BGR Emergency/Crisis Grants

BGR Emergency/Crisis Grants

Overview: Buddhist Global Relief maintains a dedicated emergency grant program to respond to urgent humanitarian crises, natural disasters, pandemics, and conflict-related emergencies.

Status: Active - grants awarded on an ongoing basis

Geographic Scope: Global

Focus Areas:

Natural disasters (earthquakes, hurricanes, flooding, winter storms)

Pandemic response and food insecurity

Conflict-related emergencies (displacement, persecution)

Acute hunger crises

Health emergencies

Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) projects

Funding Commitment: BGR devotes approximately 10% of its annual budget to emergency grants.

Recent Emergency Grants Examples:

2025 Crisis Funding: Emergency grants to UNICEF USA and World Food Program USA for Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, and Sudan (amount not specified in documents)

September 2021:

- $3,000 to Karuna Trust for Covid food assistance in Sri Lanka
- $5,000 to CARE for earthquake relief in Haiti
- $2,500 to Clearview Project for Rohingya refugee food assistance in Bangladesh
- $2,500 to Better Burma for food relief

March 2021: $5,000 to Feeding Texas for winter storm relief

Partner Organizations Receiving Emergency Grants:

UNICEF USA

World Food Program USA

Feeding Texas

Karuna Trust

CARE

Clearview Project

Better Burma

Helen Keller International

Action Against Hunger

Application Process: Applications appear to be by invitation or direct outreach to established partner organizations during crisis situations.

Contact Information:

Address: Route 301, Carmel, NY 10512, USA

Phone: 1-888-852-7579 (message only)