The Consortium for Research on Food Assistance for Nutritional Impact (REFANI) is an international, 3-year, £3.2 million research project, generously funded by the Department for International Development (DFID) of the United Kingdom. The REFANI project will examine the impact of food assistance (cash, vouchers and/or direct food transfers) on nutrition outcomes. The aim is to create new evidence to inform decisions on the prevention of acute undernutrition in emergencies.