The site was officially launched in March 2010 at the Aid Transparency and Development Finance Conference at University College in Oxford, United Kingdom.
This website attempts to capture the universe of development finance, increase the value of data by providing more descriptive information about development activities, provide data in an accessible format, and strengthen efforts to improve donor and recipient strategic planning and coordination.

AidData.org is supported by Development Gateway, the College of William and Mary and Brigham Young University.

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