The Human Development Innovation Fund (also known as HDIF or HDIFtz or the Human Development Impact Fund[1][2]) is a UKAid financed 40 million British Pound challenge fund providing grants to businesses, NGOs and research institutions for scaling innovations focused on the quality, value for money, and sustainability of basic services in education, health and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH).[3][4] HDIF was launched on May 12, 2014 with the support of the Vice President of Tanzania.[5][6][7]