UNHCR Grant agreements with organisations led by displaced and stateless people

New grant agreements to break barriers

It is often difficult for grassroots organizations at the community level to get financial support. To address this gap, UNHCR introduced at the beginning of 2022 new grant agreements that allow their operations around the world to engage organisations led by displaced and stateless people and their hosts as their partners.

In line with their Grand Bargain commitments, these new grants (called grant agreements with POC-led organizations) create a simple mechanism to provide financial support to these organisations that will allow them to realise their projects and build their capacity.

Each organisation can receive up to USD 4,000 per grant/project and up to USD 12,000 in total funding per year. The threshold may be raised in the future. The UNHCR operations will decide on an annual basis how many grants to disburse based on their needs and budget.