Organizations
This selective list comprises funding agencies, which have supported specific research and pilot projects and programs in Auroville and the neighboring villages.
International Organizations
- European Commission (EC)
- ICEF (India – Canadian Environment Facility)
- OECD/Hunger Campaign
- United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (UNCHS)
- United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO)
- UNESCO
Foreign Governments & Governmental Organizations
- AUSTRALIA: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- BELGIUM: Algemene Belgische Ontwikkelingssamenwerking (ABOS)
- CANADA: Canadian High Commission in India
- DENMARK: Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA)
- FRANCE: Ministère des Affaires Etrangères
- GERMANY:
- Bundesministerium für Wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit
- Deutsche Welthunger Hilfe (FAO)
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ)
- German Agro-Action
- German Appropriate Technology Exchange (GATE)
- Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KFW)
- JAPAN: Japanese Embassy in India
- NETHERLANDS: Royal Netherlands Embassy in India
- NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand High Commission in India
- SPAIN: Government of Navarra
- SWITZERLAND: SWISSAID
- U.K.: Overseas Development Administration (ODA now DFID)
- USA: V.I.T.A. (Volunteers in Technical Assistance)
Foreign Non-Governmental Organizations
- AUSTRALIA: Quaker Service Australia
- CANADA: Centre Créatif l’Elan
- FRANCE:
- Alliance Française
- Secours Populaire Français
- GERMANY:
- BORDA
- Caritas
- Deutsch – Indisches Kinderhilfswerk (DIK)
- Friedrich-Naumann Stiftung
- ISRAEL: GIFRID
- NETHERLANDS: Stichting de Zaaier
- U.K.:
- Commonwealth Human Ecology Council (CHEC)
- Findhorn Foundation
- OXFAM
- U.S.A.:
- Earthstewards Network
- Infinity Foundation
- Matagiri Centre
- Threshold Foundation
- Trickle-up Program
Indian Government and Governmental Organizations
Government of India
- Building Material & Technology Promotion Council (BMTPC)
- Ministry of Education
- Ministry of Environment
- Ministry of Human Resource Development
- Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources
- Ministry of Rural Development
- Ministry of Science and Technology
- Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO)
- Building Material & Technology Promotion Council (BMTPC), Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
- Indian Council of Philosophical Research (ICPR)
- Indian Navy
- Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA)
- National Wasteland Development Board (NWDB)
Pondicherry Government
- District Rural Development Agency (DRDA)
Tamil Nadu Government
- Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency (TEDA)
- Tamil Nadu Family Welfare Board
- Tamil Nadu Social Welfare Board
- Tamil Nadu State Forest Department
- TRYSEM Programme
Indian Non-Governmental Organizations & Businesses
- Aurofood
- Bombay Natural History Society
- Indian Oil Corporation
- Indian Tobacco Company
- INTACH Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage
- J.R.D.Tata Trust
- Sri Dorabji Tata Trust
- Sri Ratan Tata Trust
- Tata Energy Research Institute
- Oil and Natural Gas Corporation