Humanitarian Emergency and Longer-term Planning – Sudan (HELP-S)

Description

1) Objective

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) is launching a £30 million, 2.5-year programme (2026 to 2029) to strengthen local responders in the more stable parts of the conflict affected areas of Sudan. The multi‑year programme will look to fill response gaps in areas of high need that are more stable to lay foundations for more sustainable resilient approaches. What the fund will achieve:

• communities remain the first responders, and lessons from the current and past crises show the need for a re‑imagined approach where locally-led efforts form the ‘first line’ of response, supported by a complementary ‘second line’ of international assistance
• an effective response is based on genuine partnership (with mutual respect and understanding for the different value add of different stakeholders) must uphold humanitarian principles, enable flexible and adaptive programming, strengthen community acceptance and accountability, drive innovation, and follow a demand‑led model prioritised by affected populations.

2) Eligibility

Eligible organisations include: international non‑governmental organisations; Sudanese national and local civil society organisations; United Nations agencies; not-for-profit academic institutions and research bodies; mixed consortia (for profit organisations may only join as downstream partners).

3) Location

Actions must take place in Sudan.

4) Budget

The total available amount is £30 million.

5) Application