Funding strategy / Official sources

Donor intelligence

Understand what a donor funds, how organisations gain access and which strategic and compliance questions matter before preparing a proposal.

DG ECHO is the lead EU humanitarian route in this directory. Donor briefs explain access and decision points; an open funding opportunity must still be established from its specific notice. View automated coverage.

13 donor briefs shown

EU

DG ECHO

HIPs and annexes read automatically

Principled humanitarian assistance in crises, including disaster preparedness.

Access route
Humanitarian Implementation Plans (HIPs), technical annexes and partner submission process.
Eligibility context
NGOs generally need an applicable EU humanitarian partnership certificate; eligibility also depends on the specific allocation.
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EU

EU external action

Selected official notices

Development, resilience, peace and stability; relevance depends on the instrument and call.

Access route
DG INTPA or FPI external-action grants and tenders, including calls issued by EU delegations.
Eligibility context
Applicant and partner eligibility is set by each call; grants and procurement have different rules.
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Pooled funds

OCHA CBPF

Official-source donor brief

Country-led funding for priority humanitarian response.

Access route
Country fund allocation strategies and OCHA grant management processes.
Eligibility context
Eligible NGOs, UN agencies and Red Cross/Red Crescent organisations can receive CBPF grants, subject to country-fund assessment and allocation rules.
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Bilateral

US government

Selected official notices

Humanitarian and related assistance varies by issuing agency and notice.

Access route
Selected federal opportunities on Grants.gov; identify the actual issuing agency on each notice.
Eligibility context
Eligibility, geography and funding mechanism are notice-specific.
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Bilateral

FCDO

Selected official notices

Humanitarian response and wider international development.

Access route
UK international development funding finder and FCDO humanitarian response mechanisms.
Eligibility context
Requirements vary by opportunity; rapid response may use established facility partners or multilateral channels.
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Bilateral

AICS

Official-source donor brief

Humanitarian response, fragility and the humanitarian-development-peace nexus.

Access route
AICS emergency initiatives and civil society calls, including country-office processes.
Eligibility context
Civil society eligibility and registration conditions depend on the relevant procedure and call.
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Bilateral

German Federal Foreign Office

Official-source donor brief

Humanitarian assistance and humanitarian mine action abroad.

Access route
Funding through humanitarian divisions, including an initial project enquiry.
Eligibility context
Specialised non-profit organisations must clarify eligibility with the humanitarian divisions; applicable quality profile and terms should be checked.
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Bilateral

SDC

Official-source donor brief

Humanitarian aid, fragile contexts and international cooperation.

Access route
Financial contributions and mandates through SDC and relevant Swiss representations.
Eligibility context
Partnership and procurement eligibility depend on the instrument and opportunity.
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Bilateral

Sida

Official-source donor brief

Humanitarian assistance and development cooperation guided by Swedish strategies.

Access route
Humanitarian partnerships, calls and strategy-based cooperation.
Eligibility context
Requirements vary by partnership process; Sida normally does not accept spontaneous applications without prior contact.
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Bilateral

Norway MFA / Norad

Official-source donor brief

Humanitarian response and development cooperation through scheme-specific Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Norad routes.

Access route
Check the responsible institution and individual grant scheme; humanitarian strategic partnerships are an important route.
Eligibility context
Eligibility is scheme-specific; strategic partnership arrangements are not equivalent to an open call.
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Bilateral

Global Affairs Canada

Official-source donor brief

International humanitarian assistance for complex crises and sudden-onset emergencies.

Access route
Humanitarian Assistance Bureau institutional profile and crisis-specific application processes.
Eligibility context
NGOs need a valid institutional profile to apply for humanitarian programming under the published guidance.
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Bilateral

France CDCS

Official-source donor brief

Emergency humanitarian response and stabilisation in crisis and post-crisis contexts.

Access route
The Ministry’s CDCS, through its humanitarian operations and stabilisation centre, assesses NGO projects.
Eligibility context
Recognised humanitarian or stabilisation civil society organisations; projects are assessed case by case.
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UN partnerships

UN Partner Portal

Official-source donor brief

Civil society implementation partnerships with participating UN entities.

Access route
Agency calls for expressions of interest and other partnership selection processes on the UN Partner Portal.
Eligibility context
Civil society organisation eligibility and assessment vary by agency and opportunity.
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