As of August 2025, the Fund's portfolio reached nearly US$7 billion, spanning 75 countries.
The Pandemic Fund Secretariat: [email protected]
The Pandemic Fund is a multilateral financing mechanism established to strengthen global capacities for pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response (PPR), with a particular focus on low- and middle-income countries. Here's a comprehensive overview of its purpose, structure, and impact. The Fund was created in response to the devastating impacts of COVID-19, which highlighted severe gaps in global health systems and pandemic preparedness. It was officially launched in November 2022 following a proposal by the G20 Finance Ministers and approval by the World Bank Board of Directors. Its mission is to provide long-term, additional financing for critical PPR functions, such as:
- Disease surveillance
- Laboratory systems
- Health workforce strengthening
- Multisectoral coordination
The Pandemic Fund’s founding financial contributors are Australia, Canada, China, European Commission, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, Spain, United Arab Emirates, United States, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, and Wellcome Trust. The founding donors, joined by Austria, Denmark, France, India, the Netherlands, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
Funding Type
Monitoring and Reporting Procedures
All projects and activities supported under the Pandemic Fund have explicit commitments to monitoring, evaluation, learning and knowledge efforts during implementation following the standards, procedures and requirements of the IEs directly concerned. Each project that receives funding from the Pandemic Fund will report annually to the Secretariat on progress and results for all activities, including reporting on core indicators of the Results Framework as well as project level indicators. A core set of project level indicators and the reporting template are being developed, and the same template will be used by all projects to ensure a streamlined reporting process. The Secretariat will consolidate reporting into an annual portfolio impact/results report and submit it to the Governing Board. The accuracy of all reporting is the responsibility of the originating project and IEs. The standardized format and contents to be used for the IE reports will be agreed upon with the Governing Board. IEs are also required to comply with all reporting requirements set out in the Operations Manual and Financial Procedures Agreement (FPA).
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Organizational and Decision Making Structure
TIMELINE AND PROCESS FOR THE THIRD ROUND OF FUNDING (PHASE II - Regional Entity)
- December 19, 2024:
3rd Call for Proposals announced. -
June 16, 2025:
Phase II - Regional Entity launched.Guidance Note released, which provides key information about the guidelines for the 3rd Call for Proposals – Phase II - Regional Entity.
Scoring & Weighting Methodology released, which provides information on how the Technical Advisory Panel will score and evaluate proposals.
Online application portal launched.
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August 22, 2025:
Application portal for Phase II - Regional Entity closes 11:59pm EDT on August 22, 2025 / 3:59am GMT on August 23, 2025. -
August 25-29, 2025:
Review of all proposals received (Phase II - Regional Entity) for Eligibility by the Secretariat. Applicants are requested to monitor their e-mail inboxes in case the Secretariat needs to contact them. -
September – October 2025:
Evaluation of eligible proposals by the Technical Advisory Panel based on the Scoring and Weighting Methodology. - October—November 2025:
Review of TAP-scored proposals and funding decisions by the Governing Board.
Announcement of selected proposals following the November 2025 Board meeting.
Eligibility Criteria
The Pandemic Fund has a structured eligibility framework designed to ensure that funding reaches entities capable of strengthening pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response (PPR).
Countries
- Must be eligible to receive financing from the International Development Association (IDA) or the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
- Subnational governments (e.g., state or provincial authorities) may also participate, provided they work with an approved Implementing Entity (IE)
Regional entities
- Must be established by the governments of one or more eligible countries.
- Should support public health priorities and strengthen PPR capacities, including One Health initiatives
- Must have:
- Legal status and registration in their host country.
- Functional capacity for at least three years, even if newly established
- Independence (not a substructure of a global organization).
Only the 13 approved IEs can submit proposals and channel funds. These include:
- World Bank, WHO, UNICEF, Gavi, Global Fund, FAO, CEPI, IFC, and major regional development banks
Three types of proposals are accepted
- Single-country proposals: From one eligible country with one or more IEs.
- Multi-country proposals: From two or more eligible countries with one or more IEs.
- Regional Entity proposals: From a regional body with one or more IEs
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Eligible Countries
All countries that are eligible to receive financing from the International Development Association (IDA) and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) are eligible to apply for project funding from the Pandemic Fund. More information can be found here: https://datahelpdesk.worldbank.org/knowledgebase/articles/906519-world-bank-country-and-lending-groups
How to submit a proposal
Complete the Application for Funding Template and submit via the Pandemic Fund's application portal.