Document status: current. Last source check: 4 Nov 2026, 09:59 UTC. Extracts below retain the donor’s source wording.
Countries and scope
No country list has been extracted. Read the geographic or thematic scope in the HIP and technical annex.
Funding priorities
DG ECHO will continue to address these specific challenges through its support to the Protect Aid Workers (PAW) programme which provides targeted support for humanitarian workers affected by security incidents, violence, detention, or other threats to their safety or well-being. The programme will work through three main pillars:
Response strategy ↗1. Direct support: Covering immediate needs such as specialised legal assistance for detention and judicial proceedings, funds for emergency medical care and trauma treatment, resources for crisis counselling and long-term mental health services, as well as emergency financial assistance with equipment replacement support.
Response strategy ↗2. Indirect support: Helping local humanitarian organisations build strong duty of care protocols and systems that could be extended to the national partners. In line with its localisation policy, DG ECHO will provide comprehensive training in security management and risk assessment and will offer technical assistance guidance for incident management.
Response strategy ↗3. Advocacy: It includes high-level diplomatic dialogue with government authorities and parties to the conflict, joint platforms with international and local actors, and strategic communications campaigns to raise awareness. Community engagement strategies to enhance acceptance and reduce hostility toward humanitarian personnel could also be envisaged.
Response strategy ↗The programme entails a dedicated mechanism to support the aid workers for the Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies.
Response strategy ↗Through these combined efforts, DG ECHO aims to increase compliance with IHL, create a safer environment for humanitarian staff and civilians, and ensure life-saving assistance continues to reach people caught in crises.
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Partner eligibility
Only ECHO partners are eligible to submit a project for funding7;
Eligibility criteria ↗No award will be made to NGO partner organisations which have not complied with their obligations concerning the submission of audited financial statements (i.e., which would not have submitted those in due time to the Commission without a proper justification) or which would appear not to offer sufficient guarantee as to their financial capacity to implement the proposed actions (in light of their liquidity and solvency ratios as appearing from their latest available annual statutory accounts certified by an approved external auditor).
Eligibility criteria ↗All awards made using EU Funds must respect the Conditionality Measures8 issued under any Council Implementing Decision adopted in accordance with Article 6 of EU Regulation 2020/2092 on a general regime of conditionality for the protection of the Union budget9 (“Conditionality Decision”).
Eligibility criteria ↗The Commission hereby notifies applicants under this HIP/TA of the following Conditionality Decision (valid at the date of publication of this HIP/TA):
Eligibility criteria ↗8 Conditionality Measures against a Concerned Entity, may, for example, include, amongst others, the requirement to: suspend payments or the implementation of the legal commitment to/with the Concerned Entity; and/or terminate the legal commitment with the Concerned Entity; and/or prohibit entering into new legal commitments with the Concerned Entity. Conditionality Decisions and Measures issued under Council Implementing Decisions may impact the implementation of grants, contributions and procurement contracts awarded, as the Commission is required to ensure the application of these Conditionality Decisions
Eligibility criteria ↗and Measures in the implementation of the EU budget via both direct and indirect management. implementation of grants, contributions and procurement contracts awarded, as the Commission is required to ensure the application of these Conditionality Decisions and Measures in the implementation of the EU budget via both direct and indirect management.
Eligibility criteria ↗9 Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2092 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2020 on a general regime of conditionality for the protection of the Union budget OJ L 433I , 22.12.2020, p. 1–10
Eligibility criteria ↗11 Act IX of 2021 on public interest trust foundations with a public service mission (entry into force 01/01/2023).
Eligibility criteria ↗12 Available (in Hungarian) at:[https://njt.hu/jogszabaly/2021-9-00-00](https://njt.hu/jogszabaly/2021-9-00-00)
Eligibility criteria ↗Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/2506 of 15 December 2022 on measures for the protection of the Union budget against breaches of the principles of the rule of law in Hungary10.
Eligibility criteria ↗This Conditionality Decision, in particular its Article 2.2, prohibits legal commitments under direct and indirect management with any public interest trust established by Hungarian Act IX of 202111, including those entities listed in Annex I to Hungarian Act IX of 202112 and other affiliated entities maintained by them (“Concerned Entities”). The Commission will further notify when the above- mentioned Conditionality Measures are lifted.
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Apply the round-specific restrictions below together with the complete partner and award conditions.
Allocation rounds and submission dates
Allocation round 1
Indicative date has passed
- Published date / wording
- Indicative date for receipt of the above requested information: from 01/06/2026 onwards.
- Round-specific eligibility
- No partner restriction was extracted for this round. Check the complete annex; general partner eligibility alone does not establish access to this round.
Dates are indicative and remain in their published context. A date shown here does not certify that new applications are being accepted. Confirm the exact cutoff time and applicable instructions.
Official documents and versions
- HIP version 1 ↗ Version 1 · document read · 4 Nov 2026, 09:59 UTC
- Technical annex version 1 ↗ Version 1 · document read · 4 Nov 2026, 09:59 UTC