DEADLINE for submissions of proposals: Sunday 16th October 2016 at 18PM Amman & Sana’a time
A maximum of two project proposals by partner will be accepted. Projects not coordinated with
the respective cluster/working group will be automatically rejected.
This allocation strategy paper is the result of consultations held with stakeholders in September
2016 including the Humanitarian Country Team (HCT), the Inter-Cluster Coordination Mechanism
(ICCM), the Area Humanitarian Country Teams (AHCTs), national and international NGOs and UN
agencies. The HPF Advisory Board (AB) provided feedback on the strategy paper before the final
endorsement by the HC.
This strategy paper outlines the sectors, geographical areas and activities recommended for funding
under this allocation. Submissions that do not respond to the priorities outlined in this paper will be
automatically rejected.
A. Financing Overview
Canada, Ireland, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom have
generously contributed to the Fund to date with a total of $87.7 million. The HPF has also carried-over $11.6
million from 2015. Thanks to these generous contributions a total of US$60 million will be made available
from the Yemen HPF under the Second Standard Allocation, representing 3.8 per cent of the humanitarian
funding requested under the revised 2016 Yemen Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP).
As of 28 September 2016, OCHA’s Financial Tracking System (FTS) has already recorded contributions and
pledges of US$682.6 million against the 2016 Yemen HRP, representing 41.8 per cent of the US$1.6 billion
requested, with an additional US$175.8 million in outstanding pledges. This brings the total to US$858.4
million or 53.6 per cent of the total 2016 requirements.
B. Broad Objectives of the Allocation Strategy
Within the overall framework of the Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP), the main strategic
objectives of the Second Standard Allocation 2016 are as follows:
1. Promote integrated multi-cluster programming around nutrition outcomes by
ensuring adequate access to nutrition, food, health, shelter / NFI, CCCM services
and water and sanitation services to the most vulnerable.
2. Support innovation, partnership and learning by encouraging organisations to
explore new response modalities and invest in strengthening the capacities of their
sub-implementing partners.
The HPF allocation strategy should be fully aligned with the strategic priorities and assessed needs
presented in the revised 2016 HRP (August 2016)1
.