The team will hold information sessions to clarify any questions you may have. If interested in joining the sessions, please click here to provide your details,

4. Evaluation & Selection

Only candidates who meet the eligibility criteria and whose concept notes align with the priority intervention area will be selected. If necessary, Umbrella Fund may contact you for clarification or additional information regarding your concept note.

5. Funding & Implementation

Selected concept notes will receive sub-grants to implement the proposed geospatial interventions. The Umbrella Fund will collaborate with awardees to provide strategic support in achieving project outcomes and Implementation.

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We collaborate with funders, policymakers, and organizations to scale high-impact solutions that drive lasting change. Let us work together to create scalable, transformative solutions.

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