Deadline: 15 June 2015
The Elton John Aids Foundation has issued an open Request for Proposals for HIV/AIDS-related research and civil rights projects. Grants of up to $75,000 will be awarded in support of projects in the areas of improving health outcomes and advancing equal rights for black Americans; sexual health and the rights of adolescents and young adults; syringe access and harm reduction; the health and rights of people who are or were recently incarcerated; and/or access to HIV treatment.
EJAF invites funding applications from any organization working with people who are most affected by HIV in the Americas.
Eligible Countries
United States, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, or Central or South America
Focus Areas
EJAF will prioritize grants to organizations working with one or more key affected populations, listed below-
- People living with HIV
- Incarcerated and recently incarcerated people
- Women and girls
- People who inject drugs
- Black Americans
- LGBT people
- Adolescents and young adults
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible, applicants must be a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization or have a proven relationship with a nonprofit organization acting as fiscal sponsor.
- Organizations based outside the United States must have equivalent charitable status.
- Eligible programs are those which:
- Are led by and based in the communities being served;
- Are advocating for improved government health policies and funding;
- Are piloting or scaling up innovative programs to promote health and rights;
- Can show a history of activism, creativity, and urgency in working to address and curtail the HIV epidemic; and
- Are grounded in evidence about where and among whom HIV infections are happening, and evidence about the best interventions to help people avoid infection or, if HIV-positive, to live healthy lives.
- EJAF encourages from organizations and programs that provide HIV and mental health, housing, legal and job placement services for formerly incarcerated people; advocacy to improve health services in prisons and jails with a focus on continuity of HIV treatment and access to condoms.
How to Apply
- First-time applicants should complete an online letter of inquiry (LOI) form by 5 PM Eastern Standard Time on Monday, June 15, 2015. Grants will be awarded in October and December 2015.
- EJAF will review LOIs, invite a select number of organizations to submit full proposals, and award grants in October and December 2015.
- Requests must be made for one-year grants only. The full grant award will be made before the beginning of the grant period, in October or December 2015.
For more information, please visit EJAF Call for Proposals.
