The Civil Society Resilience Infrastructure Fund
Information about the Civil Society Resilience Infrastructure Fund
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The Civil Society Resilience Infrastructure Fund (the CSRI Fund) is a package of funding to better integrate the perspectives and participation of civil society organisations in national and local emergency planning and response activity.
By March 2029, the Civil Society Resilience Infrastructure Fund plans to:
- enable civil society to share views and insights, and collaborate with government on emergency preparedness, response and recovery
- strengthen civil society knowledge, skills, relationships and capabilities to enhance the role civil society organisations play in emergency preparedness, response and recovery; and
- build on and develop approaches to utilise the valuable role civil society can play in resilience - particularly:
- improving the resilience of communities and individuals who are disproportionately impacted during emergencies
- providing trusted information flows during emergencies, and
- coordinating civil society activities during emergencies.
Following an open grant competition, the British Red Cross has been awarded up to £2,271,600 to deliver the CSRI Fund from 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2029 through the Voluntary and Community Sector Emergencies Partnership (VCSEP) initiative.
Through a separate procurement process an independent evaluator will be appointed by DCMS to provide a qualitative process evaluation of the fund.
To find out more, visit the VCSEP initiative website.
More information will follow as the British Red Cross finalises its partnerships for delivery of this fund. For further updates, sign up to emails about this page.