Austrian Development Agency
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- Bernd Brünner, Managing Director
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| Agency overview | |
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| Type | Private corporation wholly owned by the Federal Government |
| Jurisdiction | GmbH |
| Headquarters | Vienna 1, Zelinkagasse 2 |
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| Parent agency | Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs |
| Website | www.entwicklung.at/en |
Austrian Development Agency (ADA) is Austria's federal agency for development cooperation and humanitarian aid. ADA is a public-benefit, non-profit, limited liability company headquartered in Vienna. It is owned by the Republic of Austria, and represented by the Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs. On behalf of the federal government of Austria, ADA plans, finances, and supports development programs and projects in Africa, Asia, South-Eastern and Eastern Europe. The goal of ADA is to improve conditions of life in developing countries and assist partner countries in their sustainable development. It also promotes projects in development communication and education in Austria to advance discussion on development cooperation.
The ADA's objectives and tasks are defined in the Federal Development Cooperation Act (DCA 2002) as per amendments made in 2003. The respective Three-Year Programme on Austrian Development Policy sets the geographical and substantive priorities. As of 2025, the Austrian Development Agency is led by Bernd Brünner.
In direct communication with respective governments, other donors, civil society and the private sector, these administer the programmes and projects and ensure that Austrian resources are put to the most effective use.
Clients and partners
As a federal government agency, ADA provides advice and support to all public institutions, civil society and enterprises in implementing development programmes and projects. These are carried out together with the partners, which are selected via calls to tender, application procedures or calls for proposals.
It also works closely with United Nations agencies, international financial institutions and the European Union. As an accredited agency, ADA implements projects in developing countries on behalf of the European Commission.
In humanitarian crises, ADA relies on competent Austrian and international organisations. After approval by the Council of Ministers, funding is made available for specific measures from the FMEIA's Foreign Disaster Aid Fund.
