UK NGOs in the dark about EU aid funding post-Brexit

LONDON — Amid growing fears that the United Kingdom could crash out of the European Union without a deal on March 29, U.K. NGOs say they are still unsure about whether they can continue to work with the EU’s humanitarian arm, ECHO.

On Aug. 23, the U.K. government threw British NGOs a lifeline by promising to underwrite new contracts signed with ECHO, after the humanitarian funder said it would cut short all funding to U.K. NGOs if there is a “no-deal” Brexit. In 2017, British NGOs secured €228 million ($258.4 million) in new grants from ECHO’s €2.5 billion budget, according to EU data.