Community Resilience Financing Partnership Facility (CRFPF)

Enriched multilateral · Found: 2026-05-06 13:14

ADB facility supporting community-level resilience in Asia and Pacific, particularly in fragile states.

Source: https://www.adb.org/what-we-do/funds/community-resilience-financing-partnership-facility

Funding Details

Funder

Asian Development Bank

Funding Goal

Support developing member countries in Asia and the Pacific to scale up community-level investments in climate adaptation, explicitly addressing the nexus of climate, gender, and poverty. Activities include applied research, policy dialogues, capacity building of national/local institutions and community-based organisations, project preparation, pilots, and small grants to grassroots women's organisations for locally led adaptation measures.

Funding Amount

Multi-window facility providing technical assistance, grant support, and small grants to grassroots organisations; specific amounts not publicly disclosed

Deadline

Rolling basis (Rolling)

How to Apply

Implemented through ADB project cycle. Contact: Nisha Krishnan (Climate Change Specialist) or Sugar Gonzales (Climate Change Officer, Adaptation) at ADB. General enquiries: crfpf@adb.org, Tel +632 8632 6452.

Target Region

Asia and the Pacific, particularly fragile states

Contact

Nisha Krishnan, Climate Change Specialist; Sugar Gonzales, Climate Change Officer (Adaptation); Email: crfpf@adb.org; Tel: +632 8632 6452

Last Checked

2026-05-07 00:28

Application Checklist

Eligibility

• Must be located in an ADB developing member country in Asia and Pacific
• Projects must be developed within or linked to ADB project frameworks
• Grassroots women's organisations eligible for small grants window

Project Scope

• Focus must be on community-level climate adaptation, gender, and poverty nexus

Required Documents

• No open competitive call; project development through ADB cycle

Constraints

• Geographic restriction: Asia and the Pacific, especially fragile states and SIDS

Summary

The Community Resilience Financing Partnership Facility (CRFPF), implemented through ADB as the Community Resilience Partnership Program (CRPP), is a multi-donor trust fund established in August 2021 for a 10-year period. Its objective is to scale up community-level investments in climate adaptation, with an explicit focus on the nexus of climate, gender, and poverty across ADB developing member countries in Asia and the Pacific. The facility addresses four key challenges: the climate-poverty nexus, the need for gender-targeted resilience support for women and girls, post-COVID underlying vulnerabilities, and the large gap in locally led climate finance. Activities are structured across three windows: Knowledge and Support (applied research, policy dialogue, capacity building of local institutions and community-based organisations, partnerships between local governments and grassroots women's organisations); Project Preparation (project development for pro-poor, community-led adaptation investments); and Grants (pilot grants as part of ADB-financed investment projects, and small grants to grassroots women's organisations for innovative local resilience ideas). Geographic scope covers all ADB developing member countries in Asia and the Pacific, with a particular focus on fragile and conflict-affected states and small island developing states. Eligible applicants are primarily ADB member governments, national/local institutions, and community-based organisations operating within ADB project frameworks; grassroots women's organisations may receive small grants. Budget details are not publicly disclosed. Implementation is project-based through ADB's standard project cycle. The facility does not operate an open competitive grant call for general NGOs. Most recent examples include projects in Bangladesh and Lao PDR addressing poverty graduation and primary health care resilience.

Historical Context

Established August 2021 as a 10-year facility. Originally branded as CRFPF, evolved into the Community Resilience Partnership Program (CRPP). Partnership Forum held February 2026. Active projects in Bangladesh, Lao PDR, and other ADB member countries.

Why it was added

discovered from funder #119: Asian Development Bank

Sources

• https://www.adb.org/what-we-do/funds/community-resilience-financing-partnership-facility

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