Indira Priyadarshini Paryavaran Puraskar 2007 to BIRD-K for sustainable management of natural resources

Vasantrao Naik Award for Rural Development 2011 to Maharashtra Institute of Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (MITTRA)

Ground Water Augmentation Award, for the year 2008 to BAIF Institute for Rural Development, Karnataka by the Ministry of Water Resources, Government of India for promotion of roof top water harvesting for drinking purpose and combat fluorosis.

BAIF was conferred the 'Best Water NGO' National Award by UNESCO and Ministry of Water Resources, Government of India under the categories, 'Revival of Rural Water Resources,' 'Water Harvesting' and 'Water Education' in 2010.

Indian Innovation Award 2005 for innovative approaches in poverty alleviation.

Vasantrao Naik Jala Samvardhan Award 2005 for innovative approach in watershed development.

Doreen Mashler Award for outstanding contribution to integrated watershed management (2004) to BAIF, RRIDMA and SPESD.

12th Red and White Social Bravery Award 2003 to Dhruva

Award for Excellence in Rural Development 2003 to Dhruva by the Federation of Gujarat Industries, Vadodara.

Award for Excellence in Rural Development 1999 to GRISERV-BAIF by the Federation of Gujarat Industries, Vadodara.

Adivasi Seva Sanstha Award 1997 for tribal development in Ahmednagar, Thane and Raigad districts of Maharashtra

Indira Priyadarshini Vrikshamitra Puraskar 1996 to GRISERV-BAIF

Rajat Kamal Award for the film "Building from Below" 1994

Green Film Award, Berlin Festival for the film "Golden Earth" 1991

Rajat Kamal Award for the film "Golden Earth" 1991

NCERT – Best Children's Literature Award for "Mother Nature" 1991

Seth Baldeodas Shah Award for improved silkworm mountages 1991-92

FICCI Award for Rural Development 1978

Tribal Centre of Excellence in Tribal Development by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India.

Ministry of Finance, Government of India under section 35 (1) (ii) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 for carrying out Scientific Research.

BAIF's Models for Poverty Alleviation and Tribal Rehabilitation received a boost in a reference made in the President of India's Address to the Nation on the Eve of Republic Day, 2006.

Nominated as a Wadi Resource Agency by NABARD for enhancing the capacities of project implementing agencies to replicate the Wadi Model all over the country.

SILK MARK Certification for promotion of sericulture.

Wadi programme captured in a documentary film "Wadi: Planting Hopes" by Skoch Consultancy Services Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi and premiered during the plenary session of the "Centre @ Work Conference of the International Conference on India @ Work Summit" on October 20, 2005.

BAIF's ISO 9002-certified Semen Freezing Laboratory at the CRS, Urulikanchan ranked as outstanding by the Central Monitoring Unit, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India.

Regional Resource Agency of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India for coordinating the National Environmental Awareness Campaign in Maharashtra, Goa and Dadra Nagar Haveli.

Adivasi Development Program at Dharampur in Valsad district of Gujarat registered as an EXPO 2000 Project (1999) by the EXPO 2000 GmbH in Hannover, Germany.

BAIF's ISO 9001-2008 certified semen freezing laboratory for processing and freezing of cattle and buffalo semen, has received renewal of recognition for a further period of three years.

Two of BAIF's Research Projects, "Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR) for cattle" and "Rapid Diagnostic kits for poultry and cattle" were enlisted among 15 milestones and new scientific heights scaled by our country on the eve of the Technology Day celebration on May 11, 1999 by the Government of India, Ministry of Science and Technology.