Crisis Response Grant
In context
This call is open to non-profits, registered charities and community groups and 1 other. Funding is a grant. Coverage is read from the notice itself: any country. The funder accepts early-stage applicants.
This grant supports communities and individuals responding to crises, including natural disasters and humanitarian emergencies. Eligible applicants can seek funding to strengthen crisis response capacity and resilience.
About this grant
The Z Zurich Foundation's Crisis Response program addresses the global humanitarian crisis, with 300 million people requiring assistance and protection in 2024. The foundation funds and supports both small and large-scale crises including climate-related disasters (earthquakes, floods, cyclones, wildfires) and conflict-related emergencies. The program operates through a preventive, multi-faceted approach that breaks the cycle of disaster-response-recovery by integrating prevention, preparedness, and resilience-building into crisis interventions. The foundation provides immediate relief efforts to vulnerable people while also supporting forgotten crises and addressing invisible needs such as mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS). The foundation works closely with local and international organizations, humanitarian NGOs, international organizations, and UN agencies to deliver tailored responses. In 2024, the foundation responded to more than 30 crises globally, including flooding in multiple countries, cyclones and hurricanes in Asia and the Americas, wildfires, earthquakes, and violence-related crises in Haiti, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lebanon, and Sudan.
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Eligibility
The page does not specify formal eligibility criteria for applicants. However, it indicates the foundation works through partnerships with trusted humanitarian organizations, NGOs, international organizations, and UN agencies. The foundation appears to fund responses globally, as evidenced by 2024 responses across Argentina, Brazil, Burundi, Nigeria, Poland, Romania, Spain, Tanzania, Bangladesh, Philippines, Vietnam, US, Canada, Chile, Japan, Haiti, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lebanon, and Sudan.
How it's scored
The foundation has established defined assessment criteria to align efforts with objectives while managing budget effectively. The approach emphasizes innovation, effectiveness, and multi-faceted crisis response models focused on prevention and preparedness. The foundation prioritizes integration of Mental Health Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) whenever feasible and seeks strong collaborations with trusted, like-minded organizations in the field. However, specific scoring mechanisms or panel composition details are not provided.
Key requirements
- ✓Focus on crisis response to natural disasters or humanitarian emergencies
- ✓Support for community and individual resilience
- ✓Alignment with Z Zurich Foundation's humanitarian mandate
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Frequently asked questions
- Who can apply for Crisis Response?
- Eligibility covers organisations in GLOBAL; nonprofit, charity, community-group, local-authority. See the eligibility criteria above for the full conditions.
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Climate adaptation funding helps communities, infrastructure and businesses prepare for heat, flooding, drought and sea level rise. Most of it is public and multilateral money, often targeted at vulnerable regions and delivered with local government. Calls usually ask for a climate risk assessment and evidence that local people shaped the plan.
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