MCC’s $355 million Zambia Compact (2013–2018) was designed to increase residents’ access to water, sanitation, and drainage services and improve infrastructure and state capacity in these sectors. The Zambia Compact funded the $6 million Innovation Grant Program, an initiative to support innovative opportunities and partnerships in the water, sanitation, and solid waste management sectors. The program awarded five grants during grant cycle 1 (starting in November 2015) and nine grants during grant cycle 2 (beginning in November 2016).