WORKING WITH DG ECHO AS AN NGO PARTNER | 2021 - 2027

REFERENCE DOCUMENTS

PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS
MODALITIES AND CERTIFICATE SINGLE FORM AND POLICY AGREEMENT RESOURCES

HUMANITARIAN CERTIFICATE 2021-2027

CERTIFICATE - APPLICATION PROCESS

LIST of CERTIFIED NGOs

PROGRAMMATIC PARTNERSHIP

MULTI-YEAR FUNDING

LEGAL BASIS

THE SINGLE FORM 2021

SINGLE FORM - APPEL AND ETOOLS

APPEL Charter NGO

Single Form - Quick Start Guide - LAST UPDATE Oct 2020

Single Form Offline - Manual - LAST UPDATE Oct 2020

Single Form Offline - Collaboration Models - 1

Single Form Offline - Collaboration Models - 2

In case you do not have access to Appel, download the offline application here

Offline application

Single Form Online - Quick Start Guide - LAST UPDATE Oct 2020

New APPEL Release Documentation

INDICATORS AND MARKERS

Gender-Age marker toolkit

EN ES FR

Education in Emergencies KOI and KRI - Technical Guidance

EN FR

DG ECHO Protection Mainstreaming Indicator (PM KOI) - Technical Guidance

EN FR

DG ECHO Protection Mainstreaming Indicator (PM KOI) - Toolkit

EN FR

Resilience marker Guidelines

NEW DG ECHO voluntary environmental indicators

DG ECHO Protection Key Outcome Indicator (PKOI) - Technical Guidance

EN ES FR

DG ECHO Protection Key Outcome Indicator (PKOI) - Toolkit

EN ES FR

MULTI-KRI PER SUBSECTOR Single Form updated November 2025

PROTECTION KRIs DETAILED GUIDANCE

Health sector KRIs and KOIs

EN FR

KOI and KRI list

EN FR

WASH KOI and KRI – Technical Guidance

EN FR

Tips on how to reflect mainstreaming of disability inclusion in DG ECHO proposals

POLICY GUIDELINES

Policy Guidelines

ECHO website

Disaster Preparedness Guidance Note (2021)

Cash transfer policy

Guidance on the operationalisation of the minimum environmental requirements and recommendations for EU-funded humanitarian aid operations

Humanitarian Logistics Policy

Policy Operational Guidance

Humanitarian Leadership Group on Supply Chain (HLGSC)

Annex 3 Final Conclusions Report

Health Policy

Relief EU

THE HUMANITARIAN AID MODEL GRANT AGREEMENT (HUMA MGA)

THE HUMANITARIAN AID MODEL GRANT AGREEMENT (HUMA MGA) (as of 1st January 2025)

Humanitarian Aid Model Grant Agreement (as of 1 January 2025)

EN FR

Annex 3 – Accession Form (as of 1 January 2025)

EN FR

Annex 3 – Accession Form Amendment (as of 1 January 2025)

EN FR

COMMON ANNEXES

Annex 1 - The Single Form

Annex 2 - Budget (corporate template adjusted)

Cover Note EN

Annex 4 - Financial statement model (See annex 2)

Sheets - PROJECT FR / ANNEX 2 FR

Annex 5 - Specific rules for humanitarian aid - (See the MGA)

EN FR

Certificate on the Financial Statement (CFS) - Applicable only to Agreements with the obligation to submit CFS

EN FR

THE HUMANITARIAN AID MODEL GRANT AGREEMENT (HUMA MGA) (before 1 January 2025)

Humanitarian Aid Model Grant Agreement (before 1 January 2025)

EN FR

Annex 3 - Accession form (before 1 January 2025)

EN FR

Annex 3 – Accession Form Amendment (before 1 January 2025)

EN FR

CONTRACTS MANAGEMENT RESOURCES

Annotated Grant Agreement (AGA) – including Specific Rules for HUMA (Annex 5)

Provisions on medical and food supplies

EN FR

Staff and field office costs

Staff costs calculation DG ECHO decision

Example of cost classification

Interim Report - Scope and schedule

Dealing with inflation in ECHO projects

Note on the use of money transfer agents (MTAs)

EEOCS - Note to Partners

Guidance Note for DG ECHO Partners on Flexible Funding Measures

OTHER CONTRACT MANAGEMENT RESOURCES

Additional Prefinancing Report

Final payment request

EN FR

Force Majeure Reporting Form

Reporting Form SEAH - Case Level

Aid Diversion Reporting Form for Significant cases

Aid Diversion Reporting Form for Less significant cases

Guidance Note on the Protection from Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment

Template – Annual report SEAH

EN FR

Fraud Allegation Reporting Form DG ECHO Partners - Less significant cases

Fraud Allegation Reporting Form DG ECHO Partners Significant cases

AUDIT

HUMANITARIAN PROCUREMENT CENTRES (HPCs)

THE EU HUMANITARIAN AIR BRIDGE