NZ Disaster Response Partnership (NZDRP)

NZ Disaster Response Partnership — Humanitarian Response

Offers New Zealand NGOs rapid support in offshore disasters through emergency response grant mechanisms.

The New Zealand Disaster Response Partnership (NZDRP) is MFAT's standing mechanism for funding offshore disaster response and humanitarian assistance through a closed pool of 14 accredited New Zealand NGOs. Rounds are not open applications — they are activated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs or MFAT in direct response to a declared offshore disaster. The 14 accredited partners are ADRA, Caritas, CBM, Childfund, Christian World Service, Habitat for Humanity, Oxfam, Rotary, Salvation Army, Save the Children, SurfAid, TearFund, UNICEF, and World Vision. Accreditation is assessed on financial controls, project management track record, risk management, beneficiary protection, and adherence to international humanitarian standards.

Activity duration per funded response is up to 12 months. Matched-funding requirements vary by geography: Pacific responses require no co-funding from the NGO; Southeast Asia responses require the NGO to cover at least 25% of the total activity budget; all other locations require a minimum 50% NGO co-investment. New Zealand-based support costs are capped at 10% of the total activity budget. Up to 20% of total funding can be directed toward Disaster Risk Reduction activities. Award amounts are determined per activation and are not published in advance; MFAT may adjust indicated funding amounts in the appraisal process. ODA-classified and denominated in NZD.

Proposals must include a project narrative, budget, and health and safety plan. Appraisal criteria cover relevance and impact, effectiveness, efficiency, value for money, and the applying NGO's comparative advantage in the affected context. Mid-term and completion reports, plus a financial report, are required. Organisations not already accredited cannot apply; accreditation is a separate, ongoing assessment process that precedes any funding relationship under this mechanism.