The project aims to protect public health and prevent sanitation-related disease outbreaks among vulnerable populations in itss and displacement-affected areas by sustaining life-saving wash…

The Department of State awarded UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund) $4.9 million on June 8, 2026, under the International Disaster and Humanitarian Response program (CFDA 19.045) to protect public health and prevent sanitation-related disease outbreaks among vulnerable populations in internally displaced persons and displacement-affected areas in Lebanon by sustaining life-saving water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services while enabling a time-bound transition toward lower-cost delivery models.

The award funds WASH infrastructure, public health interventions, and related humanitarian assistance targeting internally displaced persons in Lebanon, with performance through June 7, 2027. UNICEF, operating through its Programme and Policy Development Division, delivers the assistance in-country with administrative oversight from its New York headquarters. The assistance type is a Project Grant, and as an international organization, UNICEF is not subject to 2 CFR 200 compliance requirements.

The project aims to protect public health and prevent sanitation-related disease outbreaks among vulnerable populations in itss and displacement-affected areas by sustaining life-saving wash services while enabling a time-bound transition toward lower-CO