Current funding opportunities
There is currently no open HLF Call for Registration. New funding opportunities will be published here when a Call for Registration opens. Each Call will provide information on available funding, funding priorities and eligibility criteria, as well as guidance on how and when to register.
Accessing funding through the HLF
The Help Localisation Facility provides direct funding to eligible local and national civil society organisations working in humanitarian assistance. Funding opportunities are launched through country-specific Calls for Registration, which set out the eligibility criteria, funding priorities, grant sizes, timelines and other requirements for each funding round.
The HLF aims to make access to funding proportionate and accessible. Organisations are therefore not required to develop a full project proposal at the beginning of the process. The HLF Registration Phase is designed as a light-touch entry point, with more detailed information requested only from organisations progressing through subsequent phases.
Organisations progress through a phased application and selection process.
Each phase builds on the previous one, allowing the HLF and participating organisations to gradually develop a deeper understanding of the proposed humanitarian response, organisational context and potential partnership.
1. HLF Registration Phase
Organisations respond to an open Call for Registration and provide essential information about their organisation and proposed humanitarian response. Detailed eligibility requirements and funding parameters are communicated in the respective Call for Registration.
2. HLF Due Diligence Phase
Shortlisted organisations undergo a proportionate due diligence process. This verifies the requirements for responsible grant management and helps identify risks, existing strengths and areas that may be strengthened during a future partnership.
3. HLF Dialogue Phase
Selected organisations are invited to enter into dialogue with the HLF. Rather than relying only on forms and documents, this phase creates space to better understand the organisation, its context, experience, priorities and potential partnership with the HLF.
4. HLF Proposal Development Phase
Organisations invited to continue develop their full project proposal with structured support from the HLF Team.
5. Project Selection
Final proposals are assessed through an anonymised review process by the HLF Grants Committee Ukraine. The Committee makes funding decisions collectively, helping to promote fair, impartial and locally informed decision-making.
6. HLF Partnership Agreement and Inception Phase
Selected organisations enter into an HLF Partnership Agreement, complete the required HLF trainings, and become HLF Partners.
7. HLF Implementation and Capacity Strengthening Phase
The partnership continues through project and implementation, including ongoing dialogue, learning and capacity strengthening and sharing.
What does an HLF grant support?
HLF funding is designed to support both effective humanitarian response and strong, resilient organisations.
An HLF grant can combine:
- Project Funding for humanitarian activities and project delivery;
- optional, partner-led Organisational Capacity Strengthening (OCS) Funding, based on the organisation’s own priorities; and
- Project Support Costs (PSC) to contribute to indirect and administrative costs.
Organisational Capacity Strengthening is not imposed as a condition of funding and partner led. Organisations decide whether to include it in their proposal, which areas to prioritise based on their own needs and context, and how much of their total grant to allocate to it.
Who can apply?
The HLF works with local and national civil society actors that are rooted in and operate in the country in which funding is provided and meet the HLF’s eligibility and minimum requirements.
The HLF recognises that civil society organisations differ in size, experience and organisational maturity. Eligibility is therefore not based simply on how large or highly professionalised an organisation is.
Specific eligibility criteria, funding priorities and requirements may vary according to the country context and funding round and are therefore published in each Call for Registration.
