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Most National Societies pay nothing

Standard service delivery is fully subsidised for prioritised and lower-income Societies. Middle and high-income Societies contribute a share.

Contribution to standard service delivery cost, by National Society income classification.
National Society category	Contribution to standard service delivery cost
Prioritised: NSIF and lower-income countries	Fully subsidised through the core budget
Other lower-income Societies meeting vulnerability and demand criteria	Fully subsidised, subject to annual funding and capacity
Middle-income	Approximately 40%
High-income	Approximately 80%

Standard service delivery means adviser time plus the travel, accommodation and per diem needed to deliver the agreed service.
Project costs sit outside this. ERP systems, hardware, software, external IT consultants, audit fees, training venues and translation are financed separately by the Society or a sponsor.
A sponsor can cover a Society's contribution. If a partner is already funding your programme, say so in the request.

A percentage of what

Of the total the Centre quotes for your engagement. That total is adviser time plus the travel, accommodation and per diem the service needs, and it is stated in full in the engagement letter alongside your share. Nothing is invoiced before that letter is signed, and no adviser travels before it is signed either.

Project costs are not in that total and are not in the percentage. ERP licences, hardware, external IT consultants, audit fees, training venues and translation are financed separately, by your Society or by a sponsor.

Worked through

Illustrative arithmetic, not a price list. The Centre's own day rates are set annually and are quoted per engagement.

A Diagnose engagement, a finance function gap assessment, scoped at 20 adviser days. Illustrative total only.
Your band	Share	You pay	Core budget pays
Prioritised, NSIF or lower-income	0%	Nothing	All of it
Middle-income	~40%	2 of every 5 units quoted	The other 3
High-income	~80%	4 of every 5 units quoted	The other 1

Which classification decides your band

Two things place a Society: its country's income classification, and whether it is one of the 17 NSIF priority countries, which are published in full.

If you are unsure which band applies to you, ask in the request. The answer comes back before anything is quoted.

If a partner is already funding you

A sponsor can cover a Society's contribution in full. If a Partner National Society, ICRC office or institutional donor is already funding related work in your country, name them in the request and the Centre will take it from there. Partners can read the same table on the financing model page.

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