The Global Rapid Response Fund (GRRF) is an annual funding appeal administered by the ACT Alliance secretariat. The fund prioritizes ACT local and national members in line with our commitment to locally led response and in recognition of the distinct advantage these members have in providing timely, high quality, emergency response interventions. Funds for the RRF are provided by ACT Alliance members and non-members.
We are requesting USD 2,321,807 carrying over USD 678,193 from GRRF24, to replenish the fund for 2025 with the intention that the 2026 GRRF appeal will reflect the start of the fund expansion. The RRF expansion is one of our commitments from the approved collective action on locally led response during the 2024 ACT Alliance General Assembly.
This appeal will aid communities impacted by humanitarian crises in up to approved proposals of 20 local member organizations responding to the needs of the communities affected by a crisis. The budget has been established based on historical data where roughly 17 member proposals are submitted annually. We expect an increased number of requests from climate induced disasters this year as we have seen a worsening trend in recent years.
