IIDS works with and for the Government of Nepal, UN and its agencies, bilateral and multilateral agencies, and national and international NGOs to carry out projects and programmes under both General Research and Action Research.

In the past, it has worked with and for the following institutions:

Government of Nepal and its agencies: Ministry of Finance; Ministry of Local Development (MLD), MoES, MPLD, Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB), National Planning Commission (NPC), and Poverty Alleviation Fund (PAF)

International financing institutions and trusts: Asian Development Bank (ADB), Ford Foundation World Bank

UN agencies: Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO), International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA); United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM); United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF); and World Health Organization (WHO)

Bilateral and multilateral agencies:

Canadian Cooperation Office (CCO); Center for International Studies and Cooperation (CECI); Embassy of Finland; Enabling State Programme (ESP); German Technical Cooperation (GTZ); International Development Research Centre (IDRC); International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD); International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD); Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA); PLAN International; South Asia Centre for Policy Studies (SACEPS); South Asia Network of Economic Research Institutes (SANEI); Netherlands Development Organization (SNV); The Asia Foundation; WINROCK International; and United States Agency for International Development (USAID)