IDA is to advise the Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation in matters relating to the Danish memberships of various international astrophysics organisations. An IDA Board has been set to ensure the complete representation of Danish interests.

The IDA Board is the top governing body of IDA

The IDA Board has the following tasks:

• to establish an Executive Committee for IDA consisting of eight members from the Board.
• to ensure that IDA is managed in accordance with the objective and the conditions of the grant.
• to promote Danish astronomers’ access to international research facilities.
• to discuss and approve the budget.
• to advise the Danish Agency for Science and Higher Education and to be in an ongoing dialogue about the Danish memberships of e.g. ESO and NOT

The Executive Committee has the following tasks:

• to support IDA's Center Leader in relation to the operation and the prioritization of IDA's activities.
• to submit assessment and prioritization of projects to be supported through IDA to the IDA Board's final approval.
• to prepare topics for discussion in the IDA Board
• to prioritize funds from the IDA grant to individual activities according to the agreed budget and within the overall framework of IDA.
• to ensure the reporting of the project to the Danish Agency for Science and Higher Education