USAID Bureau for Development, Democracy, and Innovation (DDI)

Supports USAID Bureau for Development, Democracy, and Innovation by coordinating Development Innovation Ventures and related challenge pathways.

USAID's Bureau for Development, Democracy, and Innovation (DDI) was created in 2020 to consolidate the agency's innovation, democracy, and economic-growth functions. It operated four Centers and five Hubs providing technical assistance to USAID Missions globally, and housed the flagship Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) tiered-grant program.

DDI was reorganized in November 2023, splitting into the Bureau for Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance (DRG) and the Bureau for Inclusive Growth, Partnerships, and Innovation (IPI). IPI inherited DIV and the innovation portfolio. Both successor bureaus — and USAID itself — ceased operations on July 1, 2025, when the Trump administration formally merged the remaining ~17% of USAID programs into the U.S. Department of State.

As of May 2026, no grant calls exist under any USAID DDI / IPI lineage. The DIV model has been revived by an independent private nonprofit, The DIV Fund (div.fund), launched February 2026 — it is not a USAID entity.