Mapping ODA research and innovation (MODARI) - Project Dashboard

UK ODA Research and Innovation Project Dashboard

This dashboard contains UK ODA research and innovation projects active between October 2021 and October 2025. It shows the number of projects by funder, theme, benefitting countries, and extending, lead, and partner organisations.

Definitions

Funder: The UK government department funding the project.

Extending organisation: The public sector organisation that manages the budget and direction of an activity on behalf of HMG. Not all awards will go through an extending organisation. For MODARI, the Wellcome trust is also considered an extending organisation.

Lead Organisation: The direct recipient of funding (from the funder or extending organisation).

Partner organisation: Other recipients of funding with a role in activity delivery. They most commonly receive funding from lead organisations.

Beneficiary country: A country the research is explicitly benefiting. This may be the location of lead and partner organisations and/or additional countries relevant to the research. Sometimes the location of lead and partner organisations are not benefiting countries.

Data source

Data comes from International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) and directly from ODA funders, building on their existing IT systems and ODA reporting processes. We collect standardised project information every six months to ensure the MODARI database remains up to date. In addition to standard data fields, we also collect information on the fund, programme, lead and partner organisations, and recipient countries.

Data limitations

Some FCDO project data is not available at a project-level. However, programme information is centrally collected and reported by FCDO. To access programme information, see our Financial Dashboard.

Many external partners receive funding from multiple organisations for their projects, some of which may be non-UK ODA. This should be considered when totalling UK ODA investment across projects. Projects labelled as belonging to the funds “FCDO Research – Partnerships” and “Global Health Research – Partnerships” are more likely to include non-UK ODA.

Some data on benefiting countries is missing from reporting. To fill gaps in reporting and provide a more comprehensive view of beneficiary countries, the MODARI tool also includes country names pulled from project titles. This assumes that countries in project titles are likely to benefit from a given ODA project.

Some names / countries of partner organisations are missing. UK research funding is typically awarded to UK lead institutions who disperse funding to partner organisations, including those based in LMIDCs. Due to the structure of ODA reporting, those downstream disbursements are not always fully captured

Data last updated: 25/01/2026

Data range: projects active between October 2021 and October 2025

Default data fields: active projects selected

Download the underlying dataset here. See regional summaries of MODARI data here.

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Archived datasets

Download July 2025 MODARI data here

Download January 2025 MODARI data here

Download August 2024 MODARI data here

Download January 2024 MODARI data here

Download July 2023 MODARI data here

Download December 2021 MODARI data here

Themes

Projects have been categorised into the following key research themes:

- Agricultural advancements: research and development projects focusing on improving agricultural practices, enhancing crop yields, sustainable farming methods, and technological innovations in the agricultural sector

- Climate change: focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, developing policies and strategies to combat climate change, and enhancing carbon sequestration methods

- Education: projects focusing on educational research, access to quality education, and innovations in the education sector

- Energy: initiatives aimed at advancing renewable energy sources, improving energy efficiency, and exploring innovative technologies for clean and sustainable energy production

- Environmental sustainability: projects promoting environmental sustainability, biodiversity conservation, sustainable resource management, and solutions to mitigate the impact of environmental challenges

- Governance and policy: projects related to improving governance structures, policy development, and capacity-building for effective public administration

- Health: projects dedicated to medical advancements, public health research, disease prevention, and the development of healthcare technologies to improve overall health outcomes

- Humanitarian assistance: research and development efforts focused on providing aid and support to communities affected by disasters, conflicts, or emergencies

- Infrastructure development: initiatives aimed at improving and expanding critical infrastructure, including transportation, water supply, and technology networks

- Social equity and protection: projects addressing gender disparities, promoting women’s rights, enhancing social welfare, poverty alleviation, and developing safety nets to protect vulnerable populations

- Violence and conflict mitigation: initiatives focused on understanding, preventing, and mitigating violence and conflict, ranging from conflict resolution strategies to promoting peace-building efforts

Searching and filtering

ODA dashboards can be filtered by clicking parts of the visualisations or using the filter dropdown tabs. To deselect a filtered visual, click the same part again. The search bar can be used to look for keywords in the project title and abstract.

Downloading data

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Download the full underlying dataset beneath the dashboard – designed for users who want to use and manipulate the full dataset for their own analyses.
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What is MODARI?

MODARI is a project working to improve the availability and consistency of data on ODA-funded research and innovation across UK government funders and implementing partners. This work began in 2021 and continues in 2025 with three areas of focus:

Mapping UK R&I ODA through Project and Financial dashboards.
Explaining the UK R&I ODA landscape by signposting to funders’ websites (click here for an overview).
Collating results of ODA-funded R&I (work ongoing)

Which dashboard should I use?

Overall, the Financial Dashboard is more complete, and the Project Dashboard is more detailed. Your use of the Project and financial Dashboards depends on the type of analysis you are interested in. The table below illustrates key differences:

Dashboard contains	Project Dashboard	Financial Dashboard
Financial Information: actual spend		x
Financial Information: commitments	x
Number of Awards	x
Annual Disbursements		x
7-year timespan		x
3-year timespan	x
Organisational Information	x

*The Financial dashboard may also include some project information, depending on how funders report and categorise their data.

Why is UKCDR working on this?

UKCDR has delivered several analyses on ODA-funded research and innovation. We understand the challenges and opportunities associated with cross-funder datasets perhaps better than any other organisation. We strongly believe that timely, reliable data are key for a coherent, impactful approach to funding development research.