UKHIH Responsive Fund

The window for submitting an application for UKHIH’s Responsive Fund is now open. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis through to 29th November 2024 BST or until the fund is fully allocated. However, we recommend that interested parties submit applications as soon as possible.

Further information is in the Call for Applications Responsive Fund Guidance Note.

The UKHIH's Responsive Fund is designed to address emerging humanitarian crises with agility and impact. It aligns with UKHIH's broader mission to support humanitarian innovation and collaboration across sectors.

The Responsive Fund aims to:

1. Respond swiftly to emergent crises and humanitarian needs.
2. Support innovative, problem-led approaches to humanitarian challenges.
3. Facilitate sector-wide learning and capacity building
4. Convene actors around emerging challenges.

Although not prescribed, project outputs could include pilot innovations, events, development of tools or resources, small-scale research, ideation processes or other convening activities.

We are interested in receiving applications from ‘networked humanitarian actors’. This may include:

• National or global levels of the humanitarian cluster system,
• Membership or network organisations that support joint learning and action,
• Entities involved in other forms of humanitarian coordination at national or local levels
• Existing partnerships that have been formed in response to a clearly defined and shared humanitarian problem
• Partners already involved in the UKHIH’s Systems Innovation Partnerships of Humanitarian Rapid Research Initiative

Proposals will be evaluated based on the criteria set out in the Call for Applications. To be considered applications must fulfil all criteria set out in the Call for Applications. Proposals will also be evaluated against a range of value-for-money factors. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis through to November 29th 2024 or until the fund is fully allocated. However, we recommend that interested parties submit applications as soon as possible. Applicants are encouraged to contact UKHIH in advance of any proposals. Please refer to the Call for Applications and UKHIH’s Eligible Funding Guidelines for further details.

If you have any questions, please email alex.ward@ukhih.org. Completed applications should be submitted to information@ukhih.org.