AIDS United, with funding from ViiV Healthcare, is pleased to announce the opportunity for grant support through the Conexiones Positivas: Positive Connections Initiative. For this initiative, AIDS United will provide $100,000 in low barrier grant funds to organizations supporting Hispanic/Latinx gay, bisexual and transgender men who are from communities most affected by and vulnerable to HIV.
Donor Name: AIDS United
Country: United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, US Mariana Islands, US Virgin Islands
State: All States
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 01/14/2022
Size of the Grant: $10,000 – $20,000
Details:
AIDS United will work with grantees to determine their technical assistance needs and broker opportunities for connection to the larger Hispanic/Latinx network of advocates in order both to foster community and collaboration and to support leadership development of PLHIV.
The goals of the initiative are to:
- Use a low barrier grantmaking approach to enhance the investment in and strengthen the networks, leadership, and support of Hispanic/Latinx gay, bisexual and transmasculine communities to educate and lessen stigma regarding HIV/AIDS.
- Enhance the capacity of funded organizations through culturally humble, competent, and linguistically accessible technical assistance and capacity building.
- Support the creation and enhancement of local community networks, as well as leverage national partnerships to support connection and lessen isolation
- Support innovative advocacy and education efforts focused on stigma reduction based on grantees’ local, state, and federal interest, through community-identified approaches.
The program’s strategies will focus on three areas:
- Increasing grassroots mobilization of people living with HIV.
- Identifying and developing leaders living with HIV.
- Increasing meaningful involvement of people living with HIV in their organization.
Funding Information
AIDS United will be providing microgrants of $10,000 – $20,000 to 6 to 8 grantees organizations serving and advocating for people living with HIV.
Eligibility Criteria
Regional, community, and faith-based organizations, including, but not limited to, AIDS service organizations, Federally Qualified Health Centers, and/or established networks of people living with HIV are invited to apply if they meet the following eligibility requirements:
- Documented Non-Profit Status – Applicants must be non-profit, tax-exempt organizations, per the guidelines set forth by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) with proper 501(c)3 status. Appropriate verification of this federal status will be undertaken by AIDS United before final grant decisions are made. Only organizations located in the United States or the US territories of Puerto Rico, Guam, the US Mariana Islands, and the US Virgin Islands may apply. Organizations that do not hold 501(c)3 status must have an already established relationship with a fiscal sponsor holding such status in order to apply.
- Organizational Viability – Organizations should be viable with or without the grant. These funds are not intended to help start new organizations or serve as a replacement for discontinued funding.
- Representation Table – Hispanic/Latinx representation of people living with HIV is REQUIRED. Organizations that cannot or do not demonstrate a minimum of 51% PLHIV in the representation table at all levels will NOT be considered. Strong representation tables will show a commitment to PLHIV through all staffing levels and demonstrate that applicants’ staffing and organizational structure reflect the intersections of the communities served with a commitment to PLHIV leadership.
- Organizational Chart – Organizations should be able to demonstrate their organizational hierarchy structure
For more information, visit Conexiones Positivas: Positive Connections Initiative.
