PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Department for International Development: Coronavirus (28 April 2020)
Question Asked
Asked by:
Wendy Chamberlain (Liberal Democrat)
Answer
Civil society organisations (CSOs) are key partners for DFID in our response to COVID-19. We have pledged new funding specifically for civil society, including UK-based CSOs, to support the international COVID-19 response, including £20 million, the majority of which will be allocated through the Rapid Response Facility, and funding through the DFID Unilever COVID-19 Hygiene and Behaviour Change Coalition. The Small Charities Challenge Fund is open for grant applications from small UK-based development charities.
Aside from new opportunities to gain funding through grants and contracts, there are no plans for DFID to support organisations it does not fund. UK-based CSOs are also eligible for the Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
Answered by:
Wendy Morton (Conservative)
4 May 2020
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