PIDE: RASTA Competitive Grants Program (CGP) Calls

The 7th Call for RASTA CGP is now closed.

Overview	Research for Social Transformation and Advancement (RASTA) is the largest economics and public policy research grants programme in Pakistan. Its mission is to develop an extensive research network of academia and think tanks across Pakistan producing high-quality, evidence-based policy research to inform Pakistan's public policy process. In 6 rounds of the Competitive Grants Programme (CGP), RASTA has awarded 90 research projects worth PKR 224 million. More information about RASTA is available at: rasta.pide.org.pk.
Call No.	Themes	Funding (max per project)	Duration	Deadline (midnight PST)	For Details
7.0	Evaluations	5 million	12 months	23rd September 2024	Link
	Building Resilience to Climate Change
	Youth & Opportunities
	Revenue Generation & Expenditure
	Governance
	Investment
6.0	Fiscal Management	5 million	12 months	10th December 2023	Link
	Public Sector Management
	Business, Investments and Exports
	Institutions
	Gig economy
5.0	Economic governance and development	5 million	12 months	15th February 2023	Link
	Investment and Exports
	Food and Agriculture
	Healthcare Management and Services
4.0					Link
3.0	Foreign Aid Effectiveness	4 million	12 months	15th November 2021	Link
	Trade, Domestic Commerce & Markets
2.0	Public Policy Processes & Economic Development	4 million	12 months	20th April 2021	Link
	Foreign Aid Effectiveness
	Agricultural & Real Estate Markets
1.0	Growth and Development	4 million	12 months	20th November 2020	Link
	Market and Regulations
	Cities Governance and Development
	Persisting Energy Problems of Pakistan
	Governance, Public Policy Making, and Aid Dependence