Eligibility

All organizations wishing to become a FHRAOC partner must participate in the eligibility process. This process is designed to determine whether an organization has the organizational, programmatic and financial expertise to implement humanitarian projects and manage funds allocated by the FHRAOC.

The eligibility process for potential partners will be conducted once a year during the first quarter of the year before the first allocation of the year.

The eligibility process consists of three distinct stages, each with its own function:

Step 1: Expression of Interest across clusters: Determines whether an organization meets the minimum requirements to undergo a full assessment. This step is carried out in collaboration with the Clusters which recommend new organizations to URFH. As such, the clusters conduct a pre-assessment of the organizations concerned with the support of the URFH.

Step 2: Due Diligence/ GMS Registration: Organizations that successfully pass the first step are registered in GMS, the online Funds Management Platform (GMS) and are asked to submit all required documents and information as part of the due diligence process.

Step 3: Capacity assessment: This step consists of assessing the organizational, programmatic and financial capacities of potential partners through a series of questions and the analysis of a number of documents submitted by potential organizations. It makes it possible to determine the initial level of risk of the organization by a desk review of the documents submitted, including through a visit to a partner office.

For more information, please consult the corresponding section of the Fund's Operating Manual.