This webinar discusses funding opportunities and strategies for non-profits during the COVID-19 pandemic. Major donors like DFID, the EU, and Germany are repurposing existing funds towards health, humanitarian aid, and economic recovery. New funding is focused on health systems, vulnerable groups, and gender equality. The World Bank and UN have increased funding and procurement. Foundations are also increasingly supporting research and response. Non-profits should focus proposals on health, vulnerable groups, and relationships with partners. Opportunities also exist through UN and USAID COVID-19 response programs.

1. WEBINAR:
INSTITUTIONAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
& STRATEGIES DURING COVID-19
MAY 2020
A look at funding opportunities and donor
strategies during the Covid-19 pandemic

2. Christian Meyer
zu Natrup
Managing Director
EU & Germany
Michael Short
Senior Consultant
USA
TEAM
Pallu Modi
Non-Profit Strategy
Consultant
UK
Joseph Nelson
Non-Profit Finance
Consultant
UN & Worldbank

3. TALKING POINTS TODAY
What are institutional donors doing in response to Covid-19?
What are their priorities and strategies?
What does that mean for funding for contractors and implementers?
What funding opportunities do exist and how are current funding opportunities
impacted?

4. COVID-19 FUNDING OVERALL
Health
55%
Inclusive
Development
19%
other
26%
WHAT
Bi-lateral
Government Notices
22%
World-Bank
18%
Private Sector
15%
Foundations
13%
EU
11%
US
8%
other
13%
WHO
East Asia &
Pacific
16%
West Africa
14%
South Asia
10%
North
Africa
Middle
East
10%
Other
50%
WHERE
Source: UK Dev-tracker, IATA and Word Bank, analysis by MzN International

5. DFID & the FCO are repurposing existing programmes
UK playing pivotal role in the international response to Coronavirus (pledged £744m of UK Aid)
Package of £200m for charities/international organisations to help mass infections annouced
Pandemic is particularly dangerous for countries with weak health systems who are already
struggling to fight preventable diseases
Pandemic is deepening pre-existing inequalities exposing vulnerabilities in social, political &
economic systems – people who experience chronic hunger & who lose access to food support,
camps & hospitals who have critical supplies cut off
Pandemic also creates challenges - for women & girls who become more vulnerable to abuse
WHAT IS THE UK DOING DURING &
AFTER CRISES IN TERMS OF NEW FUNDING

6. Everyone expecting a shift through the forthcoming Integrated Review & the Spending Review
A key question is what does post-Covid ODA look like?
Secretary of State for International Development stated ‘whole of mission’ response, global
collaboration and use of networks
Short-term focus on humanitarian and health sectors and the vulnerable & longer-term focus on
economic recovery and growth
Gender equality to be embedded across all programmes
FCO spend continues to be mostly through the CSSF & the Prosperity Fund
Growing interest thought to be in finding areas where spending ODA is of mutual interest to the UK
WHAT IS THE UK DOING DURING &
AFTER CRISES IN TERMS OF NEW FUNDING

7. WHAT WOULD BE YOUR STRATEGY AS A GRANT APPLICANT
TO ACCESS SOME OF THAT FUNDING
Focus will be on humanitarian, health & the vulnerable
At present DFID will continue with the current tender programme
Continue to use DFID/FCO portals and Development Tracker to check opportunity pipelines
Approximately 60% of programmes are being repurposed
Ensure relationships with partners and networks are strong and use country experience/track
record/networks/outreach as a leverage - where larger firms may not have the abilities to reach out in the
field
1 May SoS wrote to its Supply partners on ‘Responding to Covid-19’

8. EU Corona Response pledge started 4th May, now EUR7.5 billion pledged
Increased services procurement through existing framework contracts and
new projects. Existing programmes are maintained,.
Focused on Health Sector strengthening and fighting disinformation
26th March: EU establishes global initiative on pandemic preparedness
and response, Corporates & NGOs are about to be invited to partake.
24th April: EU launches collaboration focused on „shared and
equitable global access to innovative tools to fight the COVID-19 virus”
Expect increased grants & services contracts from June onwards. Get
your funding team ready!
EU RESPONSE

9. EU
RESPONSE
WHAT THE EU RESPONSE MEANS FOR UK NGO’S
EU funds are largely untied, though not
always pracmatically so.
EU focus on Health Systems and
Migration curbing continues
Apply with EU partner if you can
Source: EU website
Source: EU website

10. GERMAN RESPONSE
CONTINUES FOCUS ON MARSHAL PLAN
AND COMPACT FOR AFRICA WITH KEY PRIORITIES IN:
Youth entrepreneurship
Agriculture
Anti-corruption
Private investment support & investment climate
improvement
Current projects are being refocussed on health
Combating fake news
Digital vocational training
Health sector strengthening squads
All announced in English here
Source: BMZ website
Source: giz website

11. WHAT ARE THE INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INSTITUTIONS DOING TO
FACILITATE PROGRAMMES DURING THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC?
Increase in Funding – 1500 New COVID Initiatives across Intergovermental Org.
Flexibility and Re-assignment – 20% of Development Funding Can Be Repurposed
Various UN Bodies have continued funding programme costs, salaries and even in some cases ICR
Whilst the pandemic is dominating the news, humanitarian and socioeconomic action are mutually
reinforcing and continue to be funded and implemented where possible - The existing pipeline is
to be maintained if not increased
Procurement Contracts have rapidly increased – NGOs with distribution networks have
opportunities to facilitate the supply chains
Philanthropists and Private Foundations are growing increasingly active in the funding of both
research and response.

12. THE OPPORTUNITIES
UN COVID-19 RESPONSE AND RECOVERY FUND - INTER-AGENCY FUNDING MECHANISM
Window 2 and 3 – Mitigate and Recover (Window 1 aimed at Government Agencies)
Administered through UN MPTF Office
> > http://mptf.undp.org/
UN GM AND UN PROCUREMENT
Significant increase in volumes
Frameworks and related country plans communicated through partner arrangements with
UN agencies, through pooled funding mechanisms, and through direct donor funding.
CHECK YOUR REGISTRATIONS!
> > https://www.ungm.org/
> > https://devbusiness.un.org/
WORLD BANK
Continuation of core funding activities
Contracts and Procurement Up on 2019
> > https://devbusiness.un.org/

13. THE OPPORTUNITIES
FOUNDATIONS
Gates Foundation:
Increase of $250Mil through strategic investment fund
MasterCard Foundation:
Innovation/Seed Funding for Innovations
Wellcome Trust:
Epidemic Preparedness Fund

14. USAID (US DEPT. OF STATE)
COMMITTED US$ 780 million FOR THE COVID-19 RESPONSE
US $200 million : Global Health Emergency Reserve Fund for Contagious Infectious-
Disease Outbreaks and Global Health Programs
US $300 million: International Disaster Assistance (IDA)
US $150 million: Economic Support Fund (ESF)
US $130 million: Migration and Refugee Assistance (MRA)
New Resources
Modify existing and pending Annual Program Statement (APS)
Shifting existing Resources
Increasing Public-Private Partnerships
Accelerate getting resources into the field in response to localized need (EPP)

15. LESSONS
Funding flow is shifting but certain to
continue (in some form)
New and existing NGO partners will be key to
implementing USAID’s COVID-19 response
strategy at the country- and community-level
Multi-focus approach: research, mitigation,
health infrastructure, humanitarian
assistance, public education, etc.
GET READY!
Complete no-cost NGO registration
with SAM.gov
STAY INFORMED!
Monitor on-line resources for new
funding opportunities:
Grants.gov
Sam.gov
USAID Quarterly Business Forecast
NETWORK!
USAID country offices, local NGO/
Government committees, UN agen

16. THANK YOU!
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17. STAY IN TOUCH!
Joseph Nelson
joseph@mzninternational.com
Christian Meyer zu Natrup
chris@mzninternational.com
Pallu Modi
pallu@mzninternational.com
Michael Short
michael@mzninternational.com
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