Guidance & Templates

The main purpose of this section is to present various guidance and templates that are needed for the CERF process.

Key Guidance

CERF Life-Saving Criteria - English \| French \| Spanish \| Arabic *Updated 2020*
CERF Handbook
Application Templates (Please use Google Chrome or Internet Explorer for downloading templates)
CERF Application Guidelines - English \| French
Standard Indicators for CERF projects - English \| French

General Guidance

Q&A on the Emergency Relief Coordinator's Four Priority Areas for CERF

Pooled Funds Complementary Guidance (November 2013)

Best Practices to Accelerate Implementation of CERF Projects (October 2014)

Subject Specific Guidance

Drought Guidance

CERF Guidance on Common Services - ICT | SECURITY | UNHAS

Project Revisions

CERF Template and Guidance for Project Revision Requests

CERF Template for Budget Redeployment

Monitoring and Reporting*

CERF Monitoring and Reporting Guidance

Communicating the Fraudulent Use of CERF Funds (July 2015)

* Please note that a tailored and pre-populated template will be mailed to each RC/HC one month prior to grant expiration. If you have any questions please contact us. The CERF secretariat will be available at any time to help you successfully complete this process.