The DERF is piloting flexible funds and 5% lumpsum for local administration

The DERF has the ambition to support localised responses and strengthen local leadership, which we already promote as described in the current DERF funding guidelines.

To take the localisation agenda one step further, the DERF is now piloting two new initiatives:

a) The introduction of flexible funds for locally prioritised activities supported by the DERF, and

b) the introduction of a 5% lumpsum for local administration, similar to the one for administration in Denmark.

“We expect that the possibility for flexible funding for activities and the introduction of a 5% lumpsum for local administration will make work easier for the organisations which implement DERF interventions and thereby strengthen the localisation agenda” says Christoph Lodemann, fund manager at the DERF.

A guiding note, describing in detail how the new features can be applied is uploaded to the DERF website and can be read here. the pilot will be implemented starting with the next calls for applications opened by the DERF.