The New Zealand Disaster Response Partnership (NZDRP) is the mechanism through which MFAT partners with accredited New Zealand NGOs for offshore disaster responses and the delivery of humanitarian assistance.
The NZDRP has a strong focus on responding to disasters in the Pacific. Southeast Asia is the second geographic priority, followed by the rest of the world.
Our Partners
Current accredited NZDRP partner NGOs are:
- ADRA
- Caritas
- CBM
- Childfund
- Christian World Service
- Habitat for Humanity
- Oxfam
- Rotary
- Salvation Army
- Save the Children
- SurfAid
- TearFund
- UNICEF
- World Vision
The accreditation process for the NZDRP includes assessments of an organisation’s financial controls, project management systems, track record of delivery, risk management systems, ability to protect beneficiaries from harm and adherence to internationally recognised humanitarian principles and standards.
How NZDRP funding rounds work
Applications
Tthe Minister of Foreign Affairs or MFAT can approve the launch of an NZDRP funding round. MFAT will then call for NZDRP applications from accredited NGOs. Proposals include a narrative document describing the NGO’s proposed intervention and planned results, a budget document and a health and safety plan.
Application appraisal and criteria
MFAT appraises applications against a set criteria including relevance and impact, effectiveness, and efficiency.
Applications must:
- demonstrate value for money. The overall cost of the activity should represent a good investment for the results (outputs and outcomes) that will be achieved through the activity
- clearly describe outputs and outcomes and how they will be achieved, including the number of vulnerable people provided with essential assistance
- demonstrate New Zealand NGO expertise and comparative advantage that includes strong and effective partnerships with in-country implementing partners and how the New Zealand NGO supports, advocates for, and influences the delivery of quality humanitarian activities with their partners.
MFAT will advise NGOs if their application has been successful or not. A contract will be sent to successful applicants and payment made soon after.
Reporting
NGOs must submit a mid-term report after the half-way point in their activity and a completion report within three months of completing the activity including what outputs and outcomes were achieved in the activity. As part of completion reporting NGOs submit a financial report that outlines actual costs incurred.
Terms and conditions
- Activity timeframe
NZDRP activities will have an implementation timeframe of up to 12 months for both Pacific and non-Pacific responses. - Matched funding
In the Pacific there is no matched funding requirement for NZDRP activities. In Southeast Asia NGO partners must contribute at least 25% of the total activity budget. In all other locations NGOs must contribute at least 50% of the total activity budget. - New Zealand based activity support costs
New Zealand based support costs should not exceed 10% of the total activity budget. - Integration of disaster risk reduction
Integrating disaster risk reduction (DRR) into response and early recovery activities is an effective way of reducing the impact of future shocks on communities and offers more sustainable solutions. The NZDRP provides for up to 20% of total funding to be targeted to DRR. - Funding allocation
As the NZDRP is a contestable fund, MFAT reserves the right to select the best applications and to allocate the funding pool accordingly. This may, from time to time, involve changing the indicated funding amounts from the amount originally applied for.