Title: Emergency Humanitarian Assistance in the Middle East
Country and Location(s): Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Syria, Lebanon, the Gaza Strip & the West Bank.
DERF Funding modality: Applicants are to apply for the DERF Funding Modality Rapid Response as per the DERF Funding Guidelines.
Call window for submission of applications: Applications are received and processed on an ongoing basis from 18/3/2026 until 8/4/2026 at 12:00 noon CET.
Please note that the DERF office will be closed from 30 March to 6 April and will reopen on 7 April. During this period, applications will not be processed.
Funds allocated for this call: The DERF allocates a total of up to DKK 5 million for this call. Applicants can apply for maximum DKK 749,999 each.
New formats
Please make sure to use the new formats for DERF applications, which entered into effect on 1.1.2026. You can find the formats here.
From 1.1.2026, all grant ceilings have been reset, which means that all applicants will have a new capacity analysis, together with their application. Please ensure that the information about your humanitarian experience is updated and correct.
Alert raised by: Daish Muslim Aid.
Alert summary:
The crisis is regional in the Middle East. After the US and Israel attacked Iran, a wider conflict affecting all of the Middle East has erupted. However, we will focus on Lebanon as they have been indirectly drawn into the conflict resulting in mass displacement, deaths and rising humanitarian needs. The crisis in Lebanon originated in all of Southern Lebanon including Nabatieh, south Beirut, Bekaa, Baalbek-El Hermel, Mount Lebanon. All villages south of the Litani river has received an evacuation order from Israel affecting hundreds of thousands of people. Futhermore, close to 400 persons have been killed already, and shelters are over crowded creating unsafe and unsanitary environments.