Document status: current. Last source check: 4 Nov 2026, 12:17 UTC. Extracts below retain the donor’s source wording.
Countries and scope
Moldova · Ukraine
Allocation round 1 - MOLDOVA
Source document ↗Allocation round 1 - UKRAINE
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Funding priorities
DG ECHO interventions will remain focused on providing emergency assistance to conflict- affected people, in particular to individuals, households, and communities with the most acute needs, prioritising frontline areas, newly affected populations, new displacements, supporting preparedness, including contingency planning, and First Line multi-sectorial Emergency Response (FLER) capacity. Assistance in the territories of Ukraine occupied by Russia will be considered, provided appropriate accountability can be ensured.
Response strategy ↗Basic needs: DG ECHO will support access to basic needs for the most vulnerable, including those created by electricity outages, using the most suitable intervention modalities. The provision of in-kind food assistance should remain the exception, to be considered for vulnerable pockets of the population in hard-to-reach areas. Emergency livelihood assistance focusing on household level self-sustenance approaches will be considered as well.
Response strategy ↗Protection: DG ECHO protection response will focus on the prevention and lifesaving response to victims and individuals at risk of protection violations as identified above, on social accompaniment, such as to social protection and care departments, and on support to vulnerable groups and individuals. In 2026, DG ECHO will increasingly assess opportunities to strengthen capacities of the national response.
Response strategy ↗Shelter/NFI/Winterisation: DG ECHO will support the distribution of shelter emergency kits and materials, provision of shelter-related non-food items (NFIs), support to light/medium, rehabilitation and/or basic refurbishment of individual housing and/or collective centres for IDPs, including intra-domiciliary WASH and heating facilities. Winterisation support, including assistance for ensuring thermal comfort at the household/individual level of the affected population, is also envisaged and may include assistance in cash, solid fuel, heating appliances (when appropriate due to power-cuts), insulation of housing, equipping emergency heating points and utilities.
Response strategy ↗Partners are expected to promote synergies of shelter interventions with existing Government programmes, such as the e-recovery compensation scheme for damaged and destroyed property, and to contribute to the relevant shelter & settlements data management systems.
Response strategy ↗Health: DG ECHO will keep focusing on supporting access to quality emergency and primary health services for people in need in remote areas and areas close to the frontline. DG ECHO will support the direct provision of comprehensive primary health care services, including Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) as well as Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) and care for victims of SGBV, through mobile and fixed modalities. For such response
Response strategy ↗to be effective, coordinated and targeted provision of medical supplies and equipment (including backup system as part of the winter response) remains essential. Trauma recovery, medical evacuation and rehabilitation of war-wounded people and people with disabilities may also be supported.
Response strategy ↗Education in Emergencies: DG ECHO will support access to face-to-face education where possible via light and medium rehabilitation interventions and through establishing temporary learning spaces; provision of materials/supplies to students, teachers; psycho-social support and life-saving messages (mine risk education) to children and school staff. Distance learning or alternative actions that support the continued learning process could also be supported.
Response strategy ↗WASH: DG ECHO will support emergency repairs and the provision of critical technical assistance, materials, equipment and/or consumables for the management, operation, and maintenance of existing WASH infrastructure, usually through local WASH utilities such as the water supply companies (‘Vodokanals’). This support may be extended to critical Water District Heating infrastructure and services. Exceptionally, DG ECHO will temporarily support water trucking or the provision of bottled water and hygiene kits when there is no other alternative (such as cash). Partners will be required to identify complementarities with large- scale support schemes and recovery initiatives in the sector.
Response strategy ↗Mine action: DG ECHO will contribute to the broader EU mine action efforts, in particular by complementing the de-mining support led by the Service for Foreign Policy Instruments (FPI), with support to victims of explosive ordnances, as well as by raising the population’s mine risk awareness.
Response strategy ↗Other: DG ECHO will continue supporting the implementation of common humanitarian services/support to operations, which are used by humanitarian partners in Ukraine, including the use of common logistic services. DG ECHO will also continue supporting coordination and advocacy on further advancing the nexus with development actors, efforts regarding the protection of civilians and civilian infrastructure in accordance with international humanitarian law, including through the continued convening of key donors’ meetings, such as the Ukraine Humanitarian Senior Officials Meetings (SOMs). DG ECHO will continue its efforts of further
Response strategy ↗enhancing local capacities and of building equitable partnerships with local organisations.
Response strategy ↗DG ECHO will prioritise delivering targeted humanitarian assistance to the most vulnerable displaced population groups (e.g., third-country nationals and refugees residing in the Transnistrian region and in rural Moldova), while also maintaining robust contingency plans to respond to both internal and external shocks. DG ECHO will promote the inclusion of protection elements, as well as the mainstreaming of preparedness and risk-informed approaches, in all response operations.
Response strategy ↗Basic needs: Considering that Moldova has a functioning economy, and most displaced individuals are settled in urban and semi-urban areas, DG ECHO will focus on multipurpose cash assistance as the most effective modality to address basic needs for the most vulnerable. Winterisation activities will focus in particular on assisting vulnerable refugees to access the Energy Vulnerability Reduction Fund, established by the Government of Moldova with international support.
Response strategy ↗Protection: DG ECHO will provide support to integrated protection actions, including protection monitoring, assistance for those outside the national system (such as refugees in the
Response strategy ↗Transnistrian region and third-country nationals), as well as legal assistance to facilitate securing legal stay.
Response strategy ↗Health: DG ECHO will support the provision of health services, including emergency medical care, sexual and reproductive health, and mental health support for the most vulnerable among the refugees. Additionally, local healthcare system strengthening—through improved access to family doctors, capacity-building, and provision of medical supplies and equipment—may be considered.
Response strategy ↗Education in emergencies: Interventions aimed at increasing enrolment and retention in formal education programmes and providing support for out-of-school children to access formal education may be considered.
Response strategy ↗Moreover, DG ECHO will support the strengthening of advocacy and coordination among the humanitarian community and with development donors to maintain the humanitarian space and mandate and to support the vibrant national civil society network in Moldova.
Response strategy ↗In addition to the resources of this HIP, DG ECHO can also mobilise funding under other instruments, such as ReliefEU, an emergency response tool designed to cover unforeseen humanitarian needs emerging after the adoption of the Worldwide Decision that cannot be immediately covered by geographic or regional HIPs. ReliefEU supports humanitarian partners’ operations in the form of emergency funding or operational capacities, to provide effective, efficient, and timely assistance to people in need, ahead of a predictable hazard through early response, in the aftermath of a disaster (natural or human-induced including epidemics) and in protracted crises where operational gaps are identified.
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Partner eligibility
Only DG ECHO partners are eligible to submit a project for funding13;
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
Eligibility criteria ↗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 Measures18 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 budget19(“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 ↗18 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 and Measures in the implementation of the EU budget via
Eligibility criteria ↗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 ↗19 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 ↗21 Act IX of 2021 on public interest trust foundations with a public service mission (entry into force 01/01/2023).
Eligibility criteria ↗22 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 Hungary20.
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 202121, including those entities listed in Annex I to Hungarian Act IX of 202122 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 3 - UKRAINE
Indicative date has passed
- Published date / wording
- Indicative date for receipt of the above requested information: By 21/09/2026
- Potential or pre-selected partners
- Pre-selected partners: Based on their respective mandates, comparative advantage for the identified needs and gaps, expertise and presence, the following partners have been pre- identified: UNHCR and ICRC. Other applications will not be considered under 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.
Allocation round 2 - UKRAINE
Indicative submission information
- Published date / wording
- Indicative date for receipt of the above requested information: N/A. Proposals already received as part of Ukraine allocation round 1.
- Potential or pre-selected partners
- Pre-selected partners: Partners that have submitted proposals under Ukraine allocation round 1 based on their respective mandates, comparative advantage for the identified needs and gaps, expertise and presence. New applications will not be considered under this round.
Read the source wording
Indicative date for receipt of the above requested information: N/A. Proposals already received as part of Ukraine allocation round 1.
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.
Allocation round 1 - UKRAINE
Indicative date has passed
- Published date / wording
- Indicative date for receipt of the above requested information: by 30/01/2026
- Potential or pre-selected partners
- Potential partners13: All DG ECHO Partners
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.
Allocation round 1 - MOLDOVA
Indicative date has passed
- Published date / wording
- Indicative date for receipt of the above requested information: by 30/01/2026
- Potential or pre-selected partners
- Potential partners10: All DG ECHO Partners
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 3 ↗ Version 3 · document read · 4 Nov 2026, 12:17 UTC
- Technical annex version 3 ↗ Version 3 · document read · 4 Nov 2026, 12:17 UTC